Afrimat

In a cutthroat trading environment, Afrimat’s Cape Lime Vredendal places a culture of efficiency at the heart of its operations in order to reduce operating costs, increase profitability, ensure sustainable operations and maintain market competitiveness. Fostering a mindset of continuous efficiency improvement, the management team recently reconceptualised its load and haul regime, and central to that strategy was the migration from traditional construction-type tipper trucks to Scania mining tippers. The move has ushered in a new era in both efficiency and productivity. Munesu Shoko was recently on site and filed this report for Quarrying Africa.

Quality control is of fundamental importance in Afrimat’s aggregate production processes. In a one-on-one with Quarrying Africa, Christopher Vermeulen, Aggregates Quality Manager, Construction Materials – North Cluster, outlines how quality control is ensured at every stage of production – from source material evaluation to final product testing – and is supported by good systems, skilled personnel and continuous improvement practices. By Munesu Shoko.