The farm tractor and machinery division of China’s largest heavy equipment manufacturer — Zoomlion — has set up shop in Mexico, employing a local business team to open primary and secondary distribution channels in Mexico and Latin America.
The tractor maker is in the process of increasing capacity by an additional 50,000 units spread across its Bengaluru and Bhopal plants, which produce the Massey Ferguson and Eicher brands, respectively.
The additional 162,750 square feet. of warehouse space will facilitate the company’s planned employee growth of 15% in 2 years’ time, and provide warehouse and assembly space for its current and future product lines.
Great Plains Mfg. plans to convert a 350,000 square foot facility that was once an Alco Warehouse into a manufacturing location at a cost of at least $3.7 million for land and acquisition plus $7.9 million of machinery/equipment and remodel, totaling $10.8 million to be invested over a five-year period.
Challenging market conditions and a dip in revenues (see Ag Equipment Intelligence, September 2016) have not deterred tillage and hay tools manufacturer Pottinger from continuing investment in expanded production and parts distribution facilities.
A Belgian manufacturer of heavy-duty farm trailers, manure spreaders, slurry tankers and light pasture equipment is weighing its options for manufacturing its products in the U.S.
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In this episode we look at the potential impact Hurricanes Helene and Milton will have on ag production as well as the dealers and manufacturers in the impacted region.