1958 - 2018 WE HAVE COMPLETED 60 YEARS AS A COMPANY AND ARE PLANNING TO COMPLETE ANOTHER 60. THAILAND. WIN-WIN TOP CUSTOMERS PROGRAM AND REGIONAL SEMINAR EN BANGKOK __ PARUEHAT GONBANG Senior Engineer (STECON) JOSE ANTONIO ASTIGARRAGA Director of the Crane Components Business Unit __ The Universe of George “REUNION IN SINGAPORE” GH ASSEMBLY TEAM __ IÑAKI RAMÍREZ Director of the GH Group’s SERVICE BU __ NEWS __ GH IN M

1958 - 2018 WE HAVE COMPLETED 60 YEARS AS A COMPANY AND ARE PLANNING TO COMPLETE ANOTHER 60. THAILAND. WIN-WIN TOP CUSTOMERS PROGRAM AND REGIONAL SEMINAR EN BANGKOK __ PARUEHAT GONBANG Senior Engineer (STECON) JOSE ANTONIO ASTIGARRAGA Director of the Crane Components Business Unit __ The Universe of George “REUNION IN SINGAPORE” GH ASSEMBLY TEAM __ IÑAKI RAMÍREZ Director of the GH Group’s SERVICE BU __ NEWS __ GH IN M

p. 6 WIN-WIN TOP CUSTOMERS PROGRAM & REGIONAL SEMINAR IN BANGKOK p. 10 INTERVIEW PARUEHAT GONBANG Senior Engineer of Sino-Thai Engineeering & Contruction Public Company Limited (STECON). JOSE ANTONIO ASTIGARRAGA Director of the Business Unit of Components of Cranes. THE GH ASSEMBLERS IÑAKI RAMÍREZ Director of the Unit SERVICE business of the GH Group. NEWS GH IN MEXICO The 111.111 crane is already operative in the facilities of Grupo Occidente in Jalis

60 YEARS AND 112,000 CRANES LATER. Jose Antonio Guerra CEO of the GH GROUP concern so as to stay ahead of the basic “WE HAVE MADE eptember 1958 saw the official requirements of the customers who decide to beginning of the GH’s business FLEXIBILITY ONE OF put their trust in us. activities as a project promoted by OUR MAIN HALLMARKS four enterprising brothers who were both GH is a growing project, with an independent AND INNOVATION, audacious and confident that, with their profile and with a group of people who share A CONSTANT CONCERN”. initiative alone, they would be capable of in the ideology...

THAILAND. A gateway to South-East Asia.

South-East Asia THAILAND hailand is regarded by many as a first-rate tourist destination because of its geography, climate and the general characteristics of the country. Capital: Bangkok (8.2 million inhabitants in 2017). 15 million including the metropolitan area. Other cities: The second largest city in the country is Chiang Mai (1.5 million inhabitants). Other important cities are: Chiang Rai, Pattaya, Nakhon Ratchasima, Chantaburi, Rayong, Songkla and Phuket. Languages:The official language is Thai. In cities and tourist centres English is used in commerce, business and services, but knowledge...

WIN-WIN TOP CUSTOMERS PROGRAM & REGIONAL SEMINAR IN BANGKOK. SEMINAR IN THAILAND TO PRESENT THE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS THAT GH CRANES INCORPORATES INTO ITS EQUIPMENT. n 20 and 21 July, GH organized a double meeting with top-level Thai customers to present the latest developments and technological innovations incorporated into our equipment. The meeting also served to give a broad overview of GH capabilities in the country and to introduce our integrated team in the joint venture we have with Peera Laohakarniyon: LGH.

South-East Asia THAI CUSTOMERS AND DISTRIBUTORS IN THE COUNTRIES IN THE REGION HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DIRECTLY RECEIVE THE INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED INTO OUR PRODUCTS AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE CHALLENGES FOR GH IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AS A WHOLE. n another of the sessions, all the distributors from Southeast Asia, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia met together so that they could be provided with the same information that was given to the customers and with the aim of improving interaction by listening to their ideas and suggested areas for improvement. The two seminars were held at the LGH premises in...

After the presentations, the attendees went on a tour of the production facilities, taking a keen interest in the manufacturing systems.

South-East Asia THE HIGHER WE TRY TO JUMP, THE HIGHER WE WILL REACH.

Paruehat Gonbang Senior Engineer at Sino Thai Engineering & Construction Public Company Limited (STECON). WE MUST CAREFULLY SELECT THE BEST QUALITY MACHINERY PROVIDERS FOR OUR PROJECTS. “GH IS A QUALITY CRANE MANUFACTURER”. has been present in Thailand for more than 20 years through its local partner Peera Laohakarniyom, with whom it has carried out all its activity in the country in a very satisfactory way. As a result of this collaboration, seven years ago Peera and GH decided to increase their level of collaboration and set up the LGH joint venture, to make complete cranes for the Thai market....

South-East Asia Double beam mobile crane (25t., 60m high) in a construction site that STECON operates in Thailand. What do you think of GH as a crane manufacturer? Compared with the other crane manufacturers, GH is regarded as a good quality crane manufacturer with a high rating. Why did you choose GH for the carrying out of several of your key projects in Thailand? Our company’s projects are very large scale and also very important. Therefore, everything used for our company’s construction projects, including the machinery, must be carefully selected so that the best quality products are used....

Mobile cranes with double beam of 100 t. (above) and 22 t. (below), in two STECON projects in Thailand. Could you tell me, in your opinion, the sectors of the Thai economy in which GH might have the greatest opportunities? GH has very high potential for growth in the Thai construction sector. Recently, the construction industry has changed substantially as a result of the shortfall of manpower. It is therefore necessary to use more machinery in the construction process in order to reduce the manpower required. From now on, and into the future, precast concrete systems will be used more and more....

Jose Antonio Astigarraga Director of the Crane Components Business Unit. he new restructuring of GH, with a clear orientation towards the market, has resulted in a transformation of the company involving the creation of five new Business Units. In the previous issue of “GH NEWS,” we had the opportunity to find out about the opinions and concerns of two of the people in charge of these five Business Units and the challenges they face. In this issue, José Antonio Astigarraga, director of the Crane Components Business Unit, offers us his unique view on the management of this core part of GH’s business....