WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION – EQUIPMENT
Processing under one roof SINCE COMMENCING THE DISTRIBUTION OF KOMPTECH EQUIPMENT LAST YEAR, KOMPTECH CEA HAS EVOLVED INTO A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR THE WASTE AND RESOURCE RECOVERY SECTOR. PRODUCT MANAGER CRAIG COSGROVE EXPLAINS.
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n July last year, CEA commenced operations as the Australian and New Zealand distributor of Komptech waste recycling equipment. In a statement at the time, Chief Executive Hylton Taylor said that as a growing business, CEA is continually looking to better meet the needs of the market. “Adding strong, well-established brands to our portfolio strengthens our ability to support our existing customers and provides the opportunity to interact with a whole new client base,” Hylton says.
Craig Cosgrove, Komptech CEA Product Manager, feels similarly, highlighting that since joining CEA from ELB Equipment, his team has had greater access to resources – becoming a “one-stop shop” for customers. “When you buy a piece of Komptech equipment, you’ll generally need a wheel loader or excavator to feed the machine, and we now have that all under one roof,” he says. CEA, a part of the CFC Group of companies, is a privately owned business with nine branches, more than
90 dealer outlets and more than 280 employees Australia-wide. Craig says that CEA can offer its customers in-house financing under De Lage Landen, which tailors financing agreements to client needs. “From where we were with ELB to where we are now with CEA, we now have the opportunity to offer everything from the machine to the parts, service contacts and financing, all in-house,” he says. While the move to CEA has boosted resources and capabilities from a pre-
Komptech’s machinery solutions are also made to service the heavy material needs of the waste industry. 48 / WMR / November 2021
