– Michael Kobilke , Director : Production and Development

at Holden ’ s Adelaide plant , marking the end of car production in Australia . The huge site is destined to become a business park , and ACM would like to move its HQ and manufacturing there , employing some 200 people and giving priority to former Holden workers who , after all , won ’ t have much difficulty transferring their skills to the tasks of EWP and crane manufacture and assembly .

Kobilke is confident that 2018 will see the number of units produced treble to around 45 . “ We attended Conexpo this year , and I think I can say that the North and South American market has now discovered us . We have appointed dealers in the USA and Canada , as well as in Chile , Peru and Mexico : already we ’ ve received the first orders from North America and are receiving strong enquiries .” And from January , ACM will also have a sales representative working in the European markets . All this marketing activity is matched by

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