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july-august 2013
international
construction
“In terms of ADTs, the 30
tonne models are most requested
in Europe, but we are seeing
demand for larger models increase
in Indonesia, South Africa and
Russia. We offer Tier 4-compliant
machines for the EU and North
America, and Tier 2 machines for
sales in the rest of the world,” Mr
Mlonek said.
Russian JV
Scott Pollock, product manager
for trucks at Terex Construction,
said Terex planned to expand
its joint venture with Russian
Machines in the future to include
the manufacture of its TA400 ADT
and TR60 RDT models.
“Russia is a very positive market,
as is the whole of Eastern Europe,”
Mr Pollock said. “Demand here is
for the RDTs and the larger ADTs,
a trend that we are seeing elsewhere
in the world as well.
“We need to consider expansion
emphasis
into low specification markets
in Africa and the far East,
but instead of focussing on
developing larger ADTs, for
instance, we are interested in
increasing the capabilities of our
current machines, stretching the
competitiveness of our larger
ADTs - increasing the tonnage and
reducing the cost of ownership.”
And Terex is also concentrating
on developing new technology for
its RTD and ADT ranges, with
the next phase focussing on fleet
management and GPS control
technology for its trucks. Any
new GPS or telematics technology
would be developed as a joint
venture with a technology partner,
Mr Mlonek said.
With the company keen to
explore the potential for fresh joint
ventures in new markets, it will
be interesting to see the level of
technology it adopts when deals are
finalised and production begins.
iC
Terex’s articulated dump
truck manufacturing line at
its factory in Motherwell,
Scotland, UK.
TURKEY
Expansion plans
Hidromek plans to expand its facilities as a result of strong business growth.
Marketing manager Arda Güven said the company has bought 1,000 acres
(405 Ha) of land near its current manufacturing facilities in Ankara for future
expansion.
“We aim to grow into a full line producer, and will build a big production facility
there, but are still discussing which machines we will produce. We are seeing
increased demand for higher tonnage excavators from the marble quarrying
and mining sectors, but also increased interest in compact machines. We are
also the dealer for Yanmar mini excavators in Turkey and have seen a definite
increase in demand on this end too,” said Mr Güven.
He was also optimistic on future prospects in the Turkish market, given the
number of large infrastructure projects planned in the coming years,
“The Turkish government has also declared that it will seek to use Turkish
brands as far as possible for these infrastructure projects,” he said.
A Terex TR60 rigid
dump truck – a
55 tonne payload
machine powered
by a 522 kW
engine.
Hidromek
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Tognum
HIGHLIGHTS
GERMANY
Tognum names Dohle as CEO
Engine manufacturer Tognum has
appointed former chief technology
officer and deputy CEO Dr Ulrich
Dohle as its new chairman and CEO.
Dr Dohle succeeds Joachim Coers,
who left the company after nine
years at his own request. Tognum
– which produces diesel and gas
engines under the MTU brand –
said a priority for the manufacturer
would be to expand its operations
around the world. At the same time,
it said it also planned to intensify its
co-operation with Rolls-Royce and
Daimler.
In April, the Tognum supervisory
board extended Dr Dohle’s contract
until 31 December, 2015.
