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TIANJIN, China — Oshkosh Corp. announced Monday the grand opening of its new manufacturing plant in Tianjin, China.
This state-of-the-art facility is producing JLG access equipment for China and other Asian markets.
The new factory marks a major milestone in the Oshkosh commitment to the important Far East markets and further enhances the company’s international presence.
Construction on the Tianjin plant was completed in the spring. Since then, JLG has gradually introduced additional product models into the plant for local fabrication and assembly. The facility utilizes the latest in manufacturing, subassembly, fabrication and paint technologies.
Oshkosh has a rich history in China. The company entered the Chinese market in 1982, when it began supplying aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles.
In 2002, a JLG sales office was opened in Hong Kong, followed in 2006 with an Oshkosh corporate office in Beijing.
In 2008, Oshkosh opened an additional corporate office in Shanghai, primarily dedicated to sourcing parts and components for the manufacturing of Oshkosh and JLG products. Tianjin is a municipality in northeast China, two hours from Beijing.
Today, many Oshkosh products are in use throughout China, including aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles, snow removal vehicles, fire trucks, tow trucks, mobile communications vehicles and access equipment.
JLG equipment is in use at some of the largest and busiest shipyards, construction, building maintenance, and aviation and aerospace sectors.
More than 100 Oshkosh aircraft rescue and firefighting products are in operation at major airports, such as Shanghai Pudong Airport, Hangzhou Airport, Quzhou Airport, Ningbo Airport, Beijing Capital International Airport and Tibet Lasha International Airport, the world’s highest airport.
In 2010, Pierce Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Oshkosh, received delivery orders for new fire trucks from the Nanjing, Jiangsu Province Fire Bureau.
In addition to China, Oshkosh has manufacturing operations in nine countries: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania and the United States. Sales and service centers are located throughout the world.
JLG Industries is headquartered in McConnellsburg.
For more information about Oshkosh, visit the company website.
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