30.07.2003

Peiner production move changes

Production of Peiner tower cranes is to move from Trier to the Demag facility in Zweibrücken, Germany and not as originally planned to the Comedil tower crane plant in Fontanafredda, Italy.

Parent company Terex Cranes announced the closure of the Peiner factory in Trier, Germany earlier this year with all tower crane production consolidated at the Comedil by the end of this year.

However, yesterday Terex Cranes president Fil Filipov has now stated that the Peiner operations will move in with Demag instead. He claims that the change of plan is “due to some technical problems with language, drawings, systems as well as some requests from customers”.

The Demag factory will produce the three models that remain in Peiner's range, the top slewing SK 315, SK 415 and SK 575, as well as the two tower types 212 and 213. Parts and product support will also be managed out of Zweibrücken.

The Peiner and Comedil brand names will be dropped in favour of the single Terex Towers brand.