Putzmeister acquires truck mixer maker Intermix
Chinese owned German concrete pump manufacturer buys world’s third largest truck-mixer producer
German concrete pump manufacturer, Putzmeister has announced its acquisition of truck mixer maker Intermix, in a move aimed at expanding the company’s presence in the concrete sector.
As the third-largest producer of truck mixers after Liebherr and SchwingStetter, privately-held Intermix produces up to 800 machines annually. Putzmeister, which is owned by China’s Sany Heavy Industries, develops, manufactures and sells equipment worldwide, in particular concrete pumps for construction, tunnel construction and large scale industrial projects.
The company said that, with immediate effect, it will be distributing truck mixers through its global sales network. Truck mixers are used at the building site together with truck-mounted concrete pumps and stationary concrete pumps.
