Gold Fields Ghana Limited has presented a special purpose case-tractor worth $ 28,000 to the Air Force Base Takoradi on Friday 11 August, 2023. The equipment is meant to be used to clear overgrown bushes and other obstacles along the shoulders of the runway which will serve as flight risk.

In a short ceremony, the Base Commander, Air Commodore Godfred Sackey Parker acknowledged receipt of the equipment and expressed his appreciation to the management of Gold Fields Ghana Limited for their support. He noted that the airport was not only for military purposes but also for civil operations and per international standards, the weeds at the edges of the runway must be pruned to a certain level to ensure proper visibility. He said the Base over the period had to contract the services of civil tractors to do the work at a huge cost and so the reception of the equipment was timely.

He added that the timely intervention from Gold Fields Ghana Limited would go a long way to help maintain the safety and visibility of the runway.

In his remarks, Mr Elliot Twum, the Relieving General Manager of Gold Fields Tarkwa Mines, who presented the case-tractor stated that, the presentation of the equipment was a testimony to the values Gold Fields Ghana places on safety and support to its communities. He noted that, the Takoradi Airport served employees, visitors and stakeholders who fly to Gold Field’s mining site at Tarkwa and Damang for business.

Mr Twum disclosed that, Gold Fields Ghana Foundation had invested over USD $ 96 million in socio-economic development programmes and projects. These include education, health, water, sanitation, agriculture and infrastructure in the host communities. He added, that the company was living up to its values by providing the case-tractor to help improve operations at the Base.

Present to witness the ceremony were the Senior Air Traffic Controller, Group Captain Edward Agana Adongo, Officers commanding various wings, Airmen, Defence Civilian Staff and some key staff of Gold Fields.