Bell Equipment

About Bell Equipment

Bell Equipment is a South African manufacturer of articulated dump trucks and other heavy machines for mining, quarrying, construction and forestry. It builds its machines at a large factory in Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal and sells them in many countries. The company is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Making and servicing heavy machines needs mechanical, electrical and electronic engineers, software developers, artisans and finance staff. Bell therefore trains young people in several ways.

How Bell Equipment supports students

Bell runs engineering apprenticeships for people who want to become artisans, and it advertises bursaries for university students. The bursary listings we reviewed for 2026 and 2027 name computer science, electrical engineering, electronics engineering and information technology.

The same listings describe paid vacation work of at least eight weeks per year, and they say that recipients must reapply for funding each year. An older application form also states that the offer lapses if the student does not send proof of registration by the end of February. These details come from third-party copies, so confirm them with Bell. You can read what we found on our Bell Equipment Bursary page.

If you prefer practical training to a degree, look at the apprenticeships instead. They are separate from the bursary and have their own rules and closing dates.

What to know before applying

Bell's own website did not show a bursary advert when we researched this profile, so the criteria we quote come from third-party listings. They say applicants should be South African citizens who study full time, that they should be entering their second year, and that they need a minimum average of 65%.

No official closing date appeared for the current round. Treat any date that you see on an unofficial site with care, and check the careers page of Bell's website, which is where the company posts its adverts.

Typical documents include a certified ID, your academic record and proof of registration. Send them only through the channel named in Bell's own advert.

If you live near Richards Bay, you may also find it useful to ask your university's career office whether Bell visits campus. Companies with a local factory often prefer candidates who know the area and plan to work there after they graduate.

Heavy machines work in tough places, from quarries to mines, so the company values reliability and safety. When you describe your skills, link them to those values. Give an example of a project in which you finished a hard task carefully, because that is the kind of habit that suits a manufacturer.