25.04.2012

Terex appoints Titan in NZ

Terex Cranes has appointed Titan Construction Equipment as its mobile crane distributor in New Zealand covering its All Terrain, Rough Terrain, Pick & Carry and Crawler crane ranges as well as used cranes, service and parts.
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the Titan Group was founded in 1965 when the late Max Whiley, supported by five partners - Bob Burnett, George Lemmon, Bert Martyn, Jack Tidd and Ray Vincent, - purchased the heavy haulage and crane rental division of Wilkins and Davies, which traded as Titan Plant Services. All five owned their own businesses but became directors and shareholders of the new company, along with Whiley.

The new company initially focused on crane rental and used crane and heavy equipment sales. In 1977 the crane rental business was moved into a separate company Titan Cranes, while Titan Plant Services concentrated on sales and service in 1979 it was appointed as the P&H crane distributor, replacing it with the Kato cranes franchise in 1992. Until last year if also handled Volvo construction equipment and Yanmar mini excavators, but sold this part of the business to Transdiesel in April 2011.
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One of the first sales as Terex distributor, an AC60/3 to McIntosh Bros

Based in Wellington the company operates from four locations, Wellington and New Plymouth on North Island plus Christchurch and Dunedin on South Island. The sales operation is led by national sales manager Dean McPhee, while the product support function is managed by Michael Cosgrove.

Craig Hain, sales director for Terex Cranes Australia said: “We are proud to have Titan Equipment as our distributor. Titan has more than 45 years of experience in the crane business, and has earned a great reputation in New Zealand, particularly regarding service.”

McPhee added: “We are very excited about our distributorship with Terex Cranes, they produce an excellent product and this will allow us to expand our product range and better serve our customers to help them be more profitable and successful.”

The company got off to a strong start with the sale of a new Terex AC60/3 All Terrain crane to McIntosh Bros Engineering.
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(L-R) Bill and Craig McIntosh with Dean McPhee of Titan Equipment.