“We want to build capacity for the industry as a whole and help close the gap in local technical skills across the region.”
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Could you comment on Neemba’s business performance in 2025?
2025 was a solid year in order intake for large mining and construction equipment, and power solutions. This year, we partnered Montage Gold’s Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire. We provided the mining equipment fleet, local assembly, technician training, on-site maintenance, condition monitoring, vendor-managed inventory, and a component overhaul program, all backed by Caterpillar financing. Neemba also supplied a big mining fleet to West African Resources’ Kiaka project in Burkina Faso. Furthermore, we supplied 88 heavy equipment units to New Enterprises Company (NEC) for a major construction program.
An important driver for us in 2025 was the aftermarket business. This includes long-term service contracts, the component rebuild program, and on-site support, which drives recurring business. We have seen more demand for power solutions from mining customers. We have successfully sold and rented power stations to Lafigué, Bomboré, and Kiaka. Additional power projects are lined up for 2026 and 2027. Many of our customers are switching from diesel to renewable energy using solar and batteries. We are positioned to support them in that journey.
Can you tell us about the Neemba Academy launching in 2026?
We will inaugurate the Neemba Academy in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in early 2026. This is a major investment in developing our people and technical capabilities. Neemba has over 750 trained technicians who will benefit from further advanced level training at the Neemba Academy. We will also offer training to our customers technicians, operators, supervisors, and managers at this center. Despite our great retention program, we recognize that some of the people we train will eventually be poached by competitors or mining companies. We accept that reality, because our ambition is broader: we want to build capacity for the industry as a whole and help close the gap in local technical skills across the region.
How has the regional stock introduced last year improved lead times, equipment availability, and overall service and sales performance?
In 2024, Neemba established a regional stock warehouse in Abidjan, which has been a game changer. This warehouse has a storage capacity of 500 machines and 1,000 generators, and to date, has supported the delivery of approximately 1,100 units across our countries of operation. From this regional stock hub, we can deliver within seven days to anywhere in Côte d’Ivoire and around 15 days elsewhere in West Africa. Customers highly value equipment availability, especially for urgent projects and fleet expansion.
Which digital connectivity solutions are most in demand among your customers?
Our customers want real-time visibility and actionable insights from their fleet to help them make faster data-driven decisions. With connectivity and remote asset visibility becoming a baseline expectation, Neemba offers telematic tools like VisionLink that can give customers a clear picture of where their machines are, how they are being used, and how efficiently they are operating.
There is also growing interest in condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. Today, all our machines have connectivity and are transferring data, and Neemba has specific departments that help our customers assess this data and transform it into actionable insights.
What are Neemba’s priorities as part of its five-year plan?
First, we want to deepen our support for mining and key infrastructure customers, focusing on safety, excellent parts support, and total cost of ownership. This includes more proactive on-site support, stronger planning, and clear performance objectives. Second, we are committed to accelerating digitalization, with greater penetration of connectivity, remote monitoring, and condition-based service, moving from reactive support to data-driven predictive analysis. We also aim to grow our aftermarket service and rebuild business, including long-term maintenance contracts, solution-based agreements, and our rebuild capabilities. Alongside this, we will strengthen skills and local talent, continuing to invest in regional capacity building through initiatives such as the Neemba Academy. Sustainability remains central to our vision. We will continue to support the energy transition by offering efficient hybrid and renewable energy solutions, and we strive to make quality equipment more accessible through our rental and financing solutions. Safety is a core value at Neemba. We have deployed software to report positive observations, near misses, and incidents, enhancing our data analysis and safety capabilities.
In addition, we are formalizing and deploying our service promise, which commits us to responsiveness, communication, and quality of execution, with consequences if we fail to meet these standards. Ultimately, Neemba will continue to focus on availability, performance, and safety to support the sustainable growth of our customers.
Could you comment on Neemba’s business performance in 2025?
2025 was a solid year in order intake for large mining and construction equipment, and power solutions. This year, we partnered Montage Gold’s Koné project in Côte d’Ivoire. We provided the mining equipment fleet, local assembly, technician training, on-site maintenance, condition monitoring, vendor-managed inventory, and a component overhaul program, all backed by Caterpillar financing. Neemba also supplied a big mining fleet to West African Resources’ Kiaka project in Burkina Faso. Furthermore, we supplied 88 heavy equipment units to New Enterprises Company (NEC) for a major construction program.
An important driver for us in 2025 was the aftermarket business. This includes long-term service contracts, the component rebuild program, and on-site support, which drives recurring business. We have seen more demand for power solutions from mining customers. We have successfully sold and rented power stations to Lafigué, Bomboré, and Kiaka. Additional power projects are lined up for 2026 and 2027. Many of our customers are switching from diesel to renewable energy using solar and batteries. We are positioned to support them in that journey.
Can you tell us about the Neemba Academy launching in 2026?
We will inaugurate the Neemba Academy in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in early 2026. This is a major investment in developing our people and technical capabilities. Neemba has over 750 trained technicians who will benefit from further advanced level training at the Neemba Academy. We will also offer training to our customers technicians, operators, supervisors, and managers at this center. Despite our great retention program, we recognize that some of the people we train will eventually be poached by competitors or mining companies. We accept that reality, because our ambition is broader: we want to build capacity for the industry as a whole and help close the gap in local technical skills across the region.
How has the regional stock introduced last year improved lead times, equipment availability, and overall service and sales performance?
In 2024, Neemba established a regional stock warehouse in Abidjan, which has been a game changer. This warehouse has a storage capacity of 500 machines and 1,000 generators, and to date, has supported the delivery of approximately 1,100 units across our countries of operation. From this regional stock hub, we can deliver within seven days to anywhere in Côte d’Ivoire and around 15 days elsewhere in West Africa. Customers highly value equipment availability, especially for urgent projects and fleet expansion.
Which digital connectivity solutions are most in demand among your customers?
Our customers want real-time visibility and actionable insights from their fleet to help them make faster data-driven decisions. With connectivity and remote asset visibility becoming a baseline expectation, Neemba offers telematic tools like VisionLink that can give customers a clear picture of where their machines are, how they are being used, and how efficiently they are operating.
There is also growing interest in condition monitoring and predictive maintenance. Today, all our machines have connectivity and are transferring data, and Neemba has specific departments that help our customers assess this data and transform it into actionable insights.
What are Neemba’s priorities as part of its five-year plan?
First, we want to deepen our support for mining and key infrastructure customers, focusing on safety, excellent parts support, and total cost of ownership. This includes more proactive on-site support, stronger planning, and clear performance objectives. Second, we are committed to accelerating digitalization, with greater penetration of connectivity, remote monitoring, and condition-based service, moving from reactive support to data-driven predictive analysis. We also aim to grow our aftermarket service and rebuild business, including long-term maintenance contracts, solution-based agreements, and our rebuild capabilities. Alongside this, we will strengthen skills and local talent, continuing to invest in regional capacity building through initiatives such as the Neemba Academy. Sustainability remains central to our vision. We will continue to support the energy transition by offering efficient hybrid and renewable energy solutions, and we strive to make quality equipment more accessible through our rental and financing solutions. Safety is a core value at Neemba. We have deployed software to report positive observations, near misses, and incidents, enhancing our data analysis and safety capabilities.
In addition, we are formalizing and deploying our service promise, which commits us to responsiveness, communication, and quality of execution, with consequences if we fail to meet these standards. Ultimately, Neemba will continue to focus on availability, performance, and safety to support the sustainable growth of our customers.
