POSITIVE BALANCE FOR 2014

02.01.2015

Techne can look back on a successful year 2014. In April, two Multi Tasker 1600 were officially presented to the customer in Lithuania. In May, the official ceremony for the railway rescue crane Multi Tasker 1200 of Deutsche Bahn took place in Leipzig. The six railway rescue cranes Multi Tasker 2880 were delivered to China even as the seven Multi Tasker 100 to Pakistan. 24 switch transport wagons Switch Tilter and one Multi Tasker 800 N were produced and delivered to Network Rail in the United Kingdom and to Tanzania respectively. From the transporter section, one slag pot carrier Slag Taurus P 60 was delivered to Taiwan and one Slag Taurus P 80 to Saudi Arabia. In Austria, the fourth skip dumper Multi Flexus D 50 was put into service. In 2014, two new buildings were opened on the plant in Leipzig: the steelwork facility in February and the finish hall in July. The total investment cost for these two buildings amount to approx. 5 million EUR. Through its participation in the 2nd Day of Industrial Culture, Techne opened again its doors to the public and presented its production facilities. At the most important exhibition for railway technology, InnoTrans in Berlin, visitors from all over the world could test their crane driving talent in the new crane simulator. At the outdoor display, the Multi Tasker 1200 of Deutsche Bahn and a Switch Tilter from Network Rail attracted the attention of the industry professionals. All in all, 2014 was an exciting and busy year with challenging orders and successful events.