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About GHH Group
GHH Group develops and manufactures Load/Haul Dumpers (LHDs), Articulated Dump Trucks, Drill Rigs, Boilers, Production Drills, Scalers and Utility Vehicles for both Mining and Tunnelling applications. As of December 2022, Komatsu have made an acquisition for GHH Group which will take the GHH Group Product to a new level in the Global UG Mining Equipment market.
GHH HISTORY
We are Solid as Rock … and have been doing this since 1964.
The beginning of GHH dates back to the eponymous ironworks ,,Gutehoffnungshuette” which started its operations in 1782 in Oberhausen, Germany. Together with the St. Antony works of 1758 and the ,,Neu-Essen” works this was the hour of birth of the Ruhr area as an iron manufacturing center. In 1808 all three ironworks were merged under the iron works trade union and merchant business Jacoby, Haniel & Huyssen (JHH). As of 1820 JHH concentrated more and more on the construction of machines and manufactured steam engines, steamships, locomotives, railway tracks and bridges.
As from 1854 various ore and coal mines were added and incorporated into the group of companies. In 1873 the former commercial partnership was transformed into the ,,Aktienverein fuer Bergbau und Huettenbetrieb” (share association for mining and steelworks operations), ,,Gutehoffnungshuette” (GHH) and also got into the steel production from 1870.
The company divisions which had remained in Oberhausen were doing business under the name of MAN Gutehoffnungshuette. Divisions such as the vehicle construction, the wheel set production line, the screwtype compressor fabrication were sold, have, however, partly still the acronym GHH in their name.
In 1995 the ,,mining and tunnelling vehicles” division finally became GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH which was taken over by the family-run Schmidt Kranz Holding in 1999.
In 2004 there was the establishment of a joint venture of GHH Mining Machines RSA increasing the product footprint significantly. Since 2005 the head office has been in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Thanks to the partnership with Mine Master in Poland, which started in 2006, GHH added to its product portfolio drilling and bolting equipment as well as production rigs. GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH together with Mine Master and GHH Mining Machines, together with all their partners, have now successfully formed the GHH Group, creating a comprehensive Product Portfolio and becoming a total solution provider to customers.
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In late 2022 Komatsu purchased GHH Group as the GHH Product was a perfect fit for a company looking to expand its Underground Equipment portfolio. The purchase of GHH Group will give the backing the product needs to become a dominant leader in the UG Mining Equipment sector globally.
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GHH FAHRZEUGE
GHH Fahrzeuge, based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, designs and manufactures loaders, dump trucks and scalers for the hardrock and softrock mining and tunneling Industry. 50 years of German experience and excellence translated into worldclass product designs. GHH provide products that are custom designed to suit specific customer needs and applications. Following the claim … the products are known across the industry to be “Solid as a Rock”.
GHH has been developing Scalers for the softrock potassium and potash mines since the mid 1990s. They were developed as safety vehicles with the task to secure the roof and the walls in softrock mining applications. High productivity at low costs as well as excellent ergonomics. The vehicles are robust and reliable with hydrostatic drive, constantly achieving high availabilities.
GHH Fahrzeuge manufactures a large range of loaders designed for both hardrock and softrock applications. From smaller 5 ton loaders up to 14 ton LHDs adding to our global product range of low profile and narrow vein loaders. Our LHDs are robust, durable and reliable, with optional Stage V engine packages for almost the entire fleet.
GHH also manufactures Dump Trucks for both mining and construction industries. The entire truck range is available in tier 3, Tier4f and stage V engine packages
GHH prides itself in ability to design custom made products tailored to specific needs. Supporting products through the life of machine from start-up to decommissioning including service and spare parts support.
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GHH MINING MACHINES
GHH Mining Machines has a range of trackless mobile machines (TMMs) designed and manufactured locally in Boksburg, South Africa. These machines include low profile and narrow vein loaders predominantly for the smaller mining applications.
GHH Mining Machines has been manufacturing machines locally since 2012, and supplying them to mines across the country and beyond the borders branching out further into Africa. Before then GHH Mining Machines was selling trackless machines built and assembled at factories in Germany, the United States, Poland and Botswana.
They also specialise in rebuilding machines and repairing components. GHHMM has an established footprint in southern Africa, with representatives in Zimbabwe and Botswana providing comprehensive aftermarket service and manufactures machines that are tailor made to suit site and customer specifications. The company strives to include local content as far as possible. This includes labour, steel, welding, assembling of frames, machine engineering works, tyres and rims among others. Wherever possible, GHHMM will outsource certain specialised processes to locally based companies.
Some specialised components have to be imported as they are not manufactured anywhere in South Africa. The machines manufactured at GHHMM are part of a considerably larger product portfolio of underground mining and construction equipment. GHHMM takes a lot of pride in its mission statement: “To develop products that will deliver the lowest cost per ton for customers.”
Through its well-founded reputation in the industry, GHHMM has been able to establish relationships with exclusive technology partners made up of numerous industry leaders throughout the world. This allows GHHMM to offer the market and clients the latest cutting-edge innovation and product development. An aspect that makes GHHMM stand out from competitors is their versatility that allows them to manufacture machines with varying technology requirements. On the one hand, GHHMM can offer highly sophisticated technology while on the other hand, the local manufacturer’s capabilities allow it to produce basic machines with the standard technological requirements, which are easy to maintain, easy to operate and comply with stringent mine safety requirements.
