Bell Equipment Concludes a Supply Agreement with Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc.
Operational updateMaterial
In brief
The group will supply LANDCROS-branded articulated dump trucks to HCMA for distribution in the United States and Canada, starting in April 2027. Bell-branded ADTs will continue to be distributed in the US by Bell Trucks America Inc.
The announcement
Bell Equipment Concludes a Supply Agreement with Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc. BELL EQUIPMENT LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa) Registration number 1968/013656/06 ISIN: ZAE000028304 Share Code: BEL (“the Company” or “Bell”) BELL EQUIPMENT CONCLUDES A SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AMERICAS INC. Bell is pleased to announce that it has entered into a supply agreement with Hitachi Construction Machinery Americas Inc.(“HCMA”), under which Bell will supply LANDCROS-branded articulated dump trucks (“ADTs”) to HCMA for distribution through their own network in the United States and Canada. This agreement is in alignment with the long-term strategy of Bell, of growing production volumes of its ADT product line for supply into the United States and Canadian markets. Bell-branded ADTs will continue to be distributed by Bell Trucks America Inc. (“BTA”), the Company’s non-exclusive, independent distributor in the United States. HCMA is owned by Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd (“HCM”) which is recognised globally as a provider of premium construction and mining equipment. HCM has previously announced that, effective 1 April 2027, it will change its corporate name to LANDCROS Corporation and adopt LANDCROS as its corporate brand. The first LANDCROS-branded ADTs will be supplied by Bell to HCMA from April 2027. Richards Bay 29 October 2026 Sponsor: INVESTEC BANK LIMITED Date: 29/10/2026 08:30:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.