ENTENTE CORDIALE DRIVES MECHAN EXPANSION
Sheffield-based handling equipment manufacturer, Mechan, has signed exclusive deals with a quartet of European companies, in a bid to expand its product portfolio.
Mechan has looked to the continent to find manufacturers of products that enhance the rail depot lifting equipment and extensive range of cranes it produces in-house.
The established Sheffield manufacturer now has exclusive rights to sell a variety of European products to the UK and Irish markets. They include access platforms and sandbox filling equipment from Italian company Bertolotti, for whom Mechan has already achieved its first order – a sandbox filling system at the new Edgehill Depot in Liverpool, which will be used to house Virgin’s West Coast Pendolino trains.
Mechan is now also the approved UK and Ireland supplier of train washing equipment and controlled emission toilet systems from Aquafrisch in Spain, the Calipri wheelset measurement device from NextSense in Austria and mobile cranes and access equipment from Italy’s Gruniverpal Tranchero.
Richard Carr, Mechan’s managing director, said: “Mechan already has a global reputation for quality, safety and reliability and we felt it was time to expand our offering with the addition of peripherals that will help our clients maximise the productivity of their depot/workshop equipment. We are very pleased to be representing our continental partners in the UK and Ireland and we are confident that their products will significantly enhance our industry presence.”
For further information about Mechan’s product range telephone (0114) 257 0563 or visit www.mechan.co.uk Issued: 1.4.2009
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