Mechan set to supply heavy lifting equipment to Panama City Metro 03 July 2018

Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, is expanding its export horizons and preparing to ship its very first order to the Americas.

The Sheffield-based manufacturer is supplying heavy lifting equipment to the Panama City Metro, as part of a major project to construct a second line in the republic’s capital.

Mechan is working with parent company, CIM Group, to deliver a set of 20 12-tonne lifting jacks, four turntables and 40 vehicle stands to a new build depot in the Nuevo Tocumen area of Panama City.

This is Mechan’s first project with CIM, following its acquisition by the French group in March last year. CIM has a contract to install and maintain 50 kilometres of track, catenary and workshop equipment in Panama City, linking the western district of San Miguelito with Felipillo in the east.

Explains Mechan sales manager Lindsey Mills: “Since CIM’s takeover, our international development has accelerated dramatically and we are receiving enquiries from across the globe. The Panama project is particularly significant, as the Americas were the only remaining continents we had yet to supply. Production of the equipment is going well and we are looking forward to travelling there very soon to oversee the installation.”

Completion of the Panama City Line Two project is expected in 2019.

Picture Caption: (L-R) Tatiana Ayite and Stephane Reau from parent company, CIM, oversee Mechan’s Panama jacks factory acceptance test in Sheffield.

Adam Offord

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