JLG Industries has announced the appointment of GMMCO Limited as its distributor for South and Eastern India. Under the new partnership GMMCO Limited will be responsible for sales, marketing, training and after sale service for the full range of JLG products.

Speaking on the announcement Ian Hume, JLG EMEAIR’s Sales Director for the Middle East, Africa and India said: “We are very pleased that GMMCO Limited will be the distributor for JLG products and services in the region. Through their presence and expertise, we intend to further grow JLG’s market share in South and Eastern India. India remains a very important market in our growth strategy.”

GMMCO Limited, which has its headquarters in Chennai, will serve rental companies as well as end users in construction, manufacturing, and logistics.

The statement concluded, “The partnership between GMMCO and JLG is a strategic, long-term arrangement to cater to the growing need for access equipment in the country. This partnership will focus on enhancing the safety protocols and regulations at work sites while offering superior productivity. GMMCO will be a one shop JLG solution provider for all ‘work at height’ needs in the Southeast India Region.”

In March 2021, JLG announced it was pulling out of Bauma 2022. Earlier in 2022, it was recognised at the Construction Machinery Middle East (CMME) Awards as the winner in the ‘Electric Machinery of the Year’ category. In March 2022, Johnson Arabia said it took delivery of 10 JLG Electric Scissor Lifts.