Tristar Equipment Company
Tristar Construction Company is a subsidiary of The Lionstone Group and began operation in March 2006 with the goal of establishing an institutionalized, professional heavy equipment rental service as well as construction services in the West African region.
Tristar focuses on earthmoving equipment and has a dedicated team of machine operators and maintenance technicians ensure high quality maintenance so that machines run efficiently at all times with minimal down time.
Heavy construction equipment are generally measured by engine’s capacity, tonnage/size, number of hours worked, year of manufacture with engine’s make being the principal measure of capacity.
Based on these metrics, Tri Star is one of the most capable in the industry. In addition, Tri Star has one of the newest and youngest machine fleets at an average age of 25 months versus 180 months for the industry. Additionally TriStar has one of the most rigorous maintenance schedules in the market.
Equipment Inventory
Escavators
- The primary job of an excavator is to dig or ‘excavate’, and they double for use in leveling small areas, demolishing buildings, as a crane or lift or to clear bush, compact soil and even crush or break material such as cement.
- The demand for excavators is high as they are required for all construction projects.
- Tristar owns two latest model Caterpillar escavators which were purchased in 2006.
- Tristar utilization rates average 85% per year.
Pay Loaders
- PayLoaders load heavy materials wherever needed, into a dump truck or screen, or into a pile. They can also be used as an alternative to forklifts, with options such as a fork system replacing the front bucket.
- Tri-Star has 2 new PayLoaders in its fleet each
- Tristar utilization rates average 89% per year.
Dozer
- Dozers are generally used for pushing dirt or other material where it is desired usually over a very short distance. It can be used for rough leveling, clearing bush or demolition, among other applications.
- Tristar Dozer has an average utilization rate of 75% per annum.