Yanmar signs major deal with Cramo for excavators in 2016-17

Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe has signed a deal with Cramo, one of Europe’s largest rental companies, for the purchase of between 800-1,000 machines. The deal for hydraulic compact excavators was made after Cramo spent several months testing products, said Klavs Otisons, product area and sourcing manager for Cramo Group Fleet Management. “Yanmar has been our supplier for already a couple of years, but with this settlement we can offer our customers products and services in even better quality.”
June 17, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
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7139 Yanmar Construction Equipment Europe has signed a deal with Cramo, one of Europe’s largest rental companies, for the purchase of between 800-1,000 machines.

The deal for hydraulic compact excavators was made after Cramo spent several months testing products, said Klavs Otisons, product area and sourcing manager for Cramo Group Fleet Management. “Yanmar has been our supplier for already a couple of years, but with this settlement we can offer our customers products and services in even better quality.”

“This decision reinforces our strategy to focus our efforts on TCO - total cost of ownership”, said Jean-Marc Reynaud, president of Yanmar CEE.

Yanmar CEE, based in France, sells in over 37 European countries.

Cramo is based in the city of Vantaa and is listed on the Helsinki Exchange. It is one of Europe’s largest construction equipment and services rental companies with operations in 15 countries and 330 depots. It employs around 2,500 people and had sales in 2014 of €652 million.
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