In November, Mantrac Tanzania Product Support organized a successful golf day with Geita Gold Mines , one of Mantrac top and highly established mining customer, at Geita Mine Site to further enhance the partnership. “It’s the first event of this kind to be held by Tanzania product support Division in the territory. The one day event attracted a host of participants including GGM Managing Director, Richard Le Suer who was given a special recognition award for exemplary leadership and commitment to support Mantrac Tanzania activities on site. Mantrac management was present to grace the day albeit; none had the heroics to compete the GGM participants who finally received valuable CAT branded prizes “The winner takes it all !”. GGM heart fully thanked Mantrac for organizing such a wonderful event !



Date : 2009-01-19

Mantrac Group chalked up another success by concluding the biggest-ever offshore construction deal by Unatrac Ltd for Nigeria and the second biggest-ever after the SGC Russian deal concluded last year. In 2008, Unatrac Ltd began preparing tender offers for the Dangote Group in Nigeria for the supply of 119 units, including prime movers and support equipment . The order includes equipment for the expansion of Obajana Cement, in addition to two completely new green field sites where Dangote plans to aggressively increase production in the coming year. Mantrac representatives accompanied Dangote senior management on a tour of some of the Group’s MARC mining contracts in Ghana. This trip really opened Dangote’s eyes to the high quality of expertise and support provided by the local Caterpillar dealership through its Customer Support Agreements (CSA). The package includes two years of onsite product support, which will provide project managers, expat engineers, local engineers supported by service vehicles, tooling and consignment parts stock. An operator training program, along with engineer and mechanics training, is also offered. Dangote has big expansion plans in Africa, including a new cement plant in Tanzania and a new sugar plant as well.



Date : 2009-01-19

70 operators of Stroygasconsulting LLC have passed through 8-day training in professional operation of legendary Caterpillar machines in extreme conditions of Far North. Professional training conducted by Mantrac Vostok under support of Caterpillar CIS was held on 15-22 of November, 2008 in Pechora (Komi Republic). Professional training in operation of powerful and reliable CAT machines is an absolute necessity, as both quality and timing of executing one of the largest projects SGC depend on it. According to the plan, by 2011 Stroygasconsulting is due to finish the pipeline construction from Bovanenkovo on Yamal Peninsula to Ukhta, which will become the part of the North-European Gas Pipeline, playing an important strategic role for Russia. Thanks to the master and professional approach of Operate and Maintenance trainer of Caterpillar CIS Alexander Vladykin and Mantrac Vostok Machine Sales Application Engineers Viktor Pilyugin, Mikhail Okunev and Sergey Stefanov, SGC operators have passed through theoretical course on different topics such as machines features, operator controls and daily maintenance performing for dozers Cat D9R, D6T, pipelayers Cat 587R and Cat 345C and have learned how to operate this machines masterly. Caterpillar machines are the most numerous in the SGC fleet and counts more than 400 units. Invaluable knowledge and skills, obtained during the training will be applied and multiplied by SGC operators working shiftily on different sites in Komi Republic during the construction process of the above-mentioned pipeline. And thanks to cloth presents of Mantrac Vostok, working process of SGC operators will be not only easy-going and comfortable, but also memorable and warm.



Date : 2009-01-19

According to Mantrac Egypt’s strategy, “product support is the first choice solution provider.” Through a combination of highly-trained people, modern technology and world-class processes, Mantrac strives to excel in all areas of product support, providing total solutions that guarantee enduring partnerships with customers and a competitive edge in the market place. In a further indication of our commitment to complete customer service, Mantrac now offers the Caterpillar Certified Rebuild (CCR) Program. Your machine will be as good as new -- with new warranty and new serial number -- all at a fraction of the cost of a comparable new machine. Through the CCR Program, dealers can refurbish Caterpillar machines to almost perfect condition. This involves a complete disassembly of the machine and all individual components, while all parts that do not meet minimal standards are either replaced or reconditioned. Upon reassembly, the entire machine is repainted and provided with a new serial number. Mantrac Egypt succeeded in selling the first CCR in the Middle East to one of its most valuable customers, refurbishing a D9L track-type tractor that had more than 25,000 hours of uptime. The customer was very happy with the results, and intends to refurbish more machines through the CCR program in the future



