23.10.2014

IPS opens in the Middle East

UK based aerial lift parts specialist IPS has formed a joint venture with Kanoo Machinery, the equipment division of the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo group, to provide a parts service throughout the region, including India and North Africa.

The company says that this is the largest expansion of the IPS network to date. IPS Middle East will hold an inventory of parts at The Kanoo’s logistics and distribution centre in Jebel Ali, UAE. From where, it can ship parts direct to customers throughout the region as well as to local Kanoo facilities.

Kanoo Machinery distributes a wide range of construction, industrial and material handling equipment. It represents Grove, Snorkel, Bobcat, Hitachi and Perkins, among others and already has an extensive parts operation in the UAE, providing next-day delivery on 18,000 line items to more than 1,000 customers across the Gulf.
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Tony Jennings of IPS (L) agrees the joint venture with Bob Curtis of Kanoo

IAPS group operations director Kevin Shadbolt, said: “IPS Middle East will build on our existing relationships with major rental companies in the region. We have a sound understanding of the market and its growing requirements. Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo is an ideal partner for IPS Middle East. The company has a strong track record and has developed its own sophisticated parts operation. By pooling our resources and expertise we can provide a single-source, high quality service to rental companies with a presence right across the region, as well as to independents, large or small.”

Bob Curtis, Kanoo group chief executive for UAE and Oman, added: “The Gulf states, India and North Africa have all experienced high growth in the adoption and use of powered access over the past few years. IPS Middle East will bring increased price competitiveness and parts availability to this region, which can only be of benefit to rental companies and other aerial lift owners.”

Praveen Hubli, Kanoo’s divisional manager – parts operations, said: “The unique size, scale and geographical reach of Kanoo Machinery means that we can deliver a high quality replacement access platform parts service to our established customers across the entire region, including North Africa and the Indian sub-continent.”