Company:Hidromek
| Type | S.A. (corporation) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Heavy equipment |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Founder | Hasan Basri Bozkurt |
| Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Hasan Basri Bozkurt (Chairman of the board)[1] Ahmet Bozkurt (Deputy general manager) |
| Revenue | $342 million (2013) |
Number of employees | 1,400 (2012) |
| Website | www |
Hidromek is a heavy equipment manufacturer founded in Ankara in 1978.[2]
History
Hidromek was founded in 1978 by Hasan Basri Bozkurt in a small workshop in Ankara. In the first years, Hidromek produced parts such as pumps and torque converters for construction machines. In the following years, Hidromek was engaged in the business of producing and assembling loader and digger attachments on the agricultural tractors and converting them into a construction machine. In 1989, Hidromek produced its first original machine, the first backhoe loader. In 1999, Hidromek made its first international sale to Tunisia. In 2000, Hidromek produced the first excavator. Production and assembly facilities are located in Ankara and Izmir, overseas production and assembly facilities are located in Spain , Russia and Thailand.[3] In 2013, Hidromek acquired the Motor Grader unit of Japanese machinery manufacturer Mitsubishi[4] Heavy Industries.[5][6][7]
Hdromek started to develop military heavy equipment for the armies, in 2014 Spanish Army bought HMK102B backhoe loaders.[8]
Gallery
Hidromek Excavator.
Hidromek Backhoe Loader Hidromek at Bauma 2007.
Hidromek vehicle on a road in the Philippines.
HMK 102B ALPHA Backhoe loader.
Hidromek Crawler excavator.
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External links
References
- ↑ "Mitsubishi’nin greyderlerini Ankaralı Hidromek üretecek". aksam.com.tr. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140811053841/http://www.aksam.com.tr/spor/mitsubishinin-greyderlerini-ankarali-hidromek-uretecek/haber-262176. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Dünya devlerine kafa tutan Ankara markası". hurriyet.com.tr. http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=6874360.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ "4 fabrikada ürettikleriyle 50 ülkenin ‘iş’ini yapıyor". milliyet.com.tr. http://www.milliyet.com.tr/4-fabrikada-urettikleriyle-50-ulkenin-is-ini-yapiyor/ekonomi/ekonomidetay/31.03.2013/1687390/default.htm.
- ↑ "Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Global Website | Construction machinery" (in en). https://www.mhi.com/products/infrastructure/construction_machinery.html.
- ↑ "HİDROMEK, Japon Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’in Motor Greyder'i satın aldı". hidromek.com.tr. http://www.hidromek.com.tr/print.asp?catid=208&id=595&type=content.
- ↑ "Kızımız Japon Mitsubishi’yi oğlumuz Hidromek’e aldık". milliyet.com.tr. http://www.milliyet.com.tr/kizimiz-japon-mitsubishi-yi/ekonomi/detay/1794247/default.htm.
- ↑ "Hidromek wins prestigious Turkish award" (in en). https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/the-digger-blog/view/hidromek-wins-prestigious-turkish-award.
- ↑ "Spanish Army received new HMK102B backhoe loaders 42605163 | May 2016 Global Defense Security news industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2016 | Archive News year". https://www.armyrecognition.com/may_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/spanish_army_received_new_hmk102b_backhoe_loaders_42605163.html.
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