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market. Like everything else, when you’re
buying a crusher or a car, you want choice.
We quickly realised that if we could offer a
proven and credible alternative, not just on
the product side, but also in parts and
service, and a team that truly walks in the
shoes of the customer, we would stand
out.”
Asked about what Red Knight 6 and
O’Kane Equipment Solutions will bring to
Astec’s offer to UK customers, Gribben
responded, “Although the announcement
has been made within the last couple of
months, we have been working closely
together for the last couple of years. Their
strong relationships with customers and
within the wider industry are clear, and
they have a similar outlook to ours.”
Stephen Whyte added that, as part of its
wider company development programme,
Astec works with customer and dealer
advocacy groups worldwide to ensure its
product and service offerings meet market
needs.
Speaking from the press conference
attendee floor and responding to a
question on whether Astec still had gaps in
its product and linked technologies range,
Paul Donnelly, managing director of Red
Knight 6, said, 'It’s the others [OEMs] that
have gaps. Kieran [O’Kane, MD O’Kane
Equipment Solutions] and I both have 30 years in the industry and have lived
with some many changes and false dawns. With the technologies Astec have,
such as the Multi-Frequency Screen, we’ve been testing it here in the UK, and
Astec is doing things others can’t. It’s exciting for us as dealers. Equipment
costs have risen significantly, customers are not getting much more money for
the material they are extracting from the ground, so equipment now has to
last five or six years, when before it was financed in a three-year cycle. Quality
build and innovation is why Astec is the partner we want to work with.”
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