Hiab loader crane production moves to Poland

Hiab, has announced promises to restructure its operations in Hudiksvall, Sweden. The company says that it will to vary the main focus with the current unit from manufacturing to service and testing, as well as after sales and spares support. bridge crane will be built at Cargotec’s multi-assembly unit in Stargard Szczecinski, Poland..

Producer explained that the plan took it’s origin from an analysis initiated because of tightening competition and increasing pressure for cost efficiency to have an extended-term sustainable profitability level. Hiab declared that it expected to save approximately �11m annually in the changes with full effect from the year 2016. It also predicted to get restructuring costs of approximately �14m.

The move can finish production responsibility for bridge crane, recycling cranes and forestry cranes in the facility. Assembly operations in Hudiksvall would cease gradually by the first quarter of 2015. The measures also can resulted in number staff at Hudiksvall being halved from 300.

Mika Sel?nne, Vice President, Hiab Supply said: “I wish to emphasise that it plan’s not due to any dissatisfaction while using the current assembly work. The blueprint is entirely good should improve Hiab’s profitability also to reduce our cost structure to some competitive level.”