As Chinese equipment manufacturers extend their global footprint, meeting worldwide demand for rapid delivery and complete lifecycle support has become the defining challenge for industry advancement. Against this backdrop, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science And Technology Co.,Ltd. has leveraged its "1+N" manufacturing and service framework to accelerate integration into the global industrial ecosystem, delivering impressive results. Across the European market in particular, its overseas production sites are rapidly transforming into regional operation hubs, optimizing global capacity allocation while signaling a comprehensive shift from traditional manufacturing expansion to true capability expansion.

Germany: Dual Facilities Create Integrated Regional Hub

Serving as a vital strategic anchor for ZOOMLION's deep penetration of the European market, the German production base plays a critical role in regional operational coordination and specialized manufacturing capacity development. Capitalizing on the mature industrial environment and advantageous location, ZOOMLION operates around the WILBERT and m-tec manufacturing sites as core pillars, continuously refining its European operational system and capacity layout.

In 2018, ZOOMLION announced the full acquisition of WILBERT, a global leader in tower crane manufacturing, marking a high-level entry into Europe's premium tower crane segment. Since then, building on the former WILBERT facility, the company has steadily advanced industrial expansion and upgrades. Today, the site has moved beyond single-category constraints, with its product range continually broadening to serve tower cranes, mobile cranes, and other construction machinery, successfully evolving into a comprehensive overseas operation center integrating display, sales, production, and service. By deeply merging strengths in technology R&D, smart manufacturing, and market operations from both sides, this platform is accelerating product localization and business growth across Europe.

At the 2025 Bauma Munich trade fair, the R800-40 tower crane, co-developed by teams from both companies, made a striking debut as the only Chinese-brand tower crane exhibited at the event. The product achieved localized manufacturing of key components alongside optimized global supply chain coordination, fully showcasing the efficient synergy of ZOOMLION's worldwide R&D and production systems.

In 2014, ZOOMLION successfully acquired Germany's m-tec, the world's number one brand in dry-mix mortar, creating a celebrated chapter in cross-border M&A. In recent years, the company has intensified efforts, completing comprehensive upgrades of both the German and Czech m-tec facilities. The German plant has transformed from a simple production site into a regional comprehensive operation center encompassing management, R&D, sales, supply chain, equipment assembly, and technical training. Additionally, through advances in automated production and digital management systems, the base has markedly improved the operational efficiency and market responsiveness of ZOOMLION's European manufacturing network. Meanwhile, the Czech facility continues to refine manufacturing capabilities and expand business activities, complementing the German base. Through this dual-site collaboration, m-tec has strengthened local European production and global market service capabilities, with products exported to 72 countries in 2025, further enhancing worldwide coverage.

Italy: Unlocking Synergy For Concrete Machinery Leadership

CIFA, based in Milan, Italy, stands as one of ZOOMLION's earliest overseas production bases. Through sustained optimization and enhancement of CIFA, the company has successfully translated global resource integration into capability leaps at its overseas sites, deepening its European industrial presence while strongly advancing the global coordination of its concrete machinery operations.

Since the full acquisition of CIFA in 2008, ZOOMLION has combined CIFA's nearly century-long European manufacturing heritage with its own global R&D and production strengths, continuously driving integration across technology, brands, supply chains, and market resources, achieving a remarkable "1+1 greater than 2" effect. Today, CIFA is not merely a key base for collaborative manufacturing in ZOOMLION's global concrete machinery network but has evolved into the European R&D center and logistics hub for concrete products, as well as a vital pillar of its global procurement platform. Through comprehensive collaborative innovation and manufacturing upgrades, ZOOMLION has deepened its European footprint, effectively blending advanced European manufacturing capabilities with global industrial resources, substantially elevating the worldwide competitiveness of its concrete machinery business.

Hungary: Showcasing Smart Manufacturing And Service Excellence via "1+N" Model

In March 2026, ZOOMLION's smart factory for aerial work equipment in Hungary officially commenced operations. From groundbreaking to product rollout in under one year, it once again demonstrated the impressive "Zoomlion speed" to the world. As a key strategic move in the European aerial work machinery market, the facility produces scissor and boom-type aerial work platforms, effectively strengthening local product supply systems and service capabilities.

The Hungarian plant exemplifies the practical application of ZOOMLION's "1+N" manufacturing and service model. The entire facility aligns with the construction standards of Zoomlion's Smart Industrial City, fully adopting digital production layouts and achieving end-to-end digital upgrades in production, warehousing, and quality management. Through the introduction of intelligent logistics equipment and digital management systems, the factory is continuously boosting manufacturing efficiency and operational precision, fully displaying the allure of "intelligent manufacturing with Chinese characteristics."

Leveraging the site's advantageous location, the Hungarian factory operates on a "global procurement, local assembly, regional direct delivery" model, effectively moving manufacturing closer to the market. This not only shortens product delivery times but also significantly enhances regional market responsiveness. Additionally, the facility includes a spare parts center and customer training amenities, further refining the regional service support system and delivering more timely, professional lifecycle services to local clients.

In recent years, ZOOMLION has consistently strengthened its "end-to-end, digital, localized" operational framework. Through the "1+N" manufacturing and service model, it is accelerating the transformation of overseas bases from single-function production plants into regional comprehensive operation platforms that integrate R&D innovation, supply chain coordination, and full lifecycle services. Currently, the company has established over 40 subsidiaries and branches worldwide, more than 30 first-tier business hubs, over 530 service points, and more than 300 spare parts warehouses. It has built and commissioned over 20 smart factories and over 440 intelligent production lines, and employs over 6,600 local staff overseas. Its business reaches more than 170 countries and regions worldwide.

Looking ahead, with the deep integration of global resources and the progressive advancement of its localization strategy, ZOOMLION is poised to continuously elevate regional operational efficiency and deliver even greater value to customers around the globe.