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Manitou Group has inaugurated its new spare parts logistics centre in Greater Noida, India. This new facility meets the group’s strong ambitions to develop its production and distribution activities in the region over the coming years.

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Located on the outskirts of New Delhi in India, the new logistics centre is designed to support Manitou’s growth in this high-potential market. The spare parts stocked in this warehouse will be dedicated to the maintenance of machines manufactured at the group’s Indian plant, also located in Greater Noida. They will be shipped mainly to Asia, but also to South America and Africa, where Indian-made compact track loaders, telehandlers and backhoe loaders are distributed.

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The new logistics centre has quadrupled in size to over 8,300 sq m, enabling Manitou to ship 90,000 order lines a year at maximum capacity. To ensure this daily quality of service, 40 employees will work in shifts at the new facility. Launched in January 2023, the project was completed in less than a year.

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“This new logistics centre will enable us to continue improving the service we provide to our customers in this region, where the group has great ambitions. This warehouse will also benefit from the process and flow management standards already in place in our other logistics centres, to optimise the safety of our employees and carriers,” said Pierre-Yves Malgogne, vice president of the spare parts business unit at Manitou.

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At present, Manitou has eight logistics centres around the world to make spare parts available to all its customers.

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Vermeer has opened a new global parts distribution centre to support its customers and dealers around the world. The company’s team members will package and ship parts worldwide from the facility, which is located on the grounds of the corporate headquarters in Pella, Iowa, the US.

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The 312,000-sq-ft centre builds on a legacy of customer support, situated at the end of the old runway where company founder Gary Vermeer once delivered parts to Vermeer customers by plane.

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“Vermeer is focused on optimising this facility so we can most efficiently deliver the right part at the right time to our customers,” said Tony Briggs, vice president of the Vermeer Lifecycle product group. “This facility allows customer support, engineering, procurement and logistics to be co-located. They work in conjunction with our operational team members to make sure we fulfil customer and dealer expectations daily.”

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The location of the global parts distribution centre leverages the manufacturing capabilities of the Vermeer mile, where most Vermeer products are assembled.

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“Almost 1/3 of the warehouse is filled with parts made by different manufacturing plants on the Vermeer mile. It is very convenient for us to be located near the manufacturing facilities that supply those parts. Ultimately, we bundle the Vermeer-manufactured parts with other parts and ship the orders around the world to take care of our customers,” explained Mr Briggs.

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Three times more space than the previous building, the new global parts distribution centre includes 23 dock doors, a warehouse management system and improved warehouse technology. This investment will help drive efficiency by centralising parts storage.

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“With people at the centre of everything we do, this new facility helps our team members equip dealers and support customers and that ultimately makes a real impact on their ability to get important work done,” said Jason Andringa, Vermeer’s president and CEO.

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The new global parts distribution centre is the second facility Vermeer has opened in 2023. Earlier this year, the company expanded its parts manufacturing footprint in Des Moines, Iowa. That facility manufactures horizontal directional drill (HDD) tooling and utility tractor attachments.

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As the number of products and markets Vermeer supports expands, the company continues to invest in its aftermarket efforts to meet the needs of a global economy.

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