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Managing Director
Twenty-six years in earthmoving distribution across Southern Africa.
About us
Global engineering.
Global engineering.
Local accountability.
Shantui has built earthmoving machinery since 1952 and supplies 170 countries. Shantui South Africa exists to make that engineering usable here, with parts on a local shelf, technicians on local roads, and warranty settled in rand by people you can drive to.
Since 1952
Who we are
A distributor, not a shipping agent
There is a meaningful difference between a company that imports machines and a company that supports them. We chose the second business, and it shapes everything.
It is why we carry R48 million of parts instead of ordering on demand. Why we run 26 field service units instead of subcontracting breakdowns. Why our technicians are re-certified annually rather than trained once. And why we will tell you when a machine is the wrong choice for your application, even when we have one in stock.
Our customers are contractors, mines, plant hire businesses, municipalities and farmers. What they have in common is that their machine has to work tomorrow morning. Everything we do is organised around that.
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What we stand for
Four commitments we will be held to
These are not values on a wall. They are the things customers are entitled to hold us to, and the things we measure internally.
Tell the truth about the machine
Including what it does not do well. A customer who buys the wrong machine because we oversold it is a customer we lose for a decade, and deserve to.
Answer the phone
24/7, by a person, with authority to dispatch. Not a call centre, not a ticket.
Hold the stock
Stock costs money. Downtime costs more. We carry it so you do not have to.
Build skills that stay here
Every technician we train, every operator we certify and every local supplier we develop makes the industry stronger, and makes our machines more valuable to own.
B-BBEE Level 2
With an enterprise development programme supporting emerging owner-operators.
Reduce, then recycle
Rebuild before replace. Oil, filters and components handled through licensed waste streams.
Our story
How we got here
Shantui's engineering heritage is seventy years deep. Ours in South Africa is more recent, and was built one machine, one breakdown and one satisfied customer at a time.
1952
Shantui is founded
The company that becomes Shantui Construction Machinery begins operating in Shandong, China. Bulldozers become its defining product line.
2008
First Shantui machines reach South Africa
Early units arrive through general importers. Performance is good; support is inconsistent, a gap that defines the opportunity.
2017
Shantui South Africa is established
Founded in Jet Park with a workshop, a parts counter and a commitment to hold stock rather than order on demand.
2019
Appointed authorised distributor
Formal appointment for South Africa, bringing factory warranty administration, technical escalation and training in-country.
2022
Mining division launched
Dedicated mining team, mine-spec build capability and the first resident site technicians on MARC contracts.
2024
Training academy opens
Accredited operator and technician training facility opens at Jet Park, with mobile assessment capability for on-site delivery.
2026
Eight locations, 1 150+ machines
Gqeberha opens, completing coverage of every major economic region in the country.
Branch network
Eight locations, one standard
Every branch carries fast-moving parts, has workshop capacity and operates field service units. Wherever you are, the response comes from the nearest one.
Cape Town
Head office, parts DC, main workshop and training academy. Blackheath, Cape Town.
Middelburg
Mpumalanga coalfields. Mining support, parts counter, four field units.
Rustenburg
North West platinum belt. Mine-spec builds and resident technicians.
Kathu
Northern Cape iron ore and manganese. Remote-site support base.
Durban
KZN, port logistics and coastal contracts. Import and PDI facility.
Johannesburg
Johannesburg civils, agriculture and municipal contracts.
Gqeberha
Eastern Cape. Opened 2026 with a parts counter, two bays and three field units.
Bloemfontein
Free State agriculture, roads and central corridor support.
Leadership
The people accountable
Small team, short chain of command. If something goes wrong on your site, the person who can fix it is one phone call away.
LM
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Aftermarket Director
Runs parts, service and training. Owns the uptime number.
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Mining Sales Manager
Fleet specification, mine-spec builds and MARC contract structuring.
AK
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Technical Manager
Warranty, diagnostics and the escalation line to factory engineering.
Team details shown are representative for this demonstration site and can be replaced with your final personnel.
Come and see the operation
Visit Jet Park, walk the parts warehouse, look inside the workshop and meet the people who will answer your call at 02:00. Bring a machine problem with you.