Sandvik Rock Processing is accelerating its growth across Africa by combining an expanded product portfolio with a sharper customer focus - delivering integrated solutions from a single point of contact.

“By bringing together stationary and mobile crushing, vibrating screens, screen media and attachment tools like rock breakers, we can address diverse operational requirements while streamlining customer engagement,” Tarynn Yatras, Vice President Sales Area Africa for Sandvik Rock Processing, says.

A key growth area has been mobile crushing and screening equipment, with demand rising from both mining operations and infrastructure projects. The appointment by Sandvik Rock Processing of South African distributors in 2024 has strengthened service coverage and ensured faster local support.

“We have focused on bundling recommended spares with each unit and ensuring service capability is available from day one,” Yatras explains. The versatility of mobile units makes them ideal for giving flexible crushing and screening options based on customer needs and enabling rapid on-site crushing solutions for contractors.

Innovation is further driving interest, with the first electric-powered Sandvik mobile crusher scheduled for delivery into Africa later this year. “Electric and hybrid (electric and diesel) units are attractive to operations investing in cleaner electric powered solutions” she says. “They help reduce emissions, reduce total cost of ownership and offer simpler, more efficient maintenance than diesel engines.”

The company has also elevated its approach to attachment tools in mining, making rock breakers a strategic component of its solutions portfolio rather than an ad hoc add-on. These tools are now applied across a range of scenarios - from fixed booms at crusher feeds to mobile in-pit use after blasting.

Supporting this broader offering is a strong technical capability embedded across the lifecycle of the equipment. Dedicated resources focus on training, competence development, process optimisation and customer audits - positioning technical expertise closer to operations.

“This enables deeper application analysis and more precise solution specification, reducing total cost of ownership,” Yatras says. In one project, for example, Sandvik Rock Processing developed 25 different flow sheets - ultimately meeting the customer’s objectives with four fewer crushers than a competitor proposed, cutting both capital and operating costs.

Engagement with engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partners on greenfield and brownfield projects is another area of growth, alongside sustained demand in the infrastructure sector. Graduate training initiatives, such as the programme in West Africa, are building a future pipeline of skilled engineers and technicians.

“Across all our territories, we are bringing expertise and infrastructure closer to customers, with service at the heart of our strategy,” Yatras concludes.