Chicago Pneumatic (CP), one of world’s leading providers of various types of tools for the construction industry, has announced its increased activity and expansion plans for the Indian market in 2011, which include launch of several new products and comprehensively covering the Indian market through more and bigger distributors over the period of next few months. CP aims at becoming a stronger player in the Indian market and as a part of this initiative the company is exhibiting its new products at one of the world's biggest construction and industrial trade shows being conducted in India, the Bauma Conexpo India in Mumbai.
According to Mr. Kishore Sidhwani, Vice President, Chicago Pneumatic Construction Equipment AB, Stockholm “We are now actively leveraging and building the Chicago Pneumatic brand globally. CP is well known in India and has been present here for over 70 years. We have a wide range of products designed for offering value to customers in the strong emerging markets. We are launching the new RX range of Hydraulic breakers, Light Towers and more models in Portable Electric Compressors.”
Chicago Pneumatic’s India plant is based in Nasik, Maharashtra and collaborates closely on product design, prototypes and testing. This plant is dedicated solely to construction tools – handheld pneumatic breakers, chipping hammers, pick hammers, scrabblers, rivet busters, surface and underground rock drills. The production lines are ISO 14001 certified, and equipped with high-end machining centers to ensure superior, consistent quality. In the Nasik test labs every single product is tested and certified before delivery.
Chicago Pneumatic India is offering a wide range construction tools for the Indian market through a distributor network dedicated to providing the best possible service and support to its customers.
“We have spent the past year building a strong distributor network, which within a few months will cover India and neighbouring countries. This network will make Chicago Pneumatic stand out as one of the strongest brands within the construction market in the region,” added M Krupakar, Regional Manager India.
Chicago Pneumatic has 110 years of solid experience in its domain and since its inception in 1901, the name Chicago Pneumatic has stood for high-performance tools and equipment designed for an extensive range of applications. Today, Chicago Pneumatic has a global reach, with local representatives. Chicago Pneumatic products are manufactured in the company’s various plants in Germany, Sweden, China, US and India.
