DEM GROUP 1. Introduction DEM Group is the official supplier of John Deere construction and forestry work equipment, Hitachi mining and construction machines, as well as Wirtgen machines for North, West and Central Africa. The professional infrastructures that meet all the manufacturers' standards and the expertise of our teams, make us the ideal partner for our clients.
The indisputable quality and
performance of our equipment, our commitment to provide a proximity service and the expertise of our after-sales team are evidence of our indispensable support in the development of your activities. DEM Group forms part of the SDA Groupe and includes 7 subsidiaries, namely: - DEM Algeria, -DEM DRC, -DEM Ghana, - DEM Mauritania, -DEM Morocco, -DEM Nigeria, -DEM Senegal. Mister Philippe de Moerloose is the founder of DEM Group 2. JOHN DEERE Construction & Forestry: John Deere construction and forestry equipment is used in many applications:
road
construction, bulk earthwork, sport terrain construction, residential construction, handling of materials, forestry operations at all latitudes. Its extensive range includes especially articulated tipper trucks, excavators, mini-loaders, crawler bulldozers, graders, tractor-scrapers, waste handling equipment and tyre loaders. The quality of its equipment and of its network has ensured this manufacturer's second place in the North American market in terms of market share. 3. HITACHI MINING & CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY:
Hitachi Construction Machinery , 3rd largest international manufacturer, and subsidiary of the Japanese industrial giant, Hitachi Corporation
(70 billion Euro, 326 400
employees),
produces the widest range of hydraulic shovels in the world, with capacities ranging from 1 to 780 tonnes. Each model is known for high levels of consistent performance, while offering the operator comfort, safety and productivity. Added to the production range of excavators, some of which are produced alongside John DEERE for the North American market, Hitachi also offers tyre loaders, quarry and mine dumper trucks, crawler cranes and compact construction equipment suited to the various environments. All the Hitachi products are renowned for their quality, their advanced technology and their high level of reliability. 4. Wirtgen Group: Wirtgen Group is an international family-owned group of companies specialising in road maintenance and finishing equipment as well as crushing aggregate / bitumen unit preparation. The group consists of five brands: Wirtgen offers mobile machines for cold milling, soil stabilisation, cold and hot recycling, the laying of concrete surfaces and profiles, the production of crushed aggregates on site or for selective open-air mining operations. Vรถgele: manufacturer of some of the most innovative and reliable machines on the market for the laying of "black" (bituminous concrete) or "white" (gravel cement) road products: finishers, laying tables, mobile feeders. Hamm: offers a vast range of products for all aspects of compacting of the sub-layers or finishing layers in road construction for all road categories. Kleemann: Technological leader and specialist in the field of crushers and mobile crawler crushers Ciber: manufacturer of mobile embedding units for emerging markets, based in Brazil
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7. Management committee: .Mister Alain Resclause .Mister Nicolas Grosjean .Mister Willy Desmedt .Mister Benoît Véron .Mister Hans Jürgen Burgard 8. Administrative council: .Mister Philippe de Moerloose .DTK Consulting SPRL: Mister Michaël Delvaux . 9. Biographies: *Mister Alain Resclause: <<CEO of DEM Group>> . - He started his career after attending Business School. - became the operations manager at Fraikin, Heavy Vehicle rental, then took over as General Manager for Belgium. - After a few years he joined Volvo Trucks France as manager of distribution and concessions for half of Southern France. - His experience and reputation later led him to manage the operations of a Caterpillar dealership in West-Africa on behalf of the JA Delmas Group before moving to Demimpex Equipment. - Today he is the CEO of DEm Group. * Mister Benoît Véron: Member of the management committee in charge of construction and forestry sales Studied public law at Sciences Po Paris and at the Law Faculty, since the start of his career he has worked as: - sales and sales promotion manager at Bergerat-Monnoyeur in France for 3 years. - deputy manager of sand quarry operations for 5 years.
- majority shareholder and manager of an exceptional international transport / handling company for 14 years. - Product Support manager, then Operations manager for JV Energie of two Caterpillar dealerships in West and Central Africa, Africa Power Systems in 22 countries over 15 years. - before joining DEM Group, he lived in Senegal and then Congo Brazzaville for almost two years as general manager of the West-African subsidiary of a Belgian company representing Komatsu, then as director of logistics/purchase/workshop operations at Olam-CIB (Singaporean forestry group operating in the North of the Congo) - Today he is the Head of Sales Construction and Forestry *Mister Willy Desmedt: << Member of the management committee in charge of the aftersales department. - 22 years spent with the O&K Orenstein & Koppel company as manager in the field of spare parts and technical sales support. - 4 years at O&K were dedicated to the management of the Belgian subsidiary - 1998 to 2013 at BIA as after-sales manager. - Today he is Head of After-Sales for DEM Group *Mister Hans J端rgen Burgard:<<Member of the management committee in charge of mines >. -Has worked at Komatsu, Zeppeelin, JCB, Karl Schaeff Gmbh&Co, Sambron Gmbj and Bobcat Europe. - 7 years with Liebherr Export Ag as regional manger Earthmoving Division for Africa and Asia, finished as commercial manager mining for 12 countries in West Africa. - Today he is Head of mining for DEM Group *Mister Nicolas Grosjean: Member of the management committee in charge of administration and finance: - Started as assistant to the CEO of Interface International.
- He then became Head of Short Term Department at the national offices of Ducroire. - He worked at Siemens for several years as Project Export Senior Finance Officer for the Maghreb, Middle Est and Africa. - He also worked as General Secretary for the Louvain Foundation at UCL. - Today he is Head of Administration and Finance for DEM Group 10. External links: www.dem-group.com www.consortium-sda-sdai.com www.sdaworldwide.com www.philippe de moerloose.com
11. press contact: Mister Frederic Corbiere press@sdaworldwide.com