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Maha Australia Pty Ltd Comes On Board To Support The 2011 Brisbane Truck Show

Monday, 28 February 2011 14:00

Mr. Rick Thurgood, Managing Director of MAHA Australia Pty Ltd; today announced the company had signed a partnership agreement with the Commercial Vehicle Industry Association of Queensland, to become one of a very select number of sponsors for the 2011 Brisbane Truck Show.

MAHA are leading designers and manufacturers of motor vehicle safety test equipment and workshop equipment.

With its world headquarters located in Bavaria, Germany, the company has extensive experience with most large automotive factories and has successfully completed major contracts with leading vehicle manufacturers and various government defence force departments over many years. Their large factory covering many acres is fitted with the very latest manufacturing plant and assembly lines, supported by a large team of software engineers to ensure all MAHA Equipment utilizes the very latest technology.

What's in a Name?

The official name of the company is MASCHINENBAU HALDENWANG and the trading name of MAHA comes from combining the first two letters of MASCHINENBAU (meaning machine manufacturer) with the first two letters of HALDENWANG (Being the village in Bavaria, where the factory is situated) to form the highly recognised MAHA brand name.

MAHA AUSTRALIA Pty Ltd is now a subsidiary of MAHA Germany and have been involved in the distribution of heavy duty vehicle test equipment for over twenty five years, under the guidance of the Managing Director, Rick Thurgood, firstly as Thurgood Equipment, then as Thurgood Equipment/MAHA Australia and finally MAHA Australia Pty Ltd.

MAHA Australia Pty Ltd; has extensive experience supplying equipment to Queensland Transport and other testing authorities, TAFE Colleges, Police and the general transport industry, including public transport.

MAHA products are supported by their own Quality Assured Electronics Workshop which can issue calibration certification to Standard AS/NZS ISO 9001: 2008.

Product support in Australia is provided by their exclusive MAHA Factory Trained Technicians and appointed Service Agents in regional areas and MAHA factory support is always available.

During the show, Maha Australia Pty Ltd; will be supported by one of their leading product and service agents Airdraulics.
Airdraulics are the exclusive Australian distributors for the MAHA owned and made HETRA Truck, Bus and Rail column lifts.

Airdraulics who commenced trading back in 1976 specialise in providing sales, installation and service solutions covering industrial air, pumping, metering and workshop equipment. Maha Australia work closely with their key agents; Airdraulics to provide a range of workshop related services that include safety inspections on air compressors, vehicle hoists and truck, bus and rail column lifts.

Maha Australia will be on show at stand number 92 on the Concourse area, as well as supporting the Brisbane Truck Show’s long running ‘Apprentice Challenge’ that takes place each day of the show. In addition Maha Australia will also be supporting the show’s traditional Careers Centre, which provides information to employers and potential employees within this dynamic industry.

The Apprentice Challenge follows the successful formula of past years to highlight the professionalism of the industry and promote career paths that can be achieved when someone starts out in a heavy vehicle mechanical apprenticeship.

The Apprentice Challenge is a ‘hands on’ practical test where teams of apprentices challenge teams of high profile contestants including industry members, personalities, media or the general public.... to rectify identical faults in identical vehicles within a defined time period. For each day of the show the winning team is the team that first successfully identifies and repairs all faults or rectifies the most faults within the allowed time frame.

‘The Industry Career Centre’ brings together stakeholders involved in the workforce development of the commercial vehicle industry. The goal of the centre is to promote the commercial vehicle industry and the opportunities that exist within the industry to employers, employees and potential entrants into the industry by providing information on the apprentice system, training delivery, training content, career opportunities and government assistance.

On behalf of the team at Maha Australia, we look forward to meeting you during the four days of the Brisbane Truck Show in May either on our stand, or at the Careers Centre or the daily running of the Apprentice Challenge.

For further information please contact:

Mr. Rick Thurgood
Managing Director
MAHA Australia Pty Ltd
Unit 3, 54 Caswell Street,
EAST BRISBANE QLD 4169
(07) 3391 6611 or 0408 735530 (anytime)
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