08.12.2015

TII acquires Tratec

The German based TII group, owner of Scheuerle, Nicolas and Kamag specialist trailer and SMTP manufacturers, has acquired the civilian product range of Indian modular trailer manufacturer Tratec Engineers.

The all asset deal includes a 28,000 square metre production facility in Bawal, Haryana, near Delhi, the brand name Tratec and the company’s civilian trailer product line.

The business has been incorporated into a new company TII India which will offer a variety of transportation equipment under the Tratec Tiger brand from next spring.

The products, which were already being built to compete with German modular trailers on the export market, will follow a “German Engineering – Made in India” philosophy, using well proven technology that best suits the local market. In addition to modular axle units the company will offer a range of light telescopic and non-telescopic trailers.

Tratec Engineers, which was founded in 1995 by three experienced trailer men, will retain its military and government business which includes building tank transporters for the Indian army.
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The TII India team will produce Tratec Tiger products

TII group chief executive Axel Müller said: “We have developed a comprehensive product portfolio, to specifically meet Indian market demands. Additionally, our customers will be able to profit from the entire range of products and accessories of the TII group.”

Otto Rettenmaier, head of the family that owns TII, added: “The TII group has grown continuously in the last decade and is world market leader in heavy duty transporter solutions with hydraulically suspended axles for payloads of up to 15,000 tonnes. The foundation of TII India with its new production plant is the next logical step in our strategy to serve our international customers on site.”