TRADUS is a global B2B marketplace for used commercial vehicles and heavy machinery in the categories Transport, Construction, Farming and Material Handling. In addition to vehicles and machines, sellers can also offer spare parts and pre-owned
equipment
Equipment most commonly refers to a set of tool
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. The user base of TRADUS consists of buyers and sellers from over 40 countries. Integrated translation software makes it possible for sellers and buyers from these countries to communicate in their own language.
TRADUS is part of the
OLX Group, a global product and
tech company operating in more than 40 countries and employing more than 5,000 people worldwide.
History
In late 2016 Tradus.com was launched as a heavy machinery classifieds site by the OLX Group. TRADUS is based in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
.
Currently, around 25 people work at the company.
OLX Group
TRADUS is part of the OLX group, a network of online
classified advertising
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platforms in 45 markets, including brands like
OLX,
Avito
Avito is a Russian classified advertising, classified advertisements website with sections devoted to general goods for sale, jobs, real estate, personal advertisement, personals, cars for sale, and services. Avito is the most popular classifieds ...
,
Letgo,
Dubizzle,
Storia, and
Stradia, among others. The OLX Group is owned by
Naspers
Naspers Limited (until 1998 Die Nasionale Pers) is a South African multinational internet, technology and multimedia holding company headquartered in Cape Town.
The company has interests in online retail, publishing, real estate, and ventu ...
.
The websites in the network of the OLX Group generate on a monthly basis more than 1.9 billion visits, 37 billion page views, and 54 million listings.
See also
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Electronic commerce
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Online auction business model
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References
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Online auction websites of the Netherlands
Companies based in Amsterdam
Retail companies established in 1997
Internet properties established in 1997
Companies formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange