Strategies for Success
The new upgraded Spearwood facility is located on 35,000 m2 of land in which 13,900 m2 is under roof. The facility has been designed to manufacture 1,500 semi trailers and 500 truck bodies annually. A separate repair facility on the same site has been built to cater for heavy vehicle service, repairs ad modifications.
Significant investments have also been made in the plant and equipment to improve efficiency and reduce lead times which include the following:
- New abrasive blasting equipment
- 4 new gas fired spray painting booths
- Chassis straightening equipment
- Plasma cutting equipment
- Semi-automated welding equipment
- New wash down and cleaning facilities
- Steel and aluminium cutting and bending equipment