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. 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
A technology company (or tech company) is an electronics-based technological company, including, for example, business relating to digital electronics, software, and internet-related services, such as e-commerce services.
Details
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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 ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
.
Currently, around 25 people work at the company.
OLX Group
TRADUS is part of the OLX group, a network of online
classified advertising
Classified advertising is a form of advertising, particularly common in newspapers, online and other periodicals, which may be sold or distributed free of charge. Classified advertisements are much cheaper than larger display advertisements used ...
platforms in 45 markets, including brands like
OLX
OLX Group is a Dutch-domiciled online marketplace headquartered in Amsterdam. The OLX consumer brand originated as OnLine eXchange in 2006. OLX Group is owned by Prosus, the international assets division of Naspers.
History OLX brand and Naspe ...
,
Avito
Avito is a Russian classified advertisements website with sections devoted to general goods for sale, jobs, real estate, personals, cars for sale, and services. Avito is the most popular classifieds site in Russia and is the biggest classifieds s ...
,
Letgo
Letgo (stylized letgo) was a company that provided a website and app that allows users to buy from, sell to and chat with others locally. The products launched in 2015.
History
Launched in January 2015 by Alec Oxenford, former CEO of OLX, the app ...
,
Dubizzle,
Storia, and
Stradia, among others. The OLX Group is owned by
Naspers
Naspers Limited is a South African multinational internet, technology and multimedia holding company headquartered in Cape Town, with interests in online retail, publishing and venture capital investment. Naspers' principal shareholder is its ...
.
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
E-commerce (electronic commerce) is the activity of electronically buying or selling of products on online services or over the Internet. E-commerce draws on technologies such as mobile commerce, electronic funds transfer, supply chain manageme ...
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Online auction business model
An online auction (also electronic auction, e-auction, virtual auction, or eAuction) is an auction held over the internet and accessed by internet connected devices. Similar to in-person auctions, online auctions come in a variety of types, with d ...
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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