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Bringing Redback back to life JDM AUST HAS ACQUIRED REDBACK GRINDERS, FORMALLY KNOWN AS REDBACK AND RAZORBACK. JIM KENNY, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF JDM AUST, SHINES A LIGHT ON WHAT THE ACQUISITION WILL BRING TO THE TIMBER AND WASTE INDUSTRIES.
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edback Grinders has been around for more than 30 years and has 80 models available throughout Australia. For the past three years the manufacturer has remained inactive, but JDM Aust is aiming to change that, acquiring the full rights to the Redback Grinders brand. Jim Kenny, Director of Redback Grinders, says the acquisition will further enhance JDM Aust’s portfolio of high-quality equipment offered to its customers. “We have always heard great feedback on the robustness and reliability of Redback Grinders’ machines,” he says. “The Redback Grinders brand has been held in high regard by a large number of customers for decades.” Now based in Brisbane, Redback Grinders comprises two marquee
Redback Grinders’ DS700T tracked grinder.
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Redback Grinders is a proud supporter of Australian manufacturing and job creation.
products – the DS700T tracked grinder and DS700W wheel grinder with further developments of smaller and larger models already underway. Jim describes both machines as “allrounders”, capable of handling largescale projects across many different sectors of the industry such as waste timber to mulch products, green waste to composting, land clearing and so on. He says that Redback Grinders has appointed JDM Aust as the Australian dealer and they will embrace the existing product range and use an existing commercial network to distribute goods and services Australiawide, as well as in New Zealand. “The existing Redback Grinders range will be updated to provide modernised machinery for our customers,” Jim says.
“We’re making improvements on the electrical system of the machines and the hydraulic systems. We have taken the renowned base design of the Redback Grinders products and will constantly improve them with updates.” PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN MADE Jim says that he and Co-Director Jeff Steine were impressed by Redback Grinders’ commitment to supporting local manufacturing and employment. Both aspects which Jim says he is personally passionate about. “One of the key factors for the future success of the Redback Grinders brand is the fact that our products are 100 per cent Australian made,” he says. “On top of that, we are the only manufacturer of horizontal grinders in Australia.
