# Barloworld Equipment opens new 60,000 m² distribution warehouse near Johannesburg

Barloworld Equipment, distributor of Caterpillar equipment in South Africa, celebrated its 90-year partnership with Caterpillar and officially opened a new 60,000 m² distribution warehouse near Johannesburg to reduce spare parts delivery times.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-08-31
- Where: near Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa
- Starts operating: Aug 2017
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 60000 m²
- Products: earthmoving equipment, spare parts
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Barloworld Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/26949.md)
- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [miningweekly.com](https://www.miningweekly.com/article/barloworld-celebrates-90-years-in-local-partnership-with-caterpillar-2017-09-15), 2017-09-15: "The anniversary coincided with the official opening of a new 60 000 m2 distribution warehouse near Johannesburg, which aims to dramatically reduce the time it takes for customers to order and collect spare parts for their machines."

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