MACHINE MOVING & ENGINEERING

General information

Established in 1973, MME specializes in the relocation and installation of all forms of machinery and equipment, both nationally within South Africa and beyond our borders into other parts of Africa. we have branches in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.

With over 40 years of experience, we offer a fully comprehensive turnkey package, incorporating electrics, mechanicals, machine moving and transport services. We believe we can offer our clients an unparalleled service and pride ourselves on our in-house Mechanical Engineering expertise and Heavy Lift Division.

MME recognised the skills shortage in trained artisans in South Africa and established The Rigging Academy of South Africa in 2007, which has seen over 150 apprentices go through our training program and qualify as Red Seal Riggers. The academy also ensures that MME staff are trained according to legal and trade requirements.

We are members of the SPECIALIZED CARRIERS AND RIGGING ASSOCIATION, an American based organisation dedicated to upholding the highest standards of safety when handling abnormally heavy or large items.

MME is an industry leader in the field of rigging, transporting, lifting and positioning of abnormally large or heavy items of equipment. With our specialised equipment and highly experienced and qualified staff, we have systems to undertake lifts up to 450 tons and to work in confined areas, often inaccessible to cranes. international technicians and engineers have expressed complete satisfaction with our standards and equipment when MME partnered with multi-nationals on large projects.

-HYDRAULIC GANTRIES
MME owns some of the most modern and sophisticated lift-and-lock gantry systems in Africa, and boasts both 450-ton and 200-ton hydraulic gantries. these systems have been used for major projects, including the positioning of Rail Car Tipplers at the Ports of Saldanha and Richards Bay. Additionally, we are able to transport our gantries to other parts of Africa and have successfully completed projects on the continent.

-65 TON BOOM TRUCK
Our 65-ton boom truck provides a faster, safer and more cost effective method of moving large machines in confined spaces, and can be used in a crane of forklift configuration. it is easy to manoeuvre in confined areas (which are inaccessible to cranes) and can operate in buildings with low headroom.

-MECHANICAL SERVICES
Our in-house Mechanical Engineering Division undertakes the dismantling, re-erection and commissioning of all forms of machinery and equipment. Projects are planned and coordinated by skilled engineers, who in conjunction with supervisory staff, monitor and ensure that work is carried out in time, within budget and according to the agreed specifications, Specialist consultation with technicians familiar with equipment supplied from overseas is available to us, and these technicians have found our standards comparable with their own.

- COMPUTERISED EQUIPMENT
Based in KZN and operational nationally, our specialised fleet of air suspension vehicles is used for moving delicate computerised equipment. These vehicles are fitted with Hydraulic tailgates and have padded interiors for optimum protection.

-TORQUING & TENSIONING OF BOLTS
We have state-of-the-art Hydraulic equipment imported from the US, for the tensioning of the bolts up to 7500nm. Our range of equipment includes low-clearance tools for accessing bolts in confined locations. The system is compact and portable, enabling MME to work under the most challenging conditions.

-PIPING SERVICES
Piping installations are designed and installed to suit your specific needs. our coded welders and pipefitters are conversant with all forms of piping, and experienced to cover installations of a vast range of materials, including schedule 40 seamless piping, SABS 62 galvanized piping, 304 &316 stainless piping.

-WAREHOUSING
MME offers secure warehousing with 24-our security, at our branches in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. Long or short term warehousing can be arranged, as well as insurance cover for your goods if required.

-CONTAINER PACKAGING & CRATING
We regularly pack & unpack shipping containers. our meticulous preparation in the packing phase, works to eliminate the possibility of rust or damage during shipment and ensures the safe arrival of goods at their intended destination. Wooden crates are custom made to suit specific applications and comply with international requirements for shipping, air and road transportation.

-INSURANCE
We can arrange comprehensive insurance cover at competitive rates for the duration of your move, ensuring complete peace of mind.

-RIGGING ACADEMY OF SOUTH AFRICA
With the shortage of trained and qualified personnel in the field of Mechanical material handling and associated fields in SA, Machine Moving and Engineering Holdings decided to open a training centre in Durban in May 2007, known as The Rigging Academy of SA (Pty) Ltd

The centre operates from the premises of MME KZN, with a satellite training facility opened in 2012 in Gauteng to accommodate further apprentices. All the equipment and machinery of the Machine Moving and Engineering Group is available to the Rigging Academy, which means that the academy is one of the best equipped training centres in South Africa in the field of Mechanical material handling and the associated fields. giving learners the opportunity to gain a formal qualification upon successful completion of a course the training centre offers various modular courses and being a DTTC, trade tests can also be performed.

-COMPANY POLICY
We Believe that all staff have the right to a safe and healthy working environment and that management has the responsibility to ensure that all staff members are trained properly to ensure their safety when working with equipment and machinery. We request all our associates to assist each other in reaching and maintaining the highest possible safety, health and environmental standards. we collectively are committed to a continues auditing programme in order to uplift our safety, health and environment standards to meet all requirements in the line with the OHS Act, ISO ratings and the SHE assessments.

ASSOCIATES & ACCREDITATIONS

a) Accredited with Merseta No. CQ/ACC/0314/08

b) Approved as a Decentralised Trade Test
centre No. 17-QA/ACC/0562/10

c) Associated with the Specialised Carrier and Rigging Association (under the auspices of The MME Group)

d) Member of Association of Crane and Rigging Professionals.

e) Member of the Lifting Equipment Engineering Association of South Africa (LEEASA)

f) Member of the Engineering Council of South Africa

g) Accredited with Height Safety Training (Pty) Ltd

-PERSONNEL All training personnel are qualified Red Seal Riggers and are continually upgrading their skills through outside agencies , e.g. Assessors training, Nosa Courses, first aid training and Lifting Machinery Inspectors.

Where a learner must do practical training in a field, they will be under the direct supervision of a Red Seal Rigger, ensuring the learner is always under the guidance of a fully qualified and competent person. Some of our personnel are registered with the engineering Council of South Africa as Lifting Machinery Inspectors, and also carry the Nebosh International General Certificate in Safety & Health.

COURSES

- FULL APPRENTICESHIP
A full apprenticeship course, consisting of NQF levels 2,3 and 4 Rigging and subsequent trade test.

-MODULAR COURSES
These courses are available as individual short courses, after which a Rigging Academy Certificate is issued, which is valid for a period of two years.

a) Rope Access Technician
b) Basic Rigging - 5 days
c) Inspecting Rigging Equipment before use - 3 days
d) Lifting & Positioning Loads - 3 days
e) Rigging with Mobile Cranes - days
f) Scaffold Erectors - 3 days
g) Scaffold Inspectors - 2 days )after completing Erectors course above)
h) OHSA ACT Training - Safety Rep - 3 days
I) Medium & High Masts - 5 days
j) working at Heights - 1 day
k) Banksman - 3 days
l) Transporting & Fastening Loads - 5 days

- LMI APPLICATIONS (Lifting Machinery Inspector)
The Rigging Academy can also assist candidates with the registration of LMI Applications.

-SECTION 28 (Rigger)
Any person who has six years of experience and a N2 qualification is eligible to write a trade test in his/her field of expertise. The preparation course for the trade test in Rigging is for the duration of one month.

-GENERAL
All courses can be presented on the premises of the client. Courses can also be tailor-made to suit specific needs; e.g. multi-skilling functions, where a trained fitter can also do their own rigging work in his/her section.

The Rigging Academy does the inspection on all rigging equipment and issues the necessary certificates, according to the D.M.R .18.