FAUN ships £18m order to Turkey
Above: Multiple vehicles pass over the Heavy Ground Mobility System (HGMS) in extremely muddy conditions.
The contract, for its Heavy Ground Mobility System (HGMS), is the firm’s largest ever order.
FAUN Trackway won the bid in partnership with global vehicle manufacturer IVECO which supplied TRAKKER 8x8 trucks on which the roadway will be mounted.
The Turkish Army intends to use the new vehicles and Trackway to improve ground mobility and access to bridge heads.
Training has also been delivered by a team of specialist engineers from FAUN, at a purpose built test site in Kirklareli, Turkey.
The Turkish military previously had 10 sets of Trackway which had been in operation for more than 20 years.
Securing the order for its HGMS roadway (which is capable of taking vehicle loads of more than 70 tonnes over challenging terrain conditions such as snow, ice, sand, marsh and mud) enabled FAUN to expand its existing facilities and invest in further product research and development work.
HGMS is part of FAUN’s six strong product portfolio which includes a mid-ranged roadway capable of taking 30 tonne loads as well as helicopter landing mats, portable runways and rapid runway repair systems for bomb-damaged airfields
FAUN originally developed its Trackway products for use by the British Army’s Royal Engineers over 40 years ago and it remains a prime contractor to the UK’s Ministry of Defence.
Chris Kendall, business development manager at FAUN Trackway, said: “By forming the partnership with IVECO we were able to provide the Turkish Army with a complete mobility system through a single provider.
“This kind of collaborative approach ensures that we can deliver a bespoke product through what is inevitably a more efficient procurement route for the customer.”
