Press Releases

Shareholders of Barloworld are advised that management of the company, will be attending the Merrill Lynch conference at Sun City. The presentation that will be made at the conference contains no new material information on current trading or future financial performance.

Barloworld Equipment has been awarded a contract in excess of US$130 million by Swakop Uranium for mining equipment for the greenfield Husab uranium project in Namibia.

Barloworld is pleased to announce the appointment of Sibani Mngomezulu as Chief Executive of Electro-Motive Diesel Africa (Proprietary) Limited effective 22 June 2012.

Barloworld to acquire Bucyrus distribution and support business from Caterpillar and to acquire Eqstra’s Bucyrus distributorship and mining services business

Business Report noted that Barloworld Logistics has entered into a joint venture with diversified logistics company Manline.

According to Business Day, Renault is using newly released software designed by Barloworld subsidiary, Barloworld Supply Chain Software ("SCS') to help lower costs and reduce its carbon footprint.

According to Business Report, Barloworld plans to start distributing two ranges of low-cost tractors from India and south Korea.

Business Report highlighted that Barloworld anticipates growth opportunities from its planned acquisition of the outstanding 50 percent shareholding in the Russian Caterpillar equipment joint venture and the acquisition of Bucryrus International.

Business Report highlighted that Barloworld has sold its remaining 50% shareholding in Subaru Southern Africa to Toyota Tsusho Corporation.

Business Report noted that Barloworld is continuing to expand and transform the company's power systems business as electricity constraints mount in sub-Saharan Africa.

Business Day reported that Barloworld's logistics unit won the first enviro award in the annual logistics achiever awards hosted by Logistics News for its use of a customised software tool

The Financial Mail quoted Barloworld CE, Clive Thomson, as saying that the overall trading environment is likely to remain difficult in the second half.

Business Day reported that several parties have expressed interest in Barloworld's Scandinavian car rental business.

Business Day reported that Barloworld has established a new unit called Barloworld Power.

Barloworld remains the Financial Mail's top pick in the general industrials sector for 2009.

Barloworld Equipment will pump more than 500MW of Caterpillar electrical generating equipment into the economy this year to help its customers overcome the power shortage.

Clive Thomson, CEO of Barloworld, said in the Financial Mail that the company intended "to be a leader in transformation".

According to Business Report, Quentin Wray reported that according to Barloworld executives, the two stage wins by Team Barloworld riders has already secured enough media coverage to pay all the team's costs since its inception five years ago.