World-Class Cranes from the UK Head for China

The manufacture of Street hoists and cranes is to expand into China.  Street Crane, the UK’s largest industrial crane maker, has agreed a licensing deal with Nanjing Hoisting Machinery General Works Company Limited (NHM).   Under the agreement NHM will produce equipment to Street specifications for supply to any place in the Peoples Republic of China.

Street managing director, Andrew Pimblett explained, “This is a win-win deal that gives NHM access to world-class hoist and crane technology and gives Street Crane access to China’s booming economy.  The deal comes as leading manufacturers from around the world set up plants and joint ventures in China, often requiring cranes of western specification.  We have been seeking a partner in China for some time and are confident that the talented and energetic team at NHM will be able to bring the Street Crane brand to many more users and maintain our reputation for quality.”

Under the agreement Street Crane are providing technical assistance, training and design software to NHM.  A team of Street Crane engineers will be working in China over the next 12 months to help the skilled NHM team to familiarise themselves with western design techniques and quality standards.  Once production commences in June 2007, Street Crane will directly employ Chinese nationals at the NHM plant for quality assurance certification on Street branded products.

NHM, a management buy-out from a state enterprise, is already one of China’s top five crane producers.  The company have ambitious plans to grow the business.  A new 145,000 square metre factory, three times the size of the existing plant, is under construction.  This will produce Street Crane equipment alongside NHM’s own brands and will have dedicated workshops for machining, hoist assembly, steel structures, motor manufacture and metal treatment.  The factory is designed to high environmental standards and to provide excellent working conditions.  It is located in a new sustainable industrial town beside the Yangtze River.

NHM will offer a complete line of electric overhead travelling crane (EOTC) products from Street Crane based on both single girder and double girder construction according to client needs.  Crane control, speeds and handling systems will be customised to each client’s process lifting requirements.  NHM will have access to Street Cranes expertise and software to meet the handling needs of foundries, metal stockholding, engineering, automotive, glass makers, aerospace and other industries. 

Under the initial agreement NHM will supply Street Crane EOTC’s and hoists in the range 2 – 25 tonnes, extending to 50 tonnes in 2008/9.  In addition to being at the centre of one of China’s growth hot spots, NHM have sales offices in all major industrial areas allowing them to easily service customers anywhere in China.

Street Crane already works successfully with partners in North America, Australia, The Gulf and other developing areas of the world.    These arrangements, and production at their Derbyshire factory, are unaffected by the Chinese agreement.  “The rate of industrialisation and economic development in China over the last decade has been staggering.  We are happy to be part of this development and confident that our new partners at NHM will strengthen the Street Crane brand further,” concluded Andrew Pimblett.
	   

More information: 
Gus Zona, Street Crane Company, Tel. 00 44 1298 812456 Fax. 00 44 1298 814 945
E-Mail: admin@streetcrane.co.uk Web: www.streetcrane.co.uk

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July 17, 2006