McInttyre names North American distributor - Equipment Report - Brief Article

Recycling Today, May, 2002

J. McIntyre Machinery, a United Kingdom-based maker of hydraulic alligator shears, has announced the appointment of Recycling Equipment Corp. (REC), Souderton, Pa., as the exclusive North American distributor of its complete line of metal cleaning shears. Most models and parts for existing shears can be shipped within 34 hours from the new U.S. location.

The first McIntyre 4000 shear to be imported into the U.S. under the new agreement has gone to Madden Trading in Knoxville, Tenn. The machine was exhibited at the recent ISRI convention in Las Vegas, and was purchased from the J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd. booth.

The McIntyre 4000 was developed to meet stringent European safety standards and features guarding of all moving parts including the hydraulic components. The new machine was well received by visitors to the ISRI exhibition, according to Sally Johnson, managing director of J. McIntyre Machinery.

Although McIntyre shears are well established in America, this is the first shipment to the U.S. in more than 18 months, following the demise of J. McIntyre Machinery Ltd.'s former distributor, McIntyre America.

"We had a fantastic ISRI show with our new distributor REC," says Johnson. "We received strong inquiries, and it is actually some years since we sold a shear straight off the stand at an American exhibition. We think that this is a good indication that the market has really started to improve."