Although SDLG has ties to Volvo and CJD is the national Volvo construction distributor, the company negotiated the SDLG deal directly with the factory.Until now, SDLG loaders have been sold in Australia under the Ranger brand, but this has now disappeared. The plans are to have separate dealerships in major centres, with some crossover in regional areas.CJD has an excellent reputation for product support, built up over decades of business. This is in contrast to most distributors of such loaders and should allay the concerns that some have had in the past with Chinese equipment in dealing with both a new brand and a dealer without a track record in construction equipment support.This article first appeared in the April 2010 edition of Contractor magazine.
