Thinking global
The arrival of new owners at a German truck-mounted crane manufacturer brought about a fresh determination to be secure international success. Pieter Timmers, sales director for cranes at Delmenhorst-based Terex Atlas, tells Claire Walker how the company’s new global focus has paid off.

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Reaching new heights
Hiab Loader Cranes is the world’s leading maker of productivity and safety enhancing truck-mounted load handling cranes. Used mainly in the building materials supply sector and industrial products transportation, Hiab Loader Cranes reduce labour costs and increase user productivity, efficiency and safety for its customers. Philip Yorke talked to Harri Ahola, senior vice president of Hiab Loader Cranes, about the company’s plans to meet the evolving competitive pressures of the global marketplace.
A passion for boats
Bella-VeneA genuine passion for motorboats led to the start of one of Finland’s greatest entrepreneurial success stories, as Claire Walker discovered from Raimo Sonninen, the founder and owner of Kuopio-based Bella-Veneet Oy.
Loaded with honour
With 50 years of experience in the industry, Terex Fuchs loading machines are renowned for their flexibility and innovation.
Grabbing sales
With the shipping and ports sectors booming on a global and unprecedented scale, Peiner grabs are much in demand – and turnover for this division of SMAG Salzgitter Maschinenbau increased by a third in 2005. Felicity Landon reports.
Tooling up for success
Power tools and forklifts are the core business of a German company which has cornered the European market. John Venables reports.
Treating Waste Well
The Indaver group provides total waste management solutions on a European scale. Abigail Saltmarsh reports on the company’s operations and solutions.
Expanding to the East
Fortex AGS is one of the leading companies operating in the building and waste water treatment industry in the Czech Republic. Designed as a highly diversified company, Fortex aims to remain economically stable whilst continuing to expand its interests.
Specialist in upholstery fabrics
Dekora Jenicek a.s., a joint-stock company, is based in Zdirec nad Doubravou, a small town located deep in the heart of the Czech Republic. The company ranks among the most important manufacturers of upholstery fabrics in the Czech Republic. Bodhana Svestkova talks to general director Jaroslav Stary to find out more.
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