Tractors wins $3m order

Tractors wins $3m order

JAKARTA (JP): PT United Tractors Pandu Engineering (UTE) has
won contracts worth about US$3 million to supply transportation
related components to GE Transportation System of the United
States this year.

The company said in a statement on Monday the components to
be supplied to GE Transportation System worldwide included
mufflers, support platforms, snow plows, retaining tanks, water
tanks and break levers.

GE, which previously bought most of its transportation-related
components from Mexico, China and East Europe, began filing
orders to UTE last year.

UTE, a wholly owned subsidiary of publicly listed United
Tractors, also exports heavy equipment components such as
forklift frames, forklift battery frame to Japan, the United
States and several European countries.

Its total sales last year amounted to $15.3 million, including
$5 million in exports.

Jack Fish, the general manager for global supply management at
GE Transportation System, visited UTE's production site in West
Java last week to inspect the company's manufacturing
capability.

"We hope much bigger orders from overseas buyers in future
years," UTE director Anis Sulistiadi said.(hen)