Bell Equipment appoints next-generation Bell as new CEO

Bell Equipment has appointed Ashley Jon Bell, grandson of the company’s founder Irvine Bell, as the new group chief executive officer, effective January 1. This follows the resignation in July 2023 of outgoing group CEO Leon Goosen, who left December 31 after 16 years of service, with 5.5 spent as group CEO. “Ashley is well acquainted with the company having…

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Bell launches new division in SA

Bell Equipment is now offering specialist services in complex engineering, heavy fabrication and machining for material handling equipment to all industries in South Africa through its newly formed division, Bell Heavy Industries (BHI), which will be based at Richards Bay. The 45,000-square-meter undercover manufacturing area at Richards Bay complies with the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and welds to the…

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Bell Equipment moves in with new grader range

Designed to meet the emerging needs of the grader industry, Bell Equipment has expanded its mining and construction OEM product range to include motor graders. With several units running in diversified applications, production has been set to begin as early as the third quarter of 2024. The Bell Motor Grader follows the introduction of the Bell Tracked Carrier in 2020…

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