SA global home for ENDURON ® elite screens South Africa is now the global manufacturing hub for Weir’s advanced ENDURON ® Elite banana screens, following major investment in the Alrode facility, the world's first dedicated facility for this range. Driven by a £53 million Reko Diq contract, the expansion adds 1 600 m² of production space and leverages local expertise, advanced technology and a strengthened supply chain.
and tailings solutions. “The advanced technological capability and rigorous quality assurance at our Alrode plant, together with our robust local and regional supply chain, enabled us to manufacture the first two ENDURON ® Elite screens even before completion of the expansion,” says Van Vuuren. “We already had the specialised expertise and
equipment in place, including a laser facility capable of cutting the massive 12 m by 5 m side plates. In parallel, we ran a targeted supplier development programme to further strengthen and empower our local supply partners.” The outcomes of this process were rigor- ously assessed and audited by both an inde- pendent third party and Weir’s own technical
S outh Africa has cemented its position as a global centre for the production of Weir’s cutting-edge ENDURON ® Elite banana screens. Backed by major infrastructure investment at Weir’s Alrode facility in Gauteng, this site is now the first in the world dedicated solely to manufacturing this advanced new range. The Alrode expansion adds a further 1 600 m² of dedicated production space under roof, equipped with two 63 t gantry cranes operating at a clearance height of 18.5 m, ac- cording to Alandré van Vuuren, Integrated Supply Chain Director at Weir. This strategic upgrade was driven by a landmark £53 million contract awarded to Weir by Barrick for the Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan, which includes the supply of fine-grinding, separation, Alandré van Vuuren, Integrated Supply Chain Director at Weir.
The new heavy bay screen manufacturing facility at Weir Alrode is now producing ENDURON Elite double-deck banana screens for the Reko Diq order.
The recent expansion at Weir Alrode, which included the addition of a heavy bay screen manufacturing facility, has added a further 1,600 m² of dedicated production space under roof.
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