Date : 2009-01-19

Mantrac Uganda recently brought smiles to the orphaned babies’ at Nsambya babies’ home when they donated money to the orphanage to help the children in their daily lives. As part of their many social responsibility activities, mantrac felt the need to make a difference in the children’s lives and judging from the smiles on their faces during our team’s visit to the home Mantrac achieved this goal!



Date : 2009-01-19

''Mantrac'' successfully introduced the first Block Handling Work Tools in Egypt. Mantrac supplied 2 sets for Cat 988H wheel loaders to their customer ''Sinai Marble'' operating in the Marble Industry. In the area where Sinai is operating, approximately 150 of these marble quarries are active. This type of industry is booming in Egypt as they also sell to Italy and China (their largest buyer at this moment) who themselves have a large marble industry. The quality of the Egyptian Marble is classified as the ''warm''-type as were the Italian marble is classified as ''cold'' marble. The Egyptian marble feels literally warmer when compared to the Italian marble. Sinai recently bought 2x Cat 988H Wheel loaders in combination with our sets of Block Handling Tools (i.e. Block handling Quick Coupler, Rake, Fork. Breaker tine, and Block handling bucket). These are the very first Block Handling Tools sold in Egypt. Production of their El Sheik Fadl marble quarry increased from 10 blocks of marble to 40 to 45 blocks of approximately 35 tons each day since the introduction of the Cat 988H with Block Handling Tools.



Date : 2008-06-29

The Mansour Group has become the official dealership of Samsung electronics in Egypt. To mark the occasion the Group hosted an elegant event at the Marriott Hotel on 26th February 2008. The event was attended by top executives from the Mansour Group as well as members of Samsung’s management team By this agreement , The Mansour Group Became the sale official distributor of Samsung’s consumer electronics including the complete range of home appliances and audio visual equipment.



Date : 2008-06-29

Product Support Team of Mantrac Vostok Russia (Parts and Service Department, Parts Operations and Service Departments) awarded as the best Team according to the annual achievements among all Mantrac Group territories. Steve Woodfield, Product Support Director of Mantrac Group, presented a challenge cup to our colleagues.



Date : 2008-06-29

As part of its mission, Mantrac Ghana Limited does not only ‘supply products and solutions that are recognized for excellence in quality and value’, but also strives to be good corporate citizens in the markets in which it operates. As good corporate citizens, Mantrac deems it fit to contribute its quota towards the socio-economic development of the nation. It is against this background that on the 11th of March, 2008, Mantrac Ghana Limited donated an amount of US$18,000 towards the upgrading of a library, building a six-seated toilet facility and a computer room with personal computers installed for the Kordiabe Roman Catholic Basic School in the Dangbe West District. The facilities were commissioned by Andy Sarson the Managing Director of Mantrac. The Guests of Honour for the occasion, Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Joseph Henry Mensah and Reverend Father Andrew Campbell of the Good Shepherd Parish Church, Tema. In his speech, my Andy Sarson said, ‘one of the greatest gift you can give to a child is education and I sincerely hope that the children will take full advantage of our contribution in improving their educational skills”. He further mentioned that Mantrac will strive to fulfill its goals by mainly focusing on Health and Education. Reverend Father Campbel who was instrumental in the project also thanked Mantrac Ghana for their support and assured that the facilities will be put to good use. Kordiabe R/C Basic School established in 1929, has since seen very little development therefore Mantrac Ghana Ltd grasped the opportunity to refurbish the school.



Date : 2008-06-29

This is to announce the Olympian Generator Spare Parts special offer that is currently going on. The offer starts in June and will end by August 2008. You will receive 15% discount on every Olympian generator spare parts and 10% discount on every filter purchased.



Date : 2008-06-29