EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – ALLU Group Inc. is pleased to announce Mid-State Equipment, headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin, as its newest dealer for the full line of ALLU Transformer and ALLU Crusher material processing attachments. The company has seven locations in Wisconsin, and provides sales and rental of ALLU’s unique attachments, as well as complete aftermarket service and spare parts, for customers throughout the state.

The partnership with Mid-State Equipment as its Wisconsin distributor reinforces ALLU’s commitment to providing the greatest level of customer focus in the industry — combining local expertise and support with the benefits of ALLU’s influence and prominence as a global company.

Mid-State Equipment was established in 1974 in Columbus, Wisconsin, by Curt and Linda Hanson. Beginning with just one location and three full-time employees, the company today has grown to encompass seven locations, employing more than 180 personnel. Second-generation owners Bryan and Erin Hanson and Chris and Scott Frodel continue to grow the business, while keeping true to the values of being a family-owned business.

According to Edison Rocha, ALLU Group Inc. Vice President Marketing, “We are pleased to have Mid-State Equipment onboard with us as the newest member of our North American dealer network. Mid-State’s reputation for providing exceptional customer service is fully aligned with ALLU’s way of doing business, and they believe in the tremendous value ALLU’s products can bring to their customers. ”

“We are excited to partner with ALLU, to add their unique and versatile products to our industry-leading lineup of products offered here at Mid-State,” says Mid-State owner Bryan Hanson. “We feel ALLU’s product offerings will be beneficial to our agricultural, landscape and light industrial customers, helping them to be more productive, efficient and, in the end, more profitable. It wasn’t just ALLU’s unique products that drew us to them, it was their commitment to aftermarket support that sealed the deal!”

Allu is proud to announce that Moviter is its new distributor in Portugal. The company will be supplying a comprehensive range of Allu Transformer and Processor attachments, as well as providing full aftermarket care, spare parts and dedicated customer service.

With headquarters in Leiria and office in Lisbon in Portugal, but with facilities located throughout the country, Moviter prides itself on delivering the best and most innovative solutions to its clients. The company has developed its business over many years through partnerships with many of the leading construction and aggregates companies in the country to understand their needs, culture and business aspirations. This understanding allows Moviter to provide exceptional service and advanced solutions to meet any challenge that arise using world-class products.

Moviter is now the exclusive representative and distributor in Portugal, Angola and Mozambique of an extensive range of brands of construction, quarrying (as well as associated industries) and agricultural equipment. The brands distributed by Moviter are characterised by market and technological leadership in various segments in both the domestic and world markets. With a long and proud history of successful relations with these manufacturers (including Hitachi excavators) and, above all, its customers, has been based on a readily available after-sales service and a logistics organisation adapted to market needs.

As part of Moviter’s drive to provide its customers with even more state of the art solutions and products, company managing director Arnaldo Sapinho, was quick to spot the potential of the Allu ranges of Transformers and Processors. This has directly led to the company being appointed Allu’s dealer in Portugal. The appointment of such a professional and experienced industry distributor reinforces Allu’s commitment in providing even greater levels of customer focus. It also further enhances locally focused customer support, whilst at the same time enabling customers to benefit from dealing with a truly global company.

In practical terms this means that as well as Moviter providing ‘point of contact’ customer support, field servicing and spare parts, when the situation requires it, the company will be able to call on round the clock assistance from Allu’s Finland based technical support department. This will further enable customers to benefit from the specialised advice and assistance that has made Allu the world leading supplier of material processing attachments: namely the Transformer and Processor series.

Of Allu’s appointment of Moviter, Allu vice president Carlos Guallart, states: “We are sure that the combination of Allu equipment and global aftermarket support, together with the local knowledge and industry expertise of Moviter, will enable Allu customers throughout Portugal to benefit from a winning combination.”

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – ALLU and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) — a trade union that represents heavy equipment operators, mechanics, surveyors and stationary engineers in the United States and Canada — announce a new cooperation and partnership in pipeline training. Through this partnership, IUOE has begun using an ALLU Transformer screening bucket for its pipeline application training program. The first training was held in Texas, beginning on June 17, 2020. IUOE will be using the ALLU Transformer unit, donated by ALLU Group Inc., for all future pipeline training sessions.

The IUOE and the Pipe Line Contractors Association (PLCA), in joint cooperation, hold more than 170 training classes, working with more than 700 students each year, in programs that train operators from beginner through advanced levels. Sessions range from one to three weeks, and traditionally incorporate six days of 10 hours daily with classroom and field training in pipeline construction. Because the ALLU Transformer is recognized as an effective tool for pipeline padding and backfilling applications, IUOE/PLCA National Pipeline Training Director Bryan D. Abel and ALLU Group Inc. President Edgar J. Chavez began discussing its potential as a tool for the IUOE pipeline training program. The ALLU Transformer allows material to be screened onsite and then backfilled directly into a trench, thus eliminating the need for dedicated stationary screening or the purchase of fine soil.

