Staalmeester is making an impact in Africa

Did you know that Staalmeester, one of the oldest agricultural machinery manufacturing companies in Southern Africa, also has a well-established and diverse operational footprint in Africa?

Specialist writer

Benine Ackermann

Apart from having agents in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Staalmeester exports more than 100 agricultural machinery products to small and medium farmers in 18 African countries.

The Staalmeester product offering include: hammer mills, threshers, slashers, balers, mowers, rakes, forage harvesters, hydraulic power packs, boom sprayers, planters, fertilizer spreaders, bale shredders, forage wagons, wood chippers, bale forks and loaders, grain and silage baggers, fire wood processing machines, feed mixers, posthole diggers and hedgers. They also offer a complete range of spare parts.

Building forth on a proud legacy

This year marks Staalmeester’s 70^th anniversary as a pioneering agricultural machinery manufacturer and its expanding export footprint bears testament to the company’s undertaking of being a preferred and reliable mechanisation partner for small and medium farmers.

The company was founded by PML (Meester) Coetzee in 1951 with the purpose of supplying farmers in central South Africa with well-made agricultural equipment. Today, this vision represents the Staalmeester legacy.

“Over the past seven decades a lot of change has been effected globally, and our country has seen a lot of positive change. Despite this, we live in an era where things aren’t always built to last and society consume a lot and throw away even more. I believe that within this reality Staalmeester has impacted not only the South African agricultural sector by manufacturing and sourcing reliable and sturdy agricultural equipment, but also expanded its impact within the continent,” says Jacques Pretorius, Managing Director of Staalmeester.

Asked what he views the company’s most sought after qualities are, Pretorius says that Staalmeester prides itself on being an expert in the field of affordable and reliable agricultural equipment. The company furthermore conducts its business through a well-established and diverse network of dealerships and workshops.

For more information about Staalmeester, visit their website: www.staalmeester.co.za