23.05.2018

Kinshofer acquires cutter business from Atlas

German lifting attachment manufacturer Kinshofer has acquired the Schaeff Transverse Cutter business from loader crane and excavator company Atlas.

The move is part of Atlas’ strategy to focus its efforts on its core crane and excavator business. The Schaeff cutter attachments are still widely used by Atlas’ customers in mining, construction, landscaping, tunnelling and in particular demolition. As a result, it was keen to find a competent manufacturer that was able to maintain product quality and delivery, while being willing to invest in further product range development.
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One of the Schaeff cutters rebranded as Kinshofer

This it claims to have found in Kinshofer Kinshofer already has a wide range of demolition tools, including the Demarec MQP and DRG range or Kinshofer’s HPXdrive grapple range.

The company intends to promote the product line globally under the Kinshofer brand, selling and supporting it through its own subsidiaries and distributors. Kinshofer will also take over the parts and service responsibility for all units previously sold by Atlas.