Terberg Special Vehicles Magazine 2016

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INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Phoenix Services BRAZIL Phoenix Services is a US-based company

of their experience with Terberg tractors at

and recently in the USA, the organisation,

that provides responsive world-class service

steelworks in the USA, Belgium, France and

its people and the quality of the product are

to steel producers, including slag and scrap

Romania they ordered RT283 4x4 tractors and

what we are looking for in a supplier. When

handling and processing services in the US,

RT403 4x4 tractors. The RT403 is the most

purchasing equipment of course the price and

South America, Europe and South Africa. The

powerful model in the range, with a fifth-

delivery are important. But in addition to this

equipment they use operates under extremely

wheel lifting capacity of 45 tonnes and it is

we believe in building a long term relation

demanding conditions, shifting heavy loads in

fitted with a Cummins QSM11 Tier 3 engine.

with our suppliers which is beneficial for us as

a hot and extreme environment, often 24/7.

Phoenix also bought a used RT382 as a back-

well as the supplier. The equipment bought

The company supplies a wide range of slag-

up. Rimac, Terberg’s distributor in Brazil, is

from Terberg is critical for our operation and

based products for application in construction,

responsible for the after sales service.

especially in this greenfield operation, which is relatively remote, we need to be sure we

road building and soil conditioning. Bruce Roth, Phoenix Senior Vice-President

have top quality equipment to rely on as well

One of Phoenix’s customers is a new

– Global Procurement, commented: “We

as after sales service in Brazil as well as other

integrated steel mill in Brazil. On the basis

have good experience with Terberg in Europe

parts of the world.”

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