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LEADERS IN OUR FIELD

Barloworld Equipment is a global leader in earth moving and heavy machinery in southern Africa and is backed by the JSE-listed Barloworld Limited, a R62bn company with a secondary listing on the London and Namibian Stock Exchanges.

WHERE WE OPERATE

With the largest footprint in southern Africa, our operations span South Africa and Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe, as well as the Democratic Republic of Congo's Katanga province in a joint venture with Barctrac.

 

South-West Siberia was incorporated in our dealership territories in 1998, and has since expanded into Eastern Siberia.

WHAT SETS US APART

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PARTNERSHIP SITS AT THE HEART OF BARLOWORLD EQUIPMENT
From our formidable 96-year partnership with Caterpillar to our growing partnerships with customers across markets, industries, countries and continents.
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We make it our business to understand your business
From identifying what the machine will be used for to job time frames, business goals and performance priorities. By partnering with you, we provide a tailored solution that unlocks the value you are looking for.
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Value engineered is how we describe everything we do
From our CAT® machines and genuine parts to our Customer Value Agreements, equipment management solutions, unmatchable after-market services, flexible finance options and of course, special offers.
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Unrivalled choice of solutions
Just as CAT® equipment is unmatchable when it comes to quality, durability and reliability, Barloworld Equipment is unrivalled when it comes to our range of machines, parts and value-added services and support solutions.
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Think Global, Act Local
Localisation is a critical aspect of our business in Southern Africa. In every territory we dedicate substantial resources to developing the skills of local employees to ensure we have sustainable local competence to grow your business successfully.
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Enterprise development
Barloworld Equipment’s unique Enterprise Support Programme is designed to provide opportunities for emerging contractors and junior miners without an established revenue stream.
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Service excellence
It’s something we’ve always subscribed to and over the decades we’ve made giant strides in providing our customers with the advice, support and service they need. In addition to our highly trained product experts, our service department is well equipped to handle technical queries, quickly and efficiently.
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Transformation
Barloworld Equipment is a BBBEE Level 1 contributor with 77.68 % Black Ownership and 33.21% Black Woman Ownership. As an organisation, we are deeply committed to skills development internally and externally with customers and suppliers.

OUR 96 YEAR HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP AND INNOVATION

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1927

Barlow & Sons become the official CAT® distributor for Natal and Transvaal regions.

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1960

Work starts on our flagship facility in Isando.

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1973

Expand into Botswana and Namibia.

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1993

Incorporate CAT® dealerships in Spain (Barloworld Finanzauto) and Portugal (Barloworld STET)

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1994

Appointed as the CAT® dealer for Angola, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia.

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1998

Expand across Southwest and Eastern Siberia, Yakutia and Russian Far East - covering 9.8 million sq km and crossing six time-zones

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2003

Joint venture with French CAT® dealer tractafric to form Congo Equipment

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2009

Baraloworld Equipment Training Centre open in Isando with R130 million invested in the construction of the centre. First Commercial deployment of Caterpillar's real-time fleet management system in southern Africa

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2010

South Africa hosts 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.

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2011

Joint venture with French CAT® dealer tractafric to form Congo Equipment

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2013

Open Barloworld Rebuild Centre (BRC) in Boksburg, the largest of its kind in Caterpillar's global dealer network recognised by the MERSeta as a major contributing to skills development. First Equipment Monitoring Centre for remote monitoring of machine combined with oil analysis lab.

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2014

Open new facilites in Tete, Mozambique and Kitwe, Zambia, Caterpillar Award for being the first to adopt, implement and roll-out of Equipment Management Solutions in EAME.

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2015

Performance level Award from Caterpillar for Condition Monitoring

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2016

Acquire 20% stake in entrepreneurial technology company, Optron Group. Barloworld Power becomes the first Caterpillar Power Systems dealer in Africa to achieve the Caterpillar Gold Level Marine Service Assessment status.

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2017

Achieves Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) contributior status

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2020

First commercial deployment of Semi-Autonomous Dozing System in Southern Africa

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2021

First commercial deployment of Remote Control Dozing System in Southern Africa

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2022

First deployment of Caterpillar's Cloud based Fleet Management system in Southern Africa

VALUES WE VALUE

The Barloworld Group has a set of values which we all subscribe to. Not only do we value these values, we also believe in bringing them to life in everything we do. They act as a guide to how we engage, interact and work with each other, our suppliers and customers as well as the communities we operate in.

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INTEGRITY

The power of honesty.

Honesty and transparency are the standard at Barloworld Equipment. We accept nothing less. And we don’t expect you to either.

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EXCELLENCE

The power of intense focus.

We’ve made it our lifelong commitment to ensure that we deliver excellence in every aspect of our business. You’ll experience it in the passion of our employees, the way we work with you, our safety standards, and everything else we do.

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Teamwork

The power of working together.

The power of working together. As a team, we're committed to respecting and supporting our fellow team members, to working to ensure your success, to communicating effectively with everyone we encounter, and above all, to upholding the highest safety standards.

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COMMITMENT

The power of responsibility.

We act in the interests of our customers. Every single day. We make it our business to learn everything we can about our brands, because knowledge breeds passion and passion is what defines us. We're commited to professionalism in everything we do and say, and to ensuring that safety is a top priority. Every minute of every day.

CERTIFICATION

Find our downloadable ISO9001 and BBBEE Certificates here:

ISO9001 CERTIFICATE

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BBBEE CERTIFICATE

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