We are currently facing “great challenges” due to the sharp rise in raw material prices. Nevertheless, they want to stick to the expansion plans in Linz, said Rubble Master founder and CEO Gerald Hanisch yesterday in an interview with the Upper Austria News.
Thanks to strong demand for crushers and screens in North America, the RM Group was able to exceed the level of 2019 (182 million euros in sales) by seven percent in the previous year with sales of 195 million euros, after sales in 2020 had fallen to 137 million euros due to corona had fallen.
Like most other companies, Rubble Master is currently struggling with the sharp rise in commodity prices. Steel prices have tripled, according to Hanisch. One tries to “keep the pricing as flexible as possible”. It is possible to accommodate the increased costs largely in the prices. “On the market, availability is currently the most important thing,” says Hanisch.
The strong demand caused Rubble Master to look positively to the future and to continue pursuing the growth strategy and to further expand it in Linz. Production is to be increased from the current 400 to 500 machines a year to 1,000 by 2027.
The company bought a building in Linz’s Südpark last year. Depending on how the official procedures go, construction of a new service center could begin in the next twelve months.
Digitization and electrification are the topics of the future, and we want to “be at the forefront,” says Hanisch. (hn)
Source: Nachrichten
