Sandvik has appointed Patrick Murphy as President of its Mining business area and member of the Sandvik Group Executive Management, effective 1 July 2026. He will succeed Mats Eriksson, who is stepping down ahead of his planned retirement in 2027, signalling an orderly leadership transition in one of the sector’s largest underground and surface equipment suppliers. Murphy currently serves as President of Sandvik’s Rotary division, bringing direct experience in rotary drilling systems and surface mining equipment portfolios.

DAYWALK has launched an Australian-first certified load restraint container system featuring certified lifting lugs integrated into a 20-foot ISO container for mining logistics. The solution is engineered to reduce manual load securing, streamline chain-of-responsibility compliance, and cut double-handling on mine-to-port and mine-to-workshop freight movements. For site engineers, the key change is the ability to treat the container and its certified lugs as a single engineered lifting and restraint system, simplifying lift planning and documentation.

Sandvik has appointed Craig Johnston as VP Sales Area Australia & New Zealand, drawing on his experience in Parts & Service and Ground Support to tailor its global underground and surface mining portfolio to local conditions. Johnston is focusing on matching Australian Tier-1 miners’ demand for high-availability fleets with Sandvik’s automation-ready loaders and trucks, battery-electric equipment, and digital solutions such as OptiMine and AutoMine. The strategy centres on lifecycle support, with local rebuild capability and parts logistics aimed at reducing unplanned downtime in remote hard-rock operations.