Description
Nature of Business
Certified By: URS Far East Pte Ltd
Other Standard: bizSAFE Level 3
Scope:
Sales of new Kobelco hydraulic excavators, cranes and attachments. Warranty servicing for new Kobelco hydraulic excavators, cranes and attachments.
Activities:
Ricon Pte Ltd was established in June 1971 and incorporated in April 1975. The company has an authorised capital of S$5.0 million and paid-up capital of S$4.0 million, with a 25% local shareholding and 75% by Kobelco Construction Machinery Ltd.
Ricon's head office and workshop is situated at Tuas with a total area of 5700 sqm. It also has a new 12,300 sqm warehouse and factory which is a few minutes away from the head office.
Its activities are mainly concentrated on the sales of new and used construction and industrial equipment, spare parts, repairs and providing after-sales services.
Ricon is the sole distributor for some and dealers for the following products:
• KOBELCO - Hydraulic excavators, crawler cranes, rough terrain cranes
• NEW HOLLAND - Skid loaders
• NPK - Hydraulic breakers, sheet pilers, jaw crushers
• TAETS - Hydraulic pile breakers
• ROTAR - Scrap shears, orange peel scrap grabs
• DYNASET - Hydraulic magnet generators
• LOADWISE - Safe load indicators
• MITSUI SEIKI - Stationary air compressors
• MILLER - Quick hitch coupler
• PROLEC - Excavator safe load indicator
Besides new products, Ricon also imports quality second-hand equipment from Japan. These are then reconditioned to customer's requirements.
In 1998, Ricon was awarded the ISO 9002 for sales and after-sales services for the new KOBELCO products. In 1999, it was awarded the Approved Crane Contractor's certificate for erection, dismantling and repairs of mobile cranes.