Hidromek is a Turkish

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manufacturer of backhoe loaders, hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, and motor graders. Founded in

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in 1978 by Hasan Basri Bozkurt, as of 2024, Hidromek has around 2400 employees across six production facilities - four in Ankara, one in Izmir and one in

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History

Hidromek was founded in 1978 by Hasan Basri Bozkurt in a small workshop in

. In the first years, Hidromek produced parts such as pumps and torque converters for construction machines. In the following years, Hidromek was engaged in the business of producing and assembling

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and digger attachments on the agricultural tractors and converting them into a construction machine. In 1989, Hidromek produced its first original machine, the first

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. In 1999, Hidromek made its first international sale to

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. In 2000, Hidromek produced the first

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. Production and assembly facilities are located in

and Izmir, overseas production and assembly facilities are located in

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and

. In 2013, Hidromek acquired the Motor Grader unit of Japanese machinery manufacturer

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. Hdromek started to develop military heavy equipment for armies. In 2014, the

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bought HMK102B backhoe loaders.

Hidromek's Products

* Backhoe loaders * Wheel excavators * Crawler excavators * Special purpose excavators * Motor graders * Wheel loaders * Soil compactors

Gallery

File:Hidromek excavator.jpg, Hidromek

Excavator Excavators are heavy equipment (construction), heavy construction equipment primarily consisting of a backhoe, boom, dipper (or stick), Bucket (machine part), bucket, and cab on a rotating platform known as the "house". The modern excavator's ...

. File:Bauma 2007 Backhoe Loader Hidromek 2.jpg, Hidromek Backhoe Loader Hidromek at Bauma 2007. File:9352Meycauayan, Bulacan Roads Landmarks 38.jpg, Hidromek vehicle on a road in the Philippines. File:Mini excavator Hidromek (33752693793).jpg, HMK 102B ALPHA

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. File:Hidromek excavator 2.jpg, Hidromek Crawler excavator.

References

External links

Official website
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