According to the company, this expansion allows it to better focus on its North Queensland operations and customers, where strong demand for new infrastructure and a growing customer base are opening up more opportunities for the company.
Heading up the region’s sales team is Graham Moohin, Komatsu Australia’s North Queensland sales manager.
Graham Moohin is a 21-year veteran with Komatsu in the Central and North Queensland regions. He was previously the North Queensland major accounts manager for Komatsu’s mining group.
Included in the North Queensland branch region are Komatsu facilities at Gladstone, Emerald, Mt Isa, Cairns, Townsville and Mackay, covering the whole of Queensland from Gladstone to the west and north of the state.
As part of the restructuring, the company is expanding its sales and service capabilities, including the appointment of additional sales representatives.
Branch account managers already in place include Gavin McConachy in Cairns, Peter Weaver in Townsville, Mike Foreday in Gladstone and Rod Featherstone in Mackay.
In addition, all facilities have their own workshops and warehouses, along with mobile service capabilities.
"This expansion is in response to a growing Komatsu machine population in North Queensland, across local government, civil contractors, plant hirers, mine contractors and other sectors," said Sean Taylor, Komatsu Australia’s General Manager, construction division.
"We’ve seen our machine population growing by 20 to 25% over the past few years, in response to the booming economy," he said.
"This expansion of our operations in North Queensland means we can offer significantly improved support to our customers in both local government and the private sector throughout the region."
At the same time it is expanding its operations in North Queensland, Komatsu is also growing in the south of the state.
The company has recently opened a new Utility story in Brisbane, in addition to existing facilities in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.