E-Crane International signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Maple Leaf International
On Thursday, January 26th a ceremony was held at the E-Crane Worldwide offices in Adegem, Belgium, for signing a renewed Strategic Cooperation Agreement between E-Crane and Maple Leaf International.
![Bas Tolhuizen, Mr Enamul Huq & Lieven Bauwens @ E-Crane HQ](http://www.e-crane.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/bas-mr-huq-lieven-224x300.jpg)
This cooperation agreement will further enhance the level of the said cooperation and expand the existing ties in the material handling equipment sector in the following fields:
- additional investment of over 200.000 US$ (150.000 EUR) in the local spare-parts inventory to further improve domestic parts availability
- planned regular service training of Maple Leaf engineers, both in Bangladesh and in Europe
- improved cooperation and information exchange in the field of E-Craneinstallations and service tasks
- cooperation in the research, development and commercialization of Bangladesh specific material handling solutions
Mr. Bas Tolhuizen, international sales manager for E-Crane, expressed that the signing of the strategic cooperation agreement will be useful for all parties involved, including the E-Crane end-users, and it will particularly enhance the competitiveness of E-Crane in the international market and further expand the international trade scale of E-Crane.
Mr. Enamul Huq, Managing Director of Maple Leaf, appreciated the continued close cooperation. As a loyal partner and strong supporter of the E-Crane product line, Maple Leaf will be helping E-Crane to become one of the leading equipment suppliers for bulk material handling in Bangladesh.