Komatsu Innovation And Basil Read Focus Make For A Winning Combination

Since the restructuring of the Basil Read Group two years ago, the company’s mining division has continued to consolidate its position as a leading specialist in surface contract mining. Khathutshelo (K2) Mapasa, Executive Officer: Mining, reflects on the industry’s current challenges and shares his vision for the future. “Our task is to deliver a holistic service that encompasses every link in the mine value chain. As a contractor, we have to continually ask ourselves why the customer would want to outsource their operation. We have to demonstrate that we can do things better – the dominant issue being productivity. Our job is to produce more at a lower cost, using equivalent or even less equipment and resources.”