We are the direct successor to businesses that have been manufacturing mining equipment for over 120 years. We operate in two business segments: Underground Mining Machinery, comprised of our Joy Mining Machinery business (“Joy”), and Surface Mining Equipment, comprised of our P&H Mining Equipment business (“P&H”). Joy is the world’s largest producer of high productivity electric-powered underground mining equipment used primarily for the extraction of coal. P&H is the world’s largest producer of high productivity electric mining shovels and a leading producer of walking draglines and large rotary blasthole drills, used primarily for surface mining copper, coal, iron ore, oil sands and other minerals.
Over 87% of our sales are to the coal and copper mining industries. In addition to selling new equipment, we provide parts, components, repairs, rebuilds, diagnostic analysis, fabrication, training and other aftermarket services for our installed base of machines. In the case of Surface Mining Equipment, we also provide aftermarket services for equipment manufactured by other companies, including manufacturers with which we have ongoing relationships and which we refer to as “Alliance Partners.” We emphasize our aftermarket products and services as an integral part of lowering our customers’ cost per unit of production and are focused on continuing to grow this part of our business.
(excerpted from the Oct 2005 Annual Report (10K) Overview) |
