BVS CRANES Bulbuloglu Crane Industry
BVS Cranes, the largest crane manufacturer in Türkiye, has secured a contract with Deutsche Bahn to manufacture four RMGs for DB’s terminals in Germany.
This project marks BVS Cranes’ inaugural crane sale to DB, a notable shift from its previous role in crane servicing. The cranes are RMGs with a rotating trolley and lifting capacity of 41 tonnes and will be deployed at DB terminals in Kornwestheim near Stuttgart and Augsburg near Munich.
AISC Certificate
BCES STEEL INDUSTRY, a subsidiary of BVS CRANES , has taken a very strong step towards success in STEEL CONSTRUCTION projects, especially in NORTH AMERICA AND THE WHOLE WORLD, with its quality system certified by the AMERICAN STEEL CONSTRUCTION INSTITUTE (AISC).
We are proud to see BCES as the 6th company in Turkey to have an AISC Certificate.
BVS Cranes Germany Manager Alpaslan
Karabulut emphasized that they operate as a Turkish brand in Germany in the production and service of industrial cranes, where safety and high technology are of great importance. Noting that they are the sector leader in Türkiye as BVS Cranes Bülbüloğlu Vinç Sanayii, Karabulut stated that their Germany operations are continuing successfully.
Drawing attention to the manufacturer qualifications, Alpaslan Karabulut said, “BVS Cranes Bülbüloğlu Vinç Sanayi, the leader of the industrial crane sector in Türkiye, is Türkiye’s largest with its wide crane product range from 1 ton to +500 tons capacity, with production areas reaching 100 thousand square meters in 3 factories in Ankara and is one of the largest crane manufacturers in Europe. Our company was offered to the public in February 2023, a new first in its sector. After the public offering, our 3rd Factory investment in Ankara started production in July. We continue to progress with firm steps both in Türkiye and in the world.”
Karabulut stated that they exported to 93 countries on 6 continents, most recently selling products to Norway, Chile and Mexico.
Noting that their activities in Germany have been approaching 10 years and that they operate under their own brands with BVS Crane Technologies GmbH, Karabulut said:
“We provide services in Duisburg, Germany, with our own facilities and strong team of engineers and technicians. We sell cranes to the largest heavy industry facilities, chemical plants, ports and transportation companies in the most developed markets of Europe, especially Germany, and give 24/7 emergency repair, periodic maintenance, electro-mechanical, electronic and software renewal and modernization services.”
Karabulut mentioned some of the distinguished customers of BVS Germany as follows:
Thyssen Krupp, German State Railways – Deutsche Bahn AG , Deutsche Umschlaggesellschaft Schiene-Straße mbH , Rhenus Port Logistics GmbH + Co. KG , Hutchison Port Holdings , Contargo Trimodal Network Holding, MCE-HABAU Group , Neska Schiffahrts-und Speditionskontor GmbH , HGK Logistics and Intermodal.
Önder BÜLBÜLOĞLU, Chairman of the Board of BVS CRANES, and Enver BOSTAN, President of EX’M Company, stated at the signing ceremony that they believed that this cooperation would lead to very successful results with excellent products, fast and quality service in the French market.
BVS CRANES is the biggest crane manufacturer in Turkey and one of the leading manufacturers in Europe, exporting to 92 countries in 6 continents. EX’M stands out not only with its extensive and high quality service network and technical infrastructure in France, but also with its dynamic marketing capabilities.
BVS CRANES RINGS THE BELL IN “BORSA ISTANBUL” AS THE FIRST CRANE MANUFACTURER AT THE TURKISH STOCK EXCHANGE
The bell ringing ceremony of BVS Bülbüloğlu Crane Industry, the first company in the crane industry to go public, was postponed due to the earthquake in February, and was held on July 17, 2023.
Borsa İstanbul General Manager Korkmaz Ergun, BVS Chairman Önder Bülbüloğlu, Tera Investment Managers and distingushed guests attended the gong ceremony.
BVS Chairman Önder Bülbüloğlu started his speech by remembering those who lost their lives in the earthquake disaster on 6 February and condolences to all of Turkey. Önder Bülbüloğlu stated that they held the bell ringing ceremony, which they postponed due to the earthquake, with a bittersweet joy.
