Sandvik Construction hosts distributor conference

Sweden-based Sandvik Construction mobile crushers and screens has announced its 2nd annual Global Distributor Conference in Ireland Jan. 11-15 welcomed more than 120 attendees who attended workshops and seminars as well as witnessed demonstrations of the company’s latest equipment.

The conference attendees represented 60 Sandvik mobiles’ distributors from around 40 different countries. Sandvik Construction President Dinggui Gao also took part in the event.

This year’s conference specifically focused on how Sandvik Construction employees can improve customer service and how best they can continue to meet and exceed their customer requirements, according to the company.

Gao said at the conference, “I am delighted to attend and have the opportunity to meet our m,obiles’ partners. It has been a challenging year, but fantastic to see the drive, enthusiasm and commitment within the mobiles’ sales network.”

Following Gao’s address, President for Product Area Equipment Joanne Cooke presented an overview on Sandvik Construction as a business.

Attendees also were updated on the mobiles’ business by members of the mobiles’ management team. Terry Allison, managing director, provided an update on the business and the production facilities in Ballygawley. Allison’s update included a presentation on the new £1.6 million powder coating facility investment, which is now fully operational. Eugene Lyons, global sales and marketing director, presented a sales update and John Nethery, vice president product management and R&D (research and development), outlined recent product launches and the developments to come in 2016.

Sandvik says its distributors visited a local quarry in order to view some of the newest developments to the Mobiles’ range demonstrated. Some of these developments include the latest addition to the scalper range, the compact and versatile QE241. This was set up in two different applications in order to demonstrate its ability to operate as both a scalping and sizing screen, according to the company. A QH331 Hydrocone crusher was displayed with the optional hanging screen system. The screening range also was displayed in order to highlight the performance and efficiency of Sandvik’s screening technology, in particular its latest compact addition to the Doublescreen range, the QA335 Doublescreen.

The company displayed six pieces of equipment from its premium range of mobile jaw, cone and impact crushers, screens and scalping equipment. Sandvik says this represented a fraction of the product range available, but showcased the models that have been developed to meet the needs of the company’s global customer base. The distributors were taken on a product walk on the last day of the conference, which served as a visual reminder and hands-on demonstration of some of the key features by some of Sandvik’s global sales representatives.

Lyons said he was especially pleased to see the full range of equipment along with the hanging screen options on display, which are now available. He said, “Our Hydrocone crusher is one of the most technologically advanced in the market, and is a tried and tested design, which is something we are extremely proud of. In order to drive sales and increase our market share, we decided to run some cone-focused seminars during the conference.  These were welcomed by our distributors and we have received some great feedback. As a result, we look forward to seeing an increase in our cone sales over the coming year,” Lyons continued.

The Global Distributor Conference concluded with a gala dinner on the Thursday, featuring an awards ceremony that celebrated outstanding distributor performance in 2015. Sandvik says in its entirety the conference represented the company’s commitment to the mobiles’ distributor network and celebrated their mutual successes.