Hitachi, Construction Machinery, Europe,--Hitachi boosts spares support

Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) (HCME) is opening of a new European Parts Centre in April 2011. This represents a significant investment of €12 million in the 53,000m2 facility, of which 22,000m2 is covered. The site is located in the city of Oosterhout in the south of The Netherlands and was formerly owned by car manufacturer Citroën. HCME's existing 7,600m2 European Parts Centre is also situated in Oosterhout, but the move to the new complex in the Vijf Eiken industrial area will help to enhance the Hitachi Support Chain after-sales programme. The new state-of-the-art European Parts Centre will have the capacity to stock over 90,000 individual parts line items for onward distribution to authorised Hitachi dealers and customers throughout Europe, Middle East, Russia/CIS and Africa. The overall aims of this strategic development are to meet the requirements of the Japanese manufacturer's expanding customer base and increase sales in this important sector of the construction industry.

Source: World Highways