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Bell onboard as RBRC’s associate sponsor

After two cancelled seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Richards Bay Rugby Club (RBRC) has reason to look forward to the 2022 season. This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Club, and it is the first time in several years that it has received financial sponsorship towards the season’s expenses.

Triple celebration as Thuthukani opens ‘Play-to-Learn’ Centre

Friends of Thuthukani Special School in Empangeni gathered recently (10 November) to celebrate the school’s fortieth anniversary, introduce ‘Changing Lives’ as the school’s new motto and officially open the Gary Bell Play-to-Learn Centre, sponsored by Bell Equipment.

R&B Timber Group impressed with quieter F-series Loggers

A family-owned business, R&B Timber was established in 1952 by Bob Armour. Today this family business operates at corporate level with his grandson, Simon Armour, as the chief executive officer and the fourth generation being groomed to carry on the proud family legacy.

Long services awards for Bell employees

Bell Equipment made up for lost time last week when it acknowledged and celebrated one hundred and fifty-eight local employees who reached long service milestones during 2020 and 2021 at functions held over two days at its Richards Bay factory.

Kobelco Excavator-based carrier solutions are a popular choice

When Bell Equipment became the exclusive dealer of Kobelco Excavators in southern Africa in 2017, part of the appeal was the strong standing the Japanese brand has in forestry elsewhere in the world. Since then, Matriarch Equipment, now a division of Bell Equipment, has had great success providing a professional and thorough approach to the conversion of Kobelco excavators for the local forestry industry.

JCB appoints new dealer in key South African market

Exxaro Partners with Bell to Provide Contractors Access to Premium Mining Equipment

07 February 2020, Pretoria – South Africa’s largest black-empowered resource company, Exxaro has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with equipment dealer, Bell Equipment Sales South Africa (BESSA) today to enhance the offering of its enterprise and supplier development (ESD) programme. This, to formalize a partnership within its ESD programme, is aimed at giving contractors access to mining equipment, at affordable rates. The partnership will also provide post equipment acquisition advice and support to the contractors.