Bell equipment
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| legal form | LTD |
| ISIN | ZAE000028304 |
| founding | 1954 |
| Seat | Richards Bay , South Africa |
| management | Gary Bell |
| Number of employees | 3,242 |
| sales | 5670000000 R |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | http://www.bellequipment.com/ |
| As of December 31, 2012 | |
Bell Equipment is a South African construction machinery manufacturer. In addition to tractors, wheel loaders, hydraulic excavators and other construction machinery that Bell Equipment sells in South Africa and other African countries, the company produces and sells articulated dump trucks worldwide.
Company history
The company was founded by Irvine Bell in 1954 as a repair shop for agricultural machinery. In the early 1960s he began developing and producing his own agricultural machinery and chargers. In 1964, Irvine Bell presented a robust, hydrostatically driven three-wheel loader that is still very popular in many African countries. In the mid-1970s, sons Gary and Peter joined the company. From then on, Bell Equipment became increasingly involved in earthmoving. With self-developed wheel loaders and tractors a rapid increase in production began. In 1984 a factory was opened in Richards Bay , which is still the company's central production facility today. The first articulated dump truck Bell B25A in the conventional 6 × 6 design was manufactured there from 1984 . In 1998 Bell Equipment presented the B40C, which has been successfully produced for 10 years, worldwide. With the B50D model, which has been in production since 2002, Bell Equipment sells what is currently (2013) the world's largest heavy-duty articulated truck. Bell Equipment currently has branches and production facilities in Africa, Europe, Australia, the USA and Russia.
Germany
Bell Equipment has been producing articulated dump trucks for the European market in its own plant in Eisenach since October 2003 . All vehicles for the European market are completed and finally assembled in Eisenach on the basis of core assemblies delivered from the South African parent plant and the components of the predominantly European suppliers. The European Logistics Center (ELC) has its branch in Alsfeld ; Sales and customer service are also carried out from the Alsfeld branch.
Ownership
The family company went public in 1995. The majority of the shares are currently owned by the Bell family.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b share price / company information Bell Equipment Ltd. Die Welt , archived from the original on September 21, 2013 ; Retrieved March 3, 2014 .