14. oktobar
{{Short description|Serbian manufacturer of heavy machinery and equipment}}
{{Infobox company
| name = 14.oktobar
| logo = IMK 14. oktobar logo 2017.png
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| native_name = {{lang|sr-Cyrl|14. октобар}}
{{lang|sr-Latn|14. oktobar}}
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| type = d.o.o.
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| industry = Manufacturing
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| foundation = {{Start date and age|2016|03|14|df=yes}}
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| location_city = Jasički put 2, Kruševac
| location_country = Serbia
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| area_served = Worldwide
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| products = tractors, loaders, crawler excavators, bulldozers, components, agriculture machines and components
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| revenue = {{increase}} €3.83 million {{small|(2019)}}{{cite web|title=КОНСОЛИДОВАНИ БИЛАНС УСПЕХА (2019) - 14. oktobar|url=http://pretraga3.apr.gov.rs/docRepo/download?xbcd=7100092510074&xrnd=943D3079867E239622713C8B90CB0C9EE192A819|website=apr.gov.rs|accessdate=20 December 2020|language=Serbian}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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| net_income = {{decreasePositive}} €0.20 million {{small|(2019)}}
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| assets = {{decrease}} €7.19 million {{small|(2019)}}{{cite web|title=КОНСОЛИДОВАНИ БИЛАНС СТАЊА (2019) - 14. oktobar|url=http://pretraga3.apr.gov.rs/docRepo/download?xbcd=7100092510067&xrnd=49FD4660448DC1B1699D43042388B587586C4054|website=apr.gov.rs|accessdate=20 December 2020|language=Serbian}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| equity = {{steady}} €0 {{small|(2019)}}
| owner = Czechoslovak Group {{small|(100%)}}
| num_employees = 312 {{small|(2019)}}
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs|www.14-oktobar.co.rs}}
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14. oktobar ({{langx|sr|14. октобар|14. oktobar}}) is a Serbian manufacturer of heavy machinery and equipment, headquartered in Kruševac, Serbia.
History
IMK 14. oktobar was established by Austrian and Hungarian investors in 1923 as Company specialized in wagons repair and manufacture. In the first years of the company, the primary activity is related to the overhaul and repair of vehicles and freight cars, at time is increased the use of quality in production technology by simultaneously extending the product range, which resulted in start of production of steel construction, metal consumer products, and products for use in the military industry.{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}
After World War II, the company was nationalized and repaired from war damage. It was named in a memorial of the date when Kruševac was liberated form Nazi occupation in 1944. The company has oriented to production of construction, mining, agriculture and transportation, machinery and equipment for the purpose of manufacturing equipment and machine parts. It was the largest producer of heavy machinery in Yugoslavia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/onama-en.html |title=IMK 14. oktobar - ABOUT US |access-date=2013-10-04 |archive-date=2013-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230440/http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/onama-en.html |url-status=dead }} During its golden times, it employed around 8,600 people.{{cite news |title=Češka korporacija sutra preuzima "14. oktobar" u Kruševcu |url=https://www.blic.rs/biznis/ceska-korporacija-sutra-preuzima-14-oktobar-u-krusevcu/gms2q6g |accessdate=2 December 2018 |work=blic.rs |agency=Tanjug |date=13 October 2017 |language=Serbian}}
In 2015, after sanctions, NATO bombing, therefore years of accumulated business losses, the company has suspended its production of mobile civil engineering machines.{{cite news|title=Stao "14. oktobar"|url=http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2015&mm=08&dd=04&nav_id=1023375|accessdate=4 August 2015|work=b92.net|date=4 August 2015|language=Serbian}} From 2014 through 2015, nearly all of 1,500 employees left the company, using the social program. In 2016, the company has declared bankruptcy.{{cite news|title=IMK "14. oktobar" iz Kruševca dobio novog vlasnika|url=http://rs.n1info.com/a332597/Biznis/IMK-iz-Krusevca-dobio-novog-vlasnika.html|accessdate=15 November 2017|work=n1info.com|agency=Beta|date=4 November 2017|language=Serbian|archive-date=30 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030050742/http://rs.n1info.com/a332597/Biznis/IMK-iz-Krusevca-dobio-novog-vlasnika.html|url-status=dead}} In March 2016, a new company was register under name "14. oktobar". It took production facilities of the former company on lease.
In 2017, "SCMG 14. oktobar" from Belgrade on behalf of Czech company "Czechoslovak Group" bought the company.{{cite news|title=Česi preuzimaju IMK "14. oktobar", posao za još 150 radnika|url=http://www.blic.rs/vesti/ekonomija/cesi-preuzimaju-imk-14-oktobar-posao-za-jos-150-radnika/jdq21dc|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=blic.rs|agency=Beta|date=4 November 2017|language=Serbian}} After the purchase, Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Macedonia launched an investigation against former Macedonian head of the Administration for Security and Counterintelligence Sašo Mijalkov, on suspicion for money laundering and suspicious connections to the "Czechoslovak Group".{{cite news|last1=Rujević|first1=Nemanja|title=Istraga zbog kupovine "14. oktobra"|url=http://www.dw.com/sr/istraga-zbog-kupovine-14-oktobra/a-41695747|accessdate=8 December 2017|work=dw.com|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=7 December 2017|language=Serbian}}
Products
=Machines=
Tracked tractor
- TG-120{{Cite web |url=http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/tg-120-ce-en.html |title=Crawler tractor - TG 120 CE |access-date=2013-10-04 |archive-date=2013-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224404/http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/tg-120-ce-en.html |url-status=dead }}
- TG-160{{Cite web |url=http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/tg-160-ce-en.html |title=Crawler tractor - TG 160 CE |access-date=2013-10-04 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005015328/http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/tg-160-ce-en.html |url-status=dead }}
- TG-220{{Cite web |url=http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/tg-220-ce-en.html |title=Crawler tractor - TG 220 CE |access-date=2013-10-04 |archive-date=2013-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235303/http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/tg-220-ce-en.html |url-status=dead }}
File:11 ULT-160CK.jpg ULT-160CK loader]]
Wheel loader
Excavator
Agriculture machinery
=Components=
- Gearbox
- Tracked machines running gear
- Rigid driving axle
- Hydrodynamic couplings
- Axial bearings
=Other products=
- Hydraulic front tractor loader - TPU
- Hydraulic rear tractor backhoe loader - TZU
- Hydraulic truck crane KD-3S
- Extension trailer PP-075
- Hydraulic mower HIKOS 2000
- Hydraulic side mower CCB-50
- Hydraulic press HP-7/10
- Transport basket K-1
- Containershttp {{Cite web |url=http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/kontejneri-en.html |title=Containers |access-date=2021-01-31 |archive-date=2016-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815190510/http://www.14-oktobar.co.rs/kontejneri-en.html |url-status=dead }}
- Reservoirs and tanks
=Military program=
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://www.14oktobar.rs}}
{{Automotive industry in Serbia}}
Category:Companies based in Kruševac
Category:Construction equipment manufacturers of Serbia
Category:Tractor manufacturers of Serbia
Category:D.o.o. companies in Serbia