IN FOCUS / TRT AND TIDD PICK AND CARRY
TRT is an ISO 9001 2015 manufacturer with robust quality control systems in place throughout the production processes.
LOCAL MANUFACTURE; A HUGE ADVANTAGE FOR TIDD With global supply chains interrupted by the COVID pandemic, impacting local crane assembly and import operations, TRT continues to maintain its four-month delivery promise for the TIDD pick and carry crane. THE ABILITY TO DELIVER, NOT withstanding market constraints procurement and freight challenges, has been in no small part due to the local manufacturing and lean practices adopted by TRT. These processes have been led by chief operations officer, Lawrence Baker and Mike Harrison, TIDD production manager. Baker explains, “There are a number of key reasons that enables TRT to make it possible to deliver. TRT has been in business for 54 years and our people have always been, and remain, a key focus. We have over 35 staff within the production 38 / CAL November 2021
and manufacturing teams with over 10 years’ service. This is a result of the family approach to the business and to our relationships with customers and dealers. “Also, not widely known are our defence supply contracts, including Land 121 3B and 5B for prime contractor Rheinmetall for the Australian Defence. This ensures that our manufacturing systems meet only the highest standards set across Australia and NZ for local manufacture, including ISO 9001 accreditation. As an accredited facility we are subjected to regular audits to
retain that accreditation across the manufacturing process, including TIDD,” he said. “These manufacturing processes are heavily focussed on continuous improvement, challenging the way we do things and always looking to improve our systems, processes and manufacturing methods. “We stand do out from many other OEM manufacturers because we don’t manufacture offshore. This provides customers the peace of mind we can deliver to customers as scheduled. We are still able to manufacture, highwww.cranesandlifting.com.au
