Johannesburg company Trollope Mining Services provides surface mining expertise and services to the mining industry. These include opencast mining, rehabilitation, bulk earthworks, plant hire and road construction.

The company has substantial operations on different mines in the coal, andalusite, platinum, fluorspar and gold industries.

It has been operating since 1975 and boasts a fleet of equipment well in excess of 250 machines, and staff of over 650 employees.

It has carried out opencast mining contracts for a broad spectrum of clients, including Xstrata Coal, the Rhino andalusite mine, Northam Platinum, Messina Platinum, the Douglas colliery, the Sumo colliery and the Grootegeluk coal mine.

Rehabilitation contracts have been con- ducted for Rietspruit Mine Services, the Koffiefontein mine and the Modderfontein and Grootvlei mines

On the plant and equipment side, well-equipped workshops handle all major repairs and maintenance. Routine maintenance and minor repairs are carried out on site. Workshops and mobile facilities are provided for these purposes.

The company has been dealing with Barlows Equipment since 1975, Bell Equipment since 1986 and Komatsu South Africa since 1996 and in 2005, Volvo.

Its full range of mining and construction equipment include plant hire excavators, bulldozers, articulated dump trucks, rigid dump trucks, front-end loaders, tractor loader backhoes, and graders.

The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mvelaphanda group.

Its vision is to be safe and a cost-effective provider of services in the mining industry, with sustainable development as an integrated part of the business. It is fully committed to the process of skills development and is compliant with the Skills Development and Employment Equity Acts.

With mining operations being its core business, its focus is on productivity, and it is therefore committed to the training and development of its work force.

With up-to-date theoretical knowledge and practical experience as foundational tools, its work force is geared to provide the best possible service to clients, while being highly productive and efficient in the process.

A skills audit gauges the preference of its employees in terms of self-development. Ongoing training ensures their work knowledge and experience is always current and valid.