Crown is one of the world’s largest material handling companies. Crown’s award-winning line of lift trucks maintains a reputation for advanced product design, engineering and integrated manufacturing processes. Offering a broad range of forklifts, as well as automation and fleet management technologies, Crown seeks to provide customers with forward thinking and innovative solutions designed to improve performance and lower operating costs.
Headquartered in New Bremen, Ohio, Crown’s products are defining the future of material handling throughout the world. For more information, visit crown.com
Konecranes is a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That’s why, with around 16,500 professionals in over 50 countries, Konecranes is trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs. In 2023, Group sales totalled EUR 3.9 billion. Konecranes shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki (symbol: KCR).
JCB India Limited is a leading manufacturer of earthmoving and construction equipment in India. The company started as a joint venture in 1979 and is now a fully owned subsidiary of J.C Bamford Excavators, United Kingdom. With five state-of-the-art factories in India, it today manufactures a wide range of world-class equipment, not only for India, but also for export markets.
JCB introduced Backhoe Loaders in India over 35 years ago and has since expanded its product range to 48 models in eight product categories. The factory at Delhi-NCR, which is the world’s largest factory for Backhoe Loaders, is also the Headquarters for JCB in India. This facility, apart from Backhoe Loaders, also manufactures Skid Steer Loaders, Telehandlers, Diesel Engines and Diesel Generators.
The company expanded its operations in 2006 and 2007 by setting up two factories at Pune for its Heavyline business. These factories manufacture Tracked Excavators, Wheeled Loaders, Compaction equipment and Fabrications for the Group. With over 330 engineers, Pune also has JCB’s largest Design Center outside of the United Kingdom.
A further investment in India was made at Jaipur in 2014 with the inauguration of a 115-acre, eco-friendly, green manufacturing facility. This facility currently manufactures Fabrications for the Group.
With all plants operating on the principle of one global quality, products made in these factories are sold not just in the Indian market but are also exported to over 65 countries.
Over the years, JCB invested Rs. 2,000 crores in India and today employs over 5,000 people in its Indian operations. It has a network of 63 dealers who further employ 6,000 professionally trained people in 650 outlets spread throughout India. These far-reaching outlets provide the vital parts and product support to customers. Dealerships and outlets get Parts support from four strategically set up warehouses at Pune, Chennai, Faridabad and Kolkata.