After sales services and compliance – GHHMM has impeccable after sales service which ensures that clients are not left out in the cold should they need assistance with their machines. The machine is supplied and looked after for its life in the field. All branches are fully equipped with spare parts and 24-hour field services personnel. Another aspect of support is training where GHHMM will provide training which includes technical, operator and component training. Machines manufactured at GHHMM are compliant with ISO:9001, ISO:14001 and ISO:18001. In addition, the machines also have the European CE mark.
This means there is no compromise on quality during manufacturing. Quality standards of the machines produced in South Africa are on par with those produced in Germany. Through collaboration with both the client and its international partners, GHHMM engineers comprehensive, tailor-made solutions with their constantly expanding suite of mechanised mining equipment and their full range of well-established support services, for underground mines across the globe.
Our greatest strength and asset lies in our employees. They reflect on the quality of services we provide and are specialists in their field at all structural levels in the company. Combining the three elements: individual goals, goals of the company and teamwork, with which we can guarantee our development and customer satisfaction. The experience of our employees and constant upgrading of their qualifications allows us to improve our products and their quality resulting in improved equipment productivity.
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MINE MASTER
With Years of Experience
The company’s origin dates back to the early ?O’s. Mine Master is based at the old “Lena” copper ore mine that closed when the deposit was exhausted in 1972. On these premises the company Zakfad Urzctdzeri G6rniczych “Lena” (“Lena” Mining Facilities Works) belonging to the state owned KGHM ,,Polska Miedz” S.A. copper mines was established and within two years engineers and technicians had constructed their first twin boom pneumatic drilling rig designed for the non-ferrous metal ore mining industry
Later in 1993 a joint venture between KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. and Boart Longyear was established to improve the position of the company in the supply of equipment to a wider mining market. Then in 1999 upon taking over 100% of shares by Boart Longyear the name was also changed to Boart Longyear Ltd.
However in August 2006 Boart Longyear Ltd. was sold off by its owner to the management of the company plus a corporate shareholder – the company GHH Fahrzeuge GmbH a well known manufacturer of loading and haulage machines for mining and tunneling industries. This new company was called Mine Master Ltd. and continues to specialize in the production and supply of drilling and roof-bolting rigs together with the supply of loading and haulage machines produced by our German shareholder. This enables us to offer our customers a full package of machines necessary for the performance of mining and tunneling works.
Our company policy offers a close co-operation with future users of our products and allows us to provide them machines which will fulfill their expectations by being designed for use in specific working conditions.
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GHH GROUP TODAY
GHH Group develops and manufactures load haul dumpers (LHDs), articulated dump trucks, drill rigs, boilers, production drills, scalers and utility vehicles for both mining and tunneling applications.
The special purpose vehicles are manufactured to customer’s specifications for different requirements, whether it is for soft or hard rock applications.
Our products support mining houses and contractors worldwide in the loading and haulage, drilling and bolting as well as Utility vehicle support in their underground mining operations. GHH provides products for various applications from low profile to narrow vein to mid seam mass mining operations.
In civil projects our products are used for the construction of road, railway and hydropower tunnels.
GHH has a strong, established footprint in Germany, South Africa and Zimbabwe with focused expansion into Russia and CIS, India, South America as well as North America.
GHH has various partners, in geographical locations, that have ranges of products that all add to the “total solution provider” approach. Through deep cooperation with partner companies like Overprime from Peru, Titan from Turkey, UVB from Botswana and Tembo from Netherlands, GHH Group has added a significant number of products to their portfolio including low profile utility vehicles, and narrow vein loaders, spray concrete units, general utility vehicles, passenger transporters, light cranes, scissor lifts, mini dumpers, lifting platforms and ANFO loading trucks as well as light duty full electric vehicles. GHH Group not only provides new, used and rental equipment but they also provide aftermarket parts and service support through the entire life of the machine.
GHH Organisational Changes
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GHH team is proud to inform the mining world of the upcoming acquisition of GHH Group by Komatsu. GHH is excited to be able to start a new journey with such a strong player in the mining world. This opens huge doors for our people and our products to develop further and grow beyond what we could have hoped for. With all the changes in industry and the needed investments in our offering this is the next logical step in becoming a true global player and we look forward to becoming part of the Komatsu family.
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BAT
Bergbau Services
BAT has long been a supplier of Specialized Softrock mining equipment with well over 500 units delivered to date. The product offering includes LHDs, Roof Milling Machines, a range of Drills including blasthole, byrnecut, exploration drills and roof bolters; as well as a range of utility vehicles including Anfo loaders, cranes, road construction vehicles, tankers, tractors, trailers, transporters and work baskets. BAT comprises a team of skilled experts in their field and specializes in delivering customized solutions to suit specific customer applications.
With more than 5 decades in specialized engineering services BAT has recently joined the GHH Group with the focus area being to expand the GHH capabilities of customer service and specialized, customer designed machine manufacturing at the modern site with tailor made manufacturing facilities. One of the strengths of the medium-sized mechanical engineering company lies in the ability to incorporate the application requirements and special requests of our customers into the design of the machines and equipment.
While maintaining the basic concepts of the individual machines and equipment, our designers and technologists are able to quickly and effectively meet the requirements and implement the necessary modifications.
