# EIE Industrial Equipment acquires Uni-Cape Equipment

EIE Industrial Equipment Group acquired Uni-Cape Equipment, a lifting equipment operation in the Western Cape, to expand its 600SA business model and gain representation in Cape Town.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-10-16
- Where: Western Cape, South Africa
- Status: completed
- Products: cranes, lifts, docking equipment, pallet trucks, marine cranes
- Sectors: [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [EIE Industrial Equipment Group](https://endata.com/companies/50572.md) (acquirer)
- [Uni-Cape Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/50573.md) (target)

## Sources

- [crown.co.za](https://www.crown.co.za/capital-equipment-news/industry-news/14520-eie-industrial-equipment-acquires-uni-cape), 2020-10-16: "Because Uni-Cape is a well-known brand in the Western Cape, it will remain a standalone business, but we will enhance its product range with CT Power forklifts, a Toyota-owned Chinese brand, Waste compactors as well as Sinoboom aerial platforms."

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