Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt Ltd, bagged an order for 200 P 140 (8×4) tippers from India’s leading mining company, BGR Mining and Infra Private Limited, Hyderabad. The tippers will be delivered in the month of April. This order is followed by Scania delivered its 150th P 410 (8×4) tipper to BGR Mining and Infra in October last year. Since then Scania has received orders from other major mining groups such as VPR Mining.
The Scania P 410 8×4 is equipped with Scania two pedal Opticruise, a fully automated gear-changing system, and is fitted with an 18.8 cubic meter, rock body.
Speaking on the order win, Mr. Anders Grundströmer, Managing Director, Scania India and Senior Vice President, Scania Group said, “Winning this order is a testimony that our products are industry best. I am very glad that our association with BGR is strengthening and this is a positive step. BGR are truly convinced that our tippers are outstanding in performance in toughest terrain conditions and this very performance has materialized into a new order for 200 P 410 tippers. Scania offers unmatched aftermarket services, customer solutions and support, which is very crucial in the mining industry. The P 410 tipper is built to deliver supreme performance in most tested conditions and the product is superior in fuel efficiency and vehicle uptime contributing to outstanding Total Operating Economy.”
Mr. B.Umapathi Reddy, Managing Director, BGR Mining and Infra Private Limited added, “Scania P410 Tippers offer excellent performance, we are extremely satisfied with the Tippers. Ever since we have employed these tippers in our mining fields, we have observed visible increase in operation performance and efficiency. Our special mention goes to the dedicated aftermarket service of Scania.”
Mr. Sivakumar, Director – Sales, Scania India, added, “Our association with BGR mining is very important to us and we are so glad that the relationship is further strengthened through this order. The Scania Mining fleet size of BGR Mining and Infra has reached 246 units in less than a year. Our dedicated service, excellent aftermarket support and outstanding product performance has catalysed this repeat order from BGR. We are confident that our market share in the premium mining segment will gain momentum rapidly this year.”