Martin Engineering open new Italian headquarters
Company restructures its Italian business and moves to new facility to boost customer service and accelerate growth
GLOBAL bulk handling equipment solutions specialists Martin Engineering have restructured their Italian business and relocated to a new facility to boost customer service and accelerate growth.
The move begins a new chapter for the Italian branch of the US OEM, which supplies belt conveyor products and material flow aids to bulk handling and material processing companies to boost production efficiency and workplace safety.
Martin Engineering have been present in Italy for more than 30 years, supporting the country’s producers of coal, cement, and aggregates. Moving to a new warehouse near Monza, northeast of Milan, allows the company to broaden its scope to solve material handling problems in sectors such as recycling, glass, steel, paper, and ports.
The new location also enables Martin Engineering to bring a wider range of products to the Italian market, including the innovative N2 remote monitoring system for conveyor belt cleaners, which allows maintenance teams to track conveyor belt cleaner blades on a mobile app.
The company’s range of CleanScrape belt cleaners – which are said to last up to four times longer than standard cleaners with no re-tensioning or extra maintenance required after installation – are also being introduced in Italy.
Restructuring the business means that Martin Italy are now jointly led by sales manager Matteo Manghi, who heads a team of sales engineers and service technicians, with administration and accounts manager Simona Farina, who is responsible for accounts, customer service, and head office functions. Both Mr Manghi and Ms Farina will report directly to Robert Whetstone, Martin Engineering’s area vice-president for EMEAI (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and the Indian subcontinent).
Matteo Manghi said: ‘It’s an exciting time for Martin Engineering in Italy as we now have the capability to apply our bulk handling expertise in new ways to solve problems for customers in a broader range of industries. Our new facility gives us the space to assemble and distribute our products for installation by our team of trained specialist service technicians.’
