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BOMAG is a construction equipment manufacturer that specializes in various kinds of asphalt construction vehicles, soil and refuse compaction equipment, light equipment compactors, and waste management machines, from the hand-operated BT 60 Tamper small enough to fit in the back of a small pickup truck to the 60-ton BC 1172 RB-4 Refuse Compactor, designed to pulverize waste in landfills. If you have something that needs compacting, levelling, resurfacing, rolling, stabilizing, or smoothing, then BOMAG probably makes the ideal machine for the job.
As one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of such specialized equipment, BOMAG currently employs 2,400 workers, maintains 22 product groups, controls 12 foreign subsidiaries, and has a network more than 400 BOMAG dealers in 120 countries. The company’s name is a shortened form of its original name, the Bopparder Maschinenbau-Gesellschaft mbH, which includes a reference to the company’s global headquarters in Boppard, Germany. All told, there are six branches in BOMAG’s native Germany alone.
The BOMAG-Neil Young Connection
Despite the company’s founding in 1957, BOMAG Americas, Inc. has a legacy that dates back to the early 20th Century in United States. In 1916, the Buffalo Steam Roller Company merged with the Kelly-Springfield company to form the Buffalo Springfield Road Roller Company, which manufactured steamrollers. Although BOMAG’s name hasn’t enjoyed much play in popular culture, the ’60s-era folk rock legend Buffalo Springfield took its name from these impressive machines. In 1956, the Koehring Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin bought Buffalo Springfield.
After several acquisitions, mergers, and name changes, in 2003, the company was officially renamed BOMAG Americas, Inc. BOMAG’s first product was the BW 60 Double Vibratory Roller, which looks a little like a lawn mower with the drums of a steamroller. In 1962, BOMAG introduced the world’s first 7-ton double vibratory roller, which became a popular machine the world over, remaining on sale for more than 30 years. In 1983, the BTM 01 Terrameter was launched, introducing the construction industry to real-time compaction control systems. In 2004, the field of deep-impact compaction got a boost thanks to BOMAG’s polygonal drum innovation, which lets the operator compact soil up to 13 feet deep by directing the compacting vibrations both vertically and horizontally as the drum rolls.
Enter The FAYAT Group
By 2005, BOMAG had built itself into a global leader in the field of soil and asphalt compaction, attracting the attention of the Bordeaux, France-based FAYAT Group, which was itself a global leader in asphalt plants and road maintenance equipment. With FAYAT’s acquisition of BOMAG, the company was poised to further cement its dominant position in the industry. In 2013, BOMAG Americas, Inc. acquired several Cedarapids and CMI product lines, including pavers and recyclers, to flesh out the company’s offerings. More recently, BOMAG added two new products to its lineup, the cold planer BM 2000, built primarily for large-scale projects on roadways or airports, and the RS 500 Stabilizer/Recycler, which features an innovative rotor that can adjust laterally to either side to safely mill all the way to the edge of a slope.
BOMAG Americas Gets A New Home
In 2015, the U.S. headquarters and primary manufacturing plant were relocated from Kewanee Illinois to Ridgeway, South Carolina. The new location features a parts warehouse, assembly halls, and offices, all within close proximity to import harbors and airports, and in a climate that lets BOMAG maintain year-round sales and service training.
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