TERRA Material Handling: Exclusive Partnership between TERRA Material Handling and SVETRUCK

Vienna, 12 June 2008 – TERRA Material Handling is now an exclusive partner of SVETRUCK and is distributing a range of products in Austria manufactured by the Swedish company. Moreover, the TERRA network will be on hand as a service partner in Central and Eastern Europe. Partnering with a large heavy-lift truck producer will broaden the company’s extensive product portfolio so that it can now supply fork lifts and side loaders as well as warehouse equipment, heavy-lift trucks and container and lumber handling equipment.

SVETRUCK means reliable and durable products as well as comprehensive and dependable service. Both TERRA Material Handling and the Swedish manufacturer demand high quality and share similar company philosophies. New to the TERRA Material Handling product catalogue: heavy-lift trucks up to 52 tons and lumber handling equipment up to 28 tons.

SVETRUCK is a world leader in mobile lumber handling equipment and heavy-lift trucks, producing high-class machines with a load capacity of up to 52 tons and particularly deployed in shipping individual items and containers. In addition, SVETRUCK fork lifts also perform valuable service in the paper and lumber industries as well as the metal industry.

“TERRA Material Handling has a lot of experience and great know-how in the Central and Eastern European region and therefore is an ideal partner for SVETRUCK“, says Sture Andersson, Managing Director of SVETRUCK. “By joining forces, we will not only be thoroughly looking after our existing customers but also winning over new customers with our products and services.”

The partnership between TERRA Material Handling and SVETRUCK covers all countries where TERRA Material Handling is represented, offering the best service in sales and after market activities.

About TERRA
Since 1957, when it was founded, TERRA has been one of the most prominent machine distributors and service partners in Central and Eastern Europe. TERRA markets its own Jumbo and Lancer brand side loaders, as well as the Ranger brand, through its TERRA Material Handling business. TERRA Material Handling has established solid partnerships with Crown Forklifts and Nissan Forklift.

As part of the TERRA Group, TERRA Material Handling has a wide-reaching service network with 41 locations in Austria and 16 other countries in Central and Eastern Europe.

For further information please contact:

TERRA Maschinen GmbH und Co KG
Terra Material Handling
Mr. Klaus Haidvogel
Fabianistrasse 8
1110 Vienna

Tel.: +43 / 1/ 69001-707
Fax: + 43 / 1/ 89 02 186
E-mail: sales@terra.co.at