Skip to main content

French firm Fayat continues to develop its Chinese factories

The French Fayat Group’s operations in China continue to develop. Sales and marketing manager Jacques Bonvallet said, “The BOMAG factory in Shanghai is now over 5,000m2. We doubled the factory and this is the third extension to it we’ve made.” He said also that the size of the firm’s Marini facility building asphalt plants at Langfang has been doubled in size to meet demand. The company is particularly strong in China with its BOMAG compaction equipment and Marini asphalt plants, but the company is also ge
November 29, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
The BOMAG BW25RH rubber tyred roller was developed in China, where it is also manufactured

The French 2779 Fayat Group’s operations in China continue to develop. Sales and marketing manager Jacques Bonvallet said, “The 172 Bomag factory in Shanghai is now over 5,000m2 .We doubled the factory and this is the third extension to it we’ve made.”


He said also that the size of the firm’s 273 Marini facility building asphalt plants at Langfang has been doubled in size to meet demand.

The company is particularly strong in China with its BOMAG compaction equipment and Marini asphalt plants, but the company is also gearing up with the BOMAG milling machines and pavers for example. The BF300C, BF600C and BF800C pavers are now available in China and Bonvallet said, “We decided to push these machines.”

However, he was keen to stress that the Chinese factories are not simply building models developed in Europe. These facilities have their own research and development teams and are developing machines for China, and also for the international market. Emissions regulations may mean different types of engines are fitted and electronics may vary, but the base machines are the same and Bonvallet said, “In terms of what we are selling, what you buy from BOMAG in China is what you buy from BOMAG in Germany.”

The BW25RH pneumatic tyred roller was conceived at BOMAG’s facility in China and Bonvallet said, “It’s built in China with German and Chinese components. This machine is also selling particularly well in Australia, where it is used as the last compaction stage in a train of machines for rehabilitating dirt roads.

%$Linker: 2 Asset <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 2 51394 0 oLinkExternal www.fayat.com www.fayat.com false /EasySiteWeb/GatewayLink.aspx?alId=51394 true false%>

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • David Beatenbough talks about LiuGong’s achievements and its ambitions.
    April 2, 2012
    The year 2012 has been a milestone for Chinese construction equipment manufacturer LiuGong. In January it announced completion of the purchase of Polish company HSW (Huta Stalowa Wola) and its distribution subsidiary Dressta, LiuGong’s first outright acquisition outside its domestic market. HSW produces bulldozers and other crawler machines, while LiuGong is ranked as the largest wheel loader manufacturer in the world, and is also said to be among the world’s fastest growing CE companies.
  • Kubota announces new Chinese diesel engine factory in Wuxi City
    January 6, 2017
    Japanese engine manufacturer Kubota will use Bauma to announce its plan to build another engine plant in Wuxi City, China for the production of vertical-shaft diesel engines. This facility has 18,000 m2 of manufacturing space and will be a fully-owned subsidiary of Kubota China Holdings Co. Production levels will reach 97,000 engines a year and operations start in 2014. Once opened, Kubota will have 6 manufacturing plants around the world for diesel engines.
  • Kubota announces new Chinese diesel engine factory in Wuxi City
    February 15, 2013
    Japanese engine manufacturer Kubota will use Bauma to announce its plan to build another engine plant in Wuxi City, China for the production of vertical-shaft diesel engines. This facility has 18,000 m2 of manufacturing space and will be a fully-owned subsidiary of Kubota China Holdings Co. Production levels will reach 97,000 engines a year and operations start in 2014. Once opened, Kubota will have 6 manufacturing plants around the world for diesel engines.
  • New mid-range asphalt compactors from BOMAG coming to market
    January 6, 2017
    BOMAG is introducing the first of its Series 5 articulated tandem rollers, which are designed for asphalt compaction. These new machines are in the 6-8tonne weight class and will be followed by other models in the Series 5 line-up towards the end of this year. The machines have been designed around a modular concept and share a number of components and are suited to work in small-medium size projects. They have also been designed so as to offer high manoeuvrability and good visibility for the operator, as w