by NR INDRAN / INT

Maschio Gaspardo  group which specializes in the production of agricultural machinery today announced the inauguration of their first production plant in India. The state of the art manufacturing facility has been set up at an investment of INR 200crores and is spread across 25,000 sq. meters at Ranjangaon,Pune.

Maschio Gaspardo group specializes in the production of agricultural machinery fortillage, sowing, seeding, landscaping, forage-making, sprayers and crop care. Witha presence in 14 countries with7 manufacturing sites in Italy, Romania and China the new facility is a testament to Maschio Gaspardo group’s strategy to expand its worldwide presence in the major agricultural centers. The new facility will be inaugurated on Sunday, 23rd September 2012 at the hands of Mr. Sharad Pawar, Honorable Minister of Agriculture, Government of India, Mr. Egidio Maschio, President, Maschio Gaspardo Group and Mr. Alessio Riulini, Managing Director, Maschio Gaspardo India.

The Pune plant will manufacture at the beginning Rotary Tillers, Mulchers and Seeders for the domestic market. To start with, the new plant will manufacture products for Mahindra &Mahindra and New Holland India. Plans are also underway to serve the needs of Maschio Gaspardo Group’s other global customers, by providing local supply to their India and Asia Pacific facilities. Plans are also to bring technology in Indian agricultural market.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Alessio Riulini, Managing Director, Maschio Gaspardo India, said“The growing importance of Indian agricultural market gives this country a central position in Maschio Gaspardo Group’s global strategy. Pune is an ideal location for our new plant because the city provides a strong infrastructure and a rich talent pool of skilled workforce inthe manufacturing sector. Our new plant represents a key milestone in Maschio Gaspardo Group’s long-term vision of investing in fast growing markets and aligning our manufacturing footprint with the needs of our global customer base.”

The new plant willaid Maschio Gaspardo Group to achieve its aim for 2012; to exceed 280 million USD turnover. The Pune plant will currently employ 120 people and will be increased to 250 people along with planned investment of INR 100 crores, from now through2017.

With this new and important step by Maschio Gaspardo only follows the principle that our Company has always respected: growing every day to offer the best and to answer the client’s requests with a market in constant evolution

Maschio Gaspardo is an international group, specializing in the production of agricultural machinery for tillage, sowing, seeding, landscaping, forage-making, sprayers and crop care. The Group markets and distributes its wide product range in more than 100 countries. The line-up includes rotary tillers, power harrows, precision planters, cereal seed drills, combination cultivator-drills, flail-mowers, sprayers and minimum tillage equipment. The company has 11 large production plants, 7 in Italy and another 4 overseas (Romania,India, Russia and China). In addition, Maschio Gaspardo has 10 sales branches located in Germany,France, Spain, Ukraine,Poland, Turkey, North America, South Korea, Iranand Georgia.

The Group has 200 + models and sells about 60,000 machineseach year. It currently employs approximately 1400 people and achieved a turnover over 225 Million USD in 2011.

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