Mark Bates attended the ZOOMLION Star awards ceremony at ZOOMLION Changsha, China. The ceremony was presented to 2500 key ZOOMLION staff members and select agents from around the world. The ceremony was a great event with many cultural dance display's and performances, and even had a fun section whereby the agents had a tug of war competition; needless to say Mark was on the winning side. The ZOOMLION factory had a very good 2009 with a turnover growth of 25% up on 2008. The Research and Development (R&D) department has designed 4 new products, one being a new rough terrain crane of 55 ton capacity. The first two units for export have left for America in February 2010. The Container handler reach stacker is also a new and exciting product added to the range.
