In an effort to increase support of its custom engineered process solutions to customers in its global markets,
It joins Indian company NAWA Engineers and Consultants Private in forming the joint venture company McLanahan NAWA Engineers Private.
For McLanahan NAWA Engineers Private McLanahan will provide intellectual property, and NAWA will provide sales, manufacturing and procurement. McLanahan NAWA Engineers Private will be available to customers in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Burma, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
Representing McLanahan’s interest in the company will be Prabudha (Ron) Thakurta, who will serve as director of the joint venture, and he will spend significant amounts of time in India and work closely with customers for all of their processing needs.
McLanahan’s partner, NAWA Engineers, is a third generation family-owned business based in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, and it has a staff of 260 with two offices and three manufacturing facilities in and around Hyderabad. It primarily serve the aggregate industry with its core products including jaw crushers, cone crushers, vertical shaft impact crushers, vibrating screens and screw classifiers.
Adding McLanahan equipment to its offerings through the joint venture will allow it to expand into the coal market and provide opportunities for growth in the aggregates industry.
McLanahan Corporation provides custom-engineered processing solutions for a variety of applications including the mineral and aggregate industries and manure management for the dairy industry.
It also manufactures polymer wear parts and provides complete foundry and machining services.
Founded in 1835, McLanahan is now in its sixth generation of family ownership and operation, and is headquartered in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, with locations throughout the US, the UK and Australia.
