Wielton SA is a Polish manufacturer of tippers and

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s for traction units. The company is the third biggest producer of

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s in

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and market leader in several countries of Central- and Eastern Europe as well as

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History

The predecessor company of ''Wielton'' was founded by two Polish engineers during the democratic transition of Poland. In the first years, the main object of business was to satisfy the growing demand for

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s. In 1996 the company was restructured and started its own

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, ten years later it went public on the

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. Since 2012 the company operates a second assembly plant in

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to serve the markets in the countries of the

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. Between 2014 and 2017 the company took over its competitors ''Italiana Rimorchi'' including the brands ''Cardi'', ''Merker'' and ''

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'' in

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, ''

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'' in

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, ''Langendorf'' in

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and ''Lawrence David'' in the

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. The business group belonging to it, besides includes five further subsidiary firms in the sales, investment and logistics sector. In the

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, the company established an assembly plant for the whole

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Gallery

Wieltonkoffer.png, Box semi-trailer made of polyurethane panels. WieltonMuldenkipper.jpg, Modern konic formed steel tipper semi-trailer for bitumen. WieltonCurtainsider.JPG, Typical tautliner semi-trailer with a sidecurtain. TipperTrailer.jpg, Classic aluminium tipper semi-trailer for grain.

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{{Commons category, Wielton Truck manufacturers of Poland Automotive companies of Poland Polish brands Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1996 Trailer manufacturing companies Polish companies established in 1996

History

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