26.10.2010

Snorkel appoints Knutsen Maskin

Snorkel has appointed Oslo based Knutsen Maskin based as its new distributor for Norway.

Knutsen is the Tadano Faun crane dealer for Norway and Sweden and also sells and maintains a wide range of other equipment, from port machinery to fork trucks and weighing machines.
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(L-R) Jan Henrik, Monika Øverby and Thor Nordahl of Knutsen Maskin with Snorkel's Ramesh Lal.

The company was founded in 1947 and has been a Tadano dealer since 1970, the company has an impressive facility in Jessheim, near Oslo Airport.

Thor Nordahl, Managing Director of Knutsen Maskin, said: "Snorkel is a really exciting prospect for us. We have been examining the aerial lift market for a long time and with Snorkel we have found the right partner. We now have a great range of machines to sell and are working with a company that shares our vision for growth."
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Knutsen Maskin's premises near Oslo Airport

Ramesh Lal Gadre, Snorkel's district manager for Scandinavia and Germany, added: "The appointment of Knutsen Maskin further strengthens our service provision in Scandinavia. The high level of product support that Knutsen provides is going to be a major asset as we seek to penetrate the Nordic region's major rental companies."