“We had spoken previously, but we developed the partnership more fully during CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2020 in Las Vegas,” says Abel. “We sat down at the show, and Edgar told us, ‘we want to help.’ We have IUOE operators who use the ALLU buckets, and we agreed this would enhance our training. So, we ironed out the details.”

The ALLU Transformer was delivered to IUOE’s Texas training facility just prior to the June 17 session. Chavez and ALLU Group Inc. Vice President, Training and Application, Bernie Olender attended for initial setup and to observe and assist with the class, which hosted 19 students. Moving forward, the ALLU Transformer will be used with IUOE’s intermediate pipeline training classes, in field training sessions where students will operate the unit in three- to four-hour rotations.

According to Chavez, “Safety is one of ALLU’s core values. The partnership with ALLU, IUOE and PLCA solidifies this value in the pipeline industry, as better training means safer overall operation.”

The pipeline training at the IUOE facility near Houston, Texas, covers all pipeline techniques from digging trenches, to laying pipeline, to padding/backfilling, to removing old pipeline. The mock pipeline jobsite accurately simulates real pipeline jobsites and situations. With the ALLU unit, training will include padding and backfilling, as well as maintenance of the unit.

“Our Texas training facility is first-class,” notes Abel. “We fly our members in and pick them up at the airport. We have a 225-room dormitory onsite, with a fully staffed kitchen and amenities. We serve three meals a day, we have a swimming pool and a recreation area — and our training is at no cost to IUOE members.”

Abel says the addition of the ALLU Transformer to the pipeline training program is a great benefit to IUOE membership, as it is an excellent embodiment of the advances in technology within the pipeline industry. “Right down to the ability to use Bluetooth to communicate between a smart phone and the bucket – ALLU is really on top of its game with technology,” he adds.

Additionally, Abel says participants were grateful to have Chavez and Olender onsite during training. “One participant told us it was refreshing and encouraging to see executives with ALLU step up, want to help and personally see it through.”

Beginning this fall, a new ALLU AC Crusher bucket will be delivered to an IUOE sister affiliate — Local 181 in Kentucky — to assist with hill and winch training. Abel says the rocky and hilly terrain in Kentucky lends to challenges that are unique from conditions in eastern Texas. The ability to train with the ALLU AC will be an additional benefit for IUOE members.

B.Sc. Peter Grönholm has been appointed Managing Director of ALLU Finland. Peter Grönholm has extensive experience in sales and marketing as well as supply chain management and as a managing director in international organizations in Finland and abroad. He is currently the Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations in Germany in Cavotec Group, which is a supplier of industrial equipment. He will join ALLU by July 2020.

Peter Grönholm’s background is international. His positions over the years have been in the US, Norway and Germany and he has been responsible for business in several other countries as well, including North America and the Nordic countries.

“ALLU’s strategy is for profitable growth, earnings and internationalization. Peter is a result and solution-focused, well-thought-off team player, in addition to which he has achieved great results with strong leadership skills. Peter’s experience in international business also played a significant role in the selection,” says Markku Jonninen, Chairman of the Board of ALLU Group.

“For me, ALLU is a positive challenge in Finland after several years abroad. It is a well-known brand in its field and a well-managed company with great growth potential. I look forward to being part of the team to further develop ALLU’s business,” says Peter Grönholm.

ALLU Group has announced the creation of a new company that has been formed to purpose develop future attachment technology, solutions and equipment.

On 1 April 2020, a new ALLU Group company became operational to develop new equipment, products and solutions through the use of the latest innovative technology. ‘Allu Innovation and Research Center Oy’ will operate as a separate corporate entity alongside the other ALLU Group companies, but independent to existing Allu manufacturing, production and general operational structure.

When fully up and running, Allu Innovation and Research Center Oy will form the cornerstone of Allu’s ongoing R&D program providing cutting edge solutions, aimed to make customers more efficient, productive, environmentally friendly and profitable. It is envisaged that following successful testing and fine tuning, applicable new innovations will be incorporated into new Allu products which will subsequently be introduced to market.

The new company will be headed by Markku Jonninen, Allu Group Oy founder and Chairman of the Board, who has many years of success in developing and introducing attachment solutions.

We wish you the best of health during these challenging times. We are closely monitoring and working together to limit the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Our highest priority is doing our part to maintain health and safety of our Team members, dealers, customers, suppliers and friends.

The ALLU offices remain open, and our staff is available regarding any inquiries you might have. Therefore, so not hesitate to contact us via phone and/or email. Kindly check your closest ALLU office contact from our website www.allu.net.