Ted Kuhlwind worked for DEUTZ in Germany before moving to Melbourne and marrying his Australian wife Lorna. It was only natural, then, that Ted would sell DEUTZ products in his diesel engine business. Ted established LK Diesel Service Pty Ltd with business partner Lloyd Lang 50 years ago in 1967, after arriving in Australia to…
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Electric and hybrid drive systems in DEUTZ AG’s core segments moved a step closer with the purchase of leading German electric drive specialist Torqeedo GmbH. The move is part of a new E-DEUTZ strategy to lead the off-highway drive system market. Founded in 2005 in Starnberg, near Munich, Torqeedo is the global market leader and…
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DEUTZ is the world’s first engine manufacturer to earn EU Stage V emission directive certification for mobile machinery. The achievement underlines both the company’s engineering skills and sustainability efforts. On 6 September 2017, the German Federal Motor Transport Authority certified the DEUTZ TTCD 6.1 engine for Stage V, which will further tighten emissions standards from…
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When Belinda Sum joined DEUTZ in 1985, she’d been in Australia for three months. The company’s support of cultural diversity helped her to settle in so well that she never left. “That certainly contributed to a healthy, safe and happy working environment … and that is one of the main reasons why I am still…
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James Smith wants to change the perception that quality European products are expensive and lack service support. As Company Director at Blueprint Diesel, a DEUTZ key dealership in East Tamaki, Auckland, he feels Blueprint Diesel is well on its way to changing this perception. James has worked with DEUTZ engines since starting a Mechanical Engineering…
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After selling and servicing DEUTZ engines on Auckland’s North Shore since 2002, Shaw Diesels is set to expand as the second generation makes its mark. Dave Shaw started the business in 1988 with his wife Jenny in their garage. Now in a modern workshop, Shaw Diesels is known for quality diesel engine sales, service, parts,…
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By day, Max Torkar is a self-described “counter of beans”. On weekends, the DEUTZ Australia Finance and General Manager “takes off the brown cardigan” to hit the tennis court or golf course. “I am a handy tennis player and I have even beaten our club champion, although he was the club champion from 1969,” Max…
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A global deal to exclusively distribute premium Liebherr diesel engines has enhanced DEUTZ Australia’s product range. Announced on 30 August, the agreement is an exciting opportunity to broaden and strengthen DEUTZ Australia’s range with a high performing, energy efficient product. DEUTZ will market the engines under its own brand name. The DEUTZ AG and Liebherr…
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Two quality products have created a unrivalled firewood processor after New Zealand’s Mahoe Sawmills chose a DEUTZ engine for its popular Whoppa Choppa. John Bergman and his brother, Ben, began milling the kauri tree, which can live for 2000 years, in the Bay of Islands’ remote hills in the 1980s. Mahoe Sawmills started manufacturing portable…
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After settling in Melbourne as a young migrant, Liz Balint has spent 30 years working with DEUTZ Australia dealers. Liz, her parents and sister arrived in the 1970s from Yugoslavia (now Serbia) with two suitcases after her uncle convinced them to follow him here. “He wrote letters to my parents telling them about the better…
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