Building on over 15 years of local experience supplying Dieci telehandlers to the Australian market, the AWD Group has set its sights on becoming one of Australia’s leading providers of capital equipment.

AWD Group chairman Paul Jenkins said: “We are very excited about this opportunity to bring world class products to Australia – we see this as an opportunity for the existing LiuGong customer base in Australia to receive increased parts and service support in the eastern states.

“This is also an opportunity for existing AWD Group customers to expand on their ownership and ensure they are able to get support from one service organisation.

“Customers will be able to hire these machines as well as purchase them via Rough Terrain Plant Hire – who will be adding these machines to their fleet.”

LiuGong is a manufacturer of construction and material handling equipment with a total of 24 manufacturing facilities worldwide, manufacturing 15 product lines and employing nearly 10,000 people.

In 2014, LiuGong invested more than $US66 million into its R&D program and has just recently opened a new research and development centre in their Liuzhou headquarters, where a team of over 1,000 engineers is focused on innovative, market leading product development projects.

The first LiuGong machines for the AWD Group are due to arrive in Australia in February 2016.