Terex Washing Systems are making waves! - Global Dealer Conference & Product Launch in Ireland

 

The HUB were recently invited to the Terex Washing Systems Global Dealer Conference in Co Kildare, Ireland to get an update on developments from this growing Terex business. The conference was held at the stunning Carlton House Hotel and hosted around 80 dealers from around the globe who enjoyed the 2 day event along with a VIP visit to the World famous Guinness Storehouse. TWS had lots to shout about as well, with not one but four key important news updates for the press and their dealers. These included the launch of a brand new product line in the AggreStac, the launch of their own project management service 4Site, and the opening of two new huge production and spares facilities in Northern Ireland.

New Product Launch - AggreStac

The all new AggreStac was introduced by Paul McWilliams of TWS Engineering “We are delighted to launch the AggreStac range which is a containerized, tracked and hydraulically driven high quality range of stacking conveyors, available in three models, 50, 65 and 80. They are self-powered diesel units featuring a full hydraulic set-up, so no crane is required and are all tier 3 or 4 compatible, dependant on what is required for the region. Another key benefit is transport, all the range can be shipped in a container, the AggeStac 50 in a standard 40ft container and the AggeStac 50 and 65 in a high cube container.”

“The 50ft version has a 42” wide belt, a maximum discharge head of 7.6m, and a capacity of 400 tonnes per hour. The 65ft version again has a 42” belt with a maximum discharge head of 10m and a capacity of 400 tonnes per hour. The 80ft version has a 42” wide belt, a maximum discharge head of 11m, and a capacity of 400 tonnes per hour. The new standard 42” belt is very important in the design, and allows us to harmonise all the controls across the range as well as keeping parts to a standard size.”

“The range incorporates easy access for service and maintenance, a steel lined feedboot as standard with extended and rubber lined options, light weight dust covers to enclose the whole length of the conveyor and a head drum guard. The underside and roller guarding are also fully enclosed and there is an option for disk rollers for the chevron belt. All in all, we anticipate this to be a very popular product range.”

Brand New Development of TWS Washing Facility & Global Spare Parts Facility

Garry Stewart, explained about the new development at the TWS washing facility, where Terex have invested £2m in a brand new facility for TWS. “A few miles down the road from the main Dungannon production site, this new 23,000 sq ft facility will allow for sub-assembly, final assembly, and full testing of fully assembled machines, as the building has been designed with maximum height and effective crane lifting ability in mind. It features four 40ft high 20tonne gantry cranes and a tandem lift which can lift up to 32tonnes easily. This now means that TWS will be able to build their AggreSand® range in its entirety within this new facility, fully set-up and tested inside.”

“The new facility will have much more storage and allow more flexibility for global dealers wanting to change the specification of any factory ordered machines up to 2-3 weeks before the machine is due to be delivered - a huge benefit to be able to offer.”

“Also, as part of this new production facility a new office complex is also being built, which will feature a complete testing lab for client projects, where samples can be put through a host of tests. Miniature sand plants will also feature in this lab environment for complete and thorough testing purposes. This high tech environment with allow us to attract the best in graduates who wish to join the already strong team of 650 people employed across both the Dungannon and Farlough sites by TWS.”

Garry then went on to explain about the new Global Spare Parts Facility “Terex have also recently invested £4.7m in a brand new Global Spare Parts Facility at Granville Business Park, which has a high tech picking system allowing for quick selection and dispatch of parts and operates over a 58,000sq ft warehouse operation. This facility will allow us to improve our spare parts services across all of the Terex brands.”

4-Site Launch

Terex Washing Systems now have a new complete installation project management service, Garry Stewart told us more “We’re launching TWS ‘4Site’ as a complete installation project management service for our dealers. The feedback we have received in the past has told us that our dealers sometimes need more assistance in the field in installing TWS plants across the world, so we have decided to come up with a service that gives several options in the amount of support required on-site.”

“The project management service is divided into four key stages, appraisal, project plan, support and installation. There are three levels of plan, silver, gold and platinum dependant on the dealers’ requirements and level of installation support required. Platinum for instance will give the dealer a full turnkey package with a team of experienced TWS engineers on-site to install the plant.”

Iain Walker, Sales Director of Terex Washing Systems was on hand to give us a little more insight into how the business has developed “We created Terex Washing Systems back in 2012, and since then we’ve grown 30-40% year on year. We started at just under $10m and by close of business this year we will be at $30m. Our target for 2020 is to have achieved $100,000, so you can see that we have an aggressive plan to drive the business forward. Currently we have 80 global dealers, and we are looking to expand this to take advantage of certain territories and we are also committed to developing our product range to assist in this growth. As a business unit globally within the Terex Corporation we have big plans, but we also see TWS as very important to the economy in Northern Ireland and will continue to support that ethos.”

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