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JLG breaks ground on a new facility that will manufacture AWPs and access equipment for the Asian market. |
November 18, 2008 – Oshkosh Corporation, Oshkosh, Wis., broke ground today for a new manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China. The new facility will produce JLG access equipment specifically for the Asian market. Today's announcement is another step in Oshkosh Corporation's strategic business initiatives to meet the demands of a global economy and the growth potential of the China and Asian markets in particular. Oshkosh currently manufactures in 11 countries and has additional service operations in 16 countries.
"Today's groundbreaking is confirmation of our investment in the future, and a significant opportunity for our customers, as well as the company,†said Robert Bohn, Oshkosh Corporation chairman and CEO. “This facility will be the first ever China-based manufacturing facility for Oshkosh Corporation. The facility we are building in Tianjin is a strategic initiative to directly service regional customers with a faster delivery turnaround for our JLG brand of aerial work platforms." Bohn also said the locally produced product will give Oshkosh an advantage in an aggressive, competitive Asian landscape.
Attendees at the ceremonial groundbreaking included Oshkosh Corporation and JLG executives and local officials.
As part of its on-going social out-reach program in China, Oshkosh Corporation also donated two JLG telehandlers to help local officials in the rebuilding in Wenchuan County, which was affected by the May earthquake that occurred in Sichuan Province.
Oshkosh has been offering product and service support to China since 1982, when the company started supplying Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicles. JLG opened a China sales office in 2002. In 2006, Oshkosh's Beijing corporate office opened, and serves as the hub for Asian operations and is responsible for the sale, service, and support of Oshkosh Corporation's products. In March of 2008, Oshkosh opened its Shanghai corporate office largely devoted to the sourcing of parts and components for the manufacturing of Oshkosh and JLG products.
A variety of Oshkosh Corporation products are in use through much of China, including Oshkosh ARFF vehicles, tow trucks, mobile communications vehicles and aerial platforms and access equipment.
