Moolmans heralds new era of positive change

Changes are underway at Moolmans, with a new look for one of Africa’s premier mining contractors

While maintaining elements of the company’s proud history within the sector, its new corporate identity and logo – revealed for the first time at the 2025 Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town – reflects the positive changes that are eagerly anticipated for the business over the coming months.

Moolmans has a solid reputation in Africa’s mining industry, with more than 70 years’ experience in different minerals and varied geographies across the continent.

“Our long-standing reputation for exceptional reliability and performance in the industry, is the cornerstone of the strong relationships we enjoy with our clients,” said Moolmans managing director, Rod Dixon.

But this reputation alone is not enough to ensure the company remains a forerunner on the continent, delivering end-to-end open-cut mining and rehabilitation excellence.

“Change is good, especially when it takes us closer to achieving our vision of being the premier mining contractor in Africa, delivering resources for a better future,” added Dixon.

In August 2024, shareholder Aveng announced that it would be exploring alternative ownership options for the tier 1 contract mining business, which would allow Moolmans to pursue focused operating and growth strategies separate from sister company, McConnell Dowell.

“What better time than now to make a change to the already strong Moolmans brand; to visually demonstrate our progressive outlook for the business and our ongoing investment in our people, premier equipment, processes and systems."

Large and diverse fleet

With substantial investment in additional equipment and cutting-edge technologies over the past few years, Moolmans has maintained one of the largest and most diverse fleets of mining equipment in Africa to suit various operational and project requirements and to tackle the most difficult terrains.

“However, delivering innovative solutions for our clients is equally dependent on harnessing the collective strengths of our people, who bring years of experience as well as new and advanced ways of thinking about mining in a world which is increasingly focused on sustainability,” said Dixon.

“Our strong new brand identity is, therefore, just as important internally because, together, we are focused on a common goal – a goal which is focused on crafting a better future for all our stakeholders and delivering prosperity wherever we operate.”

The quest for continuous improvement at Moolmans is being driven by these investments in groundbreaking technology. Things like process automation, real-time data analytics, remote operational centres and artificial intelligence are all being advanced within the business to help drive improved safety, operational and environmental performances.

“Being Africa’s premier contract miner doesn’t only mean that we deliver operational excellence, it also means that we care. We care about whether our employees are proud to work for us, whether our customers are proud to work with us and whether our communities are proud to be associated with us. We care about the environment and about building a sustainable future. We care about the way we do things. The future of mining is here, now, and we are extremely proud and excited to be part of it.”