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TIME World News (13th edition)

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FROM THE CEO<br />

Ready for Euro 6<br />

For the 2016 installment of<br />

Bauma, the theme for the<br />

<strong>TIME</strong> Versalift stand is Euro 6<br />

as we will exhibit a full range<br />

of Euro 6 ready platforms.<br />

But that’s not all...<br />

<strong>TIME</strong> expands in the U.S.<br />

<strong>TIME</strong> Manufacturing Company increases the company’s production capacity<br />

with the addition of 4,600 m² new production facilities and 121 new employees.<br />

COMPANY NEWS<br />

We have also upgraded and<br />

reinforced our bestselling ETL<br />

and ETM series to support<br />

230 and 265 kg, while the<br />

VTX-240 now supports 220 kg<br />

in the cage.<br />

Furthermore, we are ready<br />

to show a new boom limit<br />

system, a new control panel, a<br />

tracked LAT and much more.<br />

We look forward to seeing<br />

you at Bauma at FS.907/7!<br />

Per C. Torp<br />

CEO, <strong>TIME</strong> International<br />

Waco, Texas based <strong>TIME</strong><br />

Manufacturing Company<br />

(TMC) is expanding its<br />

production capacity with<br />

4,600 square metres of<br />

additional production<br />

facilities. TMC plans on<br />

spending $5.8 million to<br />

expand its facilities in Waco<br />

expected to result in a<br />

growth of employment of<br />

121 during the coming four<br />

years.<br />

The city of Waco and the<br />

McLennan County officials<br />

recently voted ok to provide<br />

TMC with tax abatements<br />

and $200,000 in economic<br />

development initiatives<br />

to support the expansion.<br />

TMC currently employs<br />

410 in Waco and produces<br />

3,500-4,000 aerial access<br />

platforms a year in the<br />

existing 27,800 square metre<br />

factory complex of which 25-<br />

35% is for exports to global<br />

markets.<br />

HDW acquires <strong>TIME</strong> Benelux<br />

Following the acquisition, HDW BeLux is now the new<br />

Versalift distributor in Belgium and Luxembourg.<br />

DISTRIBUTOR NEWS<br />

Pre Bauma sales training<br />

Ruthmann and Versalift UK visited <strong>TIME</strong> International<br />

for pre Bauma sales training of the new Versalift units.<br />

DISTRIBUTOR NEWS<br />

German, Austrian and Swiss representatives from Ruthmann with <strong>TIME</strong> staff<br />

(l-r) Andries Schouten from HDW and Per C. Torp from <strong>TIME</strong> International<br />

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Rotterdam based HDW has<br />

acquired <strong>TIME</strong> Benelux and<br />

is now the exclusive Versalift<br />

distributor in Belgium and<br />

Luxembourg. The company<br />

has been renamed HDW<br />

BeLux and all employees<br />

from <strong>TIME</strong> Benelux remain<br />

in the new organization in<br />

Tienen, Belgium.<br />

“This acquisition is part of<br />

our drive to further improve<br />

our sales and service<br />

activities in Belgium and<br />

Luxembourg. It will provide<br />

HDW with a perfect home<br />

base to serve the Benelux<br />

market in a professional<br />

way”, says HDW Managing<br />

Director Andries Schouten.<br />

British representatives from Versalift UK with <strong>TIME</strong> staff

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