McCloskey expands dealer network to Zambia and Zimbabwe

McCloskey International is expanding its dealer network with an addition to its African distribution channel that serves Zambia and Zimbabwe. The firm has appointed BL&D Plant Hire & Sales to its global network of distributors. Representatives from McCloskey International were present at the recent CAMINEX 2018 equipment show, held at Kitwe Showgrounds in Zambia, to launch the new dealership. A McCloskey C38 was put on display at the Africa Copperbelt Mining Exhibition & Conference. The event is run in Zam
January 7, 2019 Read time: 2 mins
BL&D Plant Hire & Sales will now supply equipment from the McCloskey range to the markets in Zambia and Zimbabwe
McCloskey International is expanding its dealer network with an addition to its African distribution channel that serves Zambia and Zimbabwe. The firm has appointed BL&D Plant Hire & Sales to its global network of distributors.


Representatives from 4982 McCloskey International were present at the recent CAMINEX 2018 equipment show, held at Kitwe Showgrounds in Zambia, to launch the new dealership. A McCloskey C38 was put on display at the Africa Copperbelt Mining Exhibition & Conference. The event is run in Zambia’s copperbelt area and features equipment and services for the mineral processing and mining industries, along with the latest technologies for the sector.

Headquartered in Lusaka, BL&D Plant Hire & Sales’ expertise and capabilities include exploration and mineral exposure establishment and rehabilitation services and support, access roads, and drill pads, roadworks, land clearing, levelling, canal construction and pipeline trenching. plant hire and warehousing. The firm employs 200 staff comprised of operators, mechanics, drivers and support staff. The company supplies the Zambian market with construction equipment through HHEZ, a 236 Hyundai dealership, and plant hire services through BL&D Plant Hire.

Paschal McCloskey, president and CEO, McCloskey International, believes that the McCloskey product range is well suited to the African market, as it is user-friendly and rugged. "We established the company in Canada where machines are expected to withstand extreme temperatures in vastly remote areas.” McCloskey noted, “as a result, they have been designed to be reliable, operator-friendly and easy to maintain. These are the same features that African-based operations will be looking for in their machinery.”

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