“Our passion for industry, which started 37 years ago in a workshop smaller than 200 square meters, has made us the indisputably largest company in the sector with more than 400 employees operating in production areas of 100 thousand square meters today. While exports accounted for 45 percent of our orders in 2022, this rate increased to 57 percent in the first 6 months of 2023. Not only in our country, but also from Australia to Iceland, from Russia to Kenya, from Bolivia to New Zealand, from Norway to Spain with our cranes working in 92 countries on 6 continents, with our sales organizations in 24 countries. We are rapidly progressing towards becoming a global brand with our own offices in Germany and USA.”
Bülbüloğlu emphasized that he is proud of the interest shown by the investors in the public offering, that the demand from individual investors is 220.9 times the final allocation amount, and 130.5 times the demand in all categories in total, “403,568 investors participated in our public offering and distribution was made to 373,600 of these investors” he said.
BVS used the funds obtained from the public offering in its 3rd factory investment, which was completed in Ankara and started operating in July 2023, and to further strengthen its working capital. The investment will increase production capacity by 50% and employment by 30%. Bülbüloğlu said, “As with our innovative products and patents that reduce Turkey’s dependence on imported products and strengthen export power, we have become the first crane company to realize this by being a leader in Turkish crane industry in public offering. We believe it will further consolidate our strength as well as being a more stable and transparent company ”
BVS CRANES continues to serve its customers by optimizing speed, efficiency and reducing downtimes considerably in the mining and metallurgical industries besides its environmentally responsible approach.
These 2 overhead cranes, specially designed to highest working class 5m, with 65/35 tons + 10 tons capacity, 32 meters bridge span, 15 meters lifting height, one container revolver hoist, one 8 cubic meters grab hoist and one monorail operate in a 275 meter long train station.
Trains carry the remains of a preliminary copper production in closed top containers to this facility. The Cranes which are designed to work in heavy duty conditions for very long periods handle materials containing cobalt, nickel, zinc and copper for further processing and purification in a secondary process.
All the mentioned elements, especially Cobalt, are very strategic today and it is extremely important to supply international customers needs in times of high demand.
The metallurgy plant has chosen BVS CRANES to achieve higher speeds and very limited downtimes, relying on the material and service quality of BVS. BVS CRANES has a proven past track record in similar applications in the copper, gold, aluminum and steel industries not only in Europe but also in Central Asia, Africa and Australia.
Prior to implementing this system, the customer used a conventional bulk transit system to transport material. The system, consisting of a rotating frame with open top containers mounted on a hopper, is fed to a conveyor belt by a reach stacker. This system was temporary, slow, and inefficient.
If we look at traditional bulk handling operations, a terminal receives raw materials by truck or train. It is then stocked and stored in specialized storage facilities, often via buckets or conveyor systems. Throughout the handling process, there are often multiple drop points that result in loss of mass, deterioration of quality and contamination of local environments. Then there will be a domino effect, for example dust pollution from open stocks or open top containers will cause respiratory diseases for local people. Lost and poor quality goods will eventually cause the profit not to be as high as it should be.
Following the increase in demand, the metallurgy plant had to consider another form of transport and equipment as their existing systems could not meet the high volume levels required.
The customer was looking for a solution that was reliable, quick to install and cost-effective, could be integrated into existing transport processes, had minimal environmental impact and had zero commodity loss when handled. As stated by the plant’s engineering team, cycle times have dropped from 15-20 minutes on a traditional system to less than 3 minutes now.
BVS Cranes is determined to increase its presence in the mining industry in international markets with technologies not only increasing productivity and at the same time developing environmentally sensitive solutions.
BVS CRANES HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMISSIONED A NEW CRANE IN THE LARGEST INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT OF EUROPE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM!
We have completed the installation and commissioning 87,5 Ton Capacity Gantry Crane with 8 tons auxiliary hoist, 54 meter span , 15 meter lifting height and 530 meter long travel , and 82 ton capacity underhook “Hydraulic Spreader” all designed and built by BVS CRANES R&D CENTER . The crane has started to be used in the HS2 HIGH SPEED RAIL LINE PROJECT that will connect London with the major cities in the North West like Birmingham, Manchester and many others. Our customer is British and French Joint Venture, BALFOUR BEATTY & VINCI JV in the United Kingdom.
In the video you’ll see our crane at work designed to lift concrete segments of about 60 to 80 tons each and in 4 different forms. The crane will perform the task of handling more than 3000 segments multiple times in 2 years period, helping the largest infrastructure project of Europe with its ambitious economic and social targets.
Turkey for the first time design and production of 1500 t / h capacity Shiploader was commissioned successfully.
