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DESMOND EQUIPMENT (DEZZI)

www.dezzi.co.za

DEZZI, BUILT AFRICA TOUGH TO LAST manufacturing business. Again, this was a result of
focused understanding of local market demand and
Desmond Equipment, located in Port Shepstone, meticulous adoption of sound business principles
KwaZulu-Natal, is a manufacturer of specialised and initiatives.
transport equipment.
An effective operating structure enabled and justified
The company is driven with the ambition to succeed the purchase of second hand earthmoving equipment
and the will to provide the ever changing market with and equip a workshop to re-furbish this equipment
the most suitable product, manufactured locally, using for re-sale. In a joint venture with BEE partners, Kwe-
local resources. Africa Equipment, the proudly African product was
Desmond Equipment is jointly owned by Desmond taken to market.
and Louise Gutzeit, husband and wife team, with a This progressive development allowed for the
vision for success. establishment of the manufacturing plant, creating
The company originally formed in 1973 as Desmond effective local suppliers, employing and training
Transport. Initially operating in the transport business, staff. In 1995, with the experience gained from
the company grew steadily year by year venturing refurbishment, the decision was made to manufacture
into the earthmoving, construction and plant hire their own equipment in close consultation with
business, as well as developing a quarry and brick customer demands. Production began with a front-

� Dezzi Raceway in Port Shepstone is the only Motorsport South Africa approved track in KwaZulu-Natal
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