KNUCKLEBOOM CRANES Ӏ SECTOR SNAPSHOT
ABOVE AND BEYOND
Investment in new facilities and continuing product innovation demonstrate a vibrant knuckleboom sector. Cranes Today reports.
Investment in facilities is usually a sure-fire indicator of a healthy company bank balance. Nothing demonstrates ‘success’ as effectively as a gleaming new R&D centre or shiny sales and service centre. They’re a proclamation: ‘we’re here’, ‘we’re doing well’, and ‘we’re investing in the future’. Currently some of the
knuckleboom loader crane sector’s biggest players are showcasing brand spanking new facilities. First, Austrian crane and work
platform manufacturer Palfinger has announced it is expanding its presence in Sweden with a new sales and service centre. The new 4,000 square metre Palfinger
Palfinger’s
new sales and service centre in Jordbro, Sweden
sales and service location has opened in Jordbro, around 26 km south of Stockholm. According to Palfinger the new centre has five service lines with state-of-the-art equipment and is staffed by a tight team of experts. The investment, says Palfinger,
is part of the company's strategy to intensify its sales and after-sales activities in the core region around Stockholm and is in line with its aims to drive its own distribution strategy forward. “While other companies are withdrawing from some markets, we are increasing our service presence and thus focussing even better on our customers and their
needs in our core regions, such as Stockholm,” says Gerhard Sturm, senior vice president global sales & service at Palfinger. “As a full solution provider, we are specifically driving forward our own distribution strategy.” The network expansion follows
the takeover of the Swedish sales partner Hinz three years ago. “Today’s opening is the best example of the successful transition from Hinz to Palfinger and of how the future can be proactively shaped,” Sturm said at the official opening of the new branch in December 2023. “It is our strategy to be as close to the customer as possible.
16 CRANES TODAY
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53
