Terex Restructures Fort Wayne Facility to Improve Customer Support and Position for Growth

OKLAHOMA CITY – Terex has announced a restructuring of its Fort Wayne manufacturing facility to adjust to current market conditions and refine its front discharge mixer truck line to meet customer needs well into the future. “After the boom of the mid-2000s, the mixer truck market has experienced a deep, unprecedented multi-year recession in which ready mix concrete producers are keeping trucks in their fleet for longer periods of time,” says David Rinas, site director for Terex Roadbuilding, Fort Wayne. “As a result, parts sales and field service demand has been on the rise, so we are adjusting our business to better support our customers now and after the economy rebounds.”

Terex is taking advantage of the economic downturn to streamline and update its manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne. “Consistent with other Terex manufacturing facilities, we will be implementing Lean Manufacturing principles to improve workflow and update all processes to more effectively meet the future needs and expectations of our customers,” adds Rinas. 

In preparation for the 2012 production season, Terex® mixer truck district sales managers will be working more closely with other Terex Roadbuilding facilities in Oklahoma City and Canton, S.D. In addition to mixer and glider truck sales and support, they will add sales responsibilities for the full Terex Roadbuilding product lines, including concrete batch plants, slipform, bridge, canal and airport pavers as well as the division’s extensive asphalt production, paving and rehabilitation equipment.

About Terex Roadbuilding
Part of Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX), Terex Roadbuilding is a diversified manufacturer of equipment for use in the construction, infrastructure and road-building industries. The equipment offering encompasses over 75 products, including landfill compactors, automatic roller, bridge and canal pavers, mixer trucks, slipform pavers, curb and barrier machines, ready mix plants, asphalt pavers, material transfer devices and vehicles, asphalt plants and equipment, warm mix asphalt systems, reclaimer/stabilizers and milling machines.

About Terex
Terex Corporation is a diversified global manufacturer of a broad range of equipment that is focused on delivering reliable, customer-driven solutions for many applications, including the construction, infrastructure, quarrying, mining, shipping, transportation, refining, energy, utility and manufacturing industries.  Terex reports in five business segments: Aerial Work Platforms; Construction; Cranes; Material Handling & Port Solutions; and Materials Processing. Terex offers financial products and services to assist in the acquisition of equipment through Terex Financial Services.