USCO is set up as a trading company specialized in repair parts for Caterpillar® earth moving machines.
USCO acquires ITR, thus expanding its product range and becoming manufacturer of pumps, gears, pinions and other spare parts for earth moving machines. USCO starts to sell ITR branded products, a quality brand known worldwide.
USCO acquires FORTRESS ESP ITALIANA, one of the major manufacturers of repair parts for the earth moving sector. The company expands its product range and market penetration under the ITR brand.
USCO forms DYNAPARTS, a company focused on retail trade on the European market.
USCO expands the manufacturing sector with an investment of over € 2.000.000 in the purchase of automatic machine tools among which an FMS system composed of two Mazak working centers connected by a shuttle.
USCO acquires GRS SpA, world leader in the manufacture of pumps for earth moving machines in the aftermarket sector.
USCO headquarters and warehouses are moved to a new site that extends over a total surface area of 43.000 m² with an investment of € 20.000.000.
USCO enters into a joint venture agreement with KUT, a leader in the manufacture of undercarriage chains, shoes and segments with headquarters in South Korea.
- USCO establishes the first distribution center in Chicago, ITR North America.
- USCO establishes ITR Middle East in Dubai (UAE).
- USCO establishes Track One, in Modena (Italy) a company focused on the study, design and realization of complete ‘tailor-made' track frames for OEM customers.
- USCO establishes ITR Pacific in Brisbane (Australia).
- USCO enters into a joint-venture agreement with HUALONG, a Chinese manufacturing company with internal foundry, leader in the production of sprockets and idlers.
USCO establishes ITR America, following the joint-venture between ITR North America and Heavyquip. Thanks to the 15 branches the new entity is the largest all makes distributor in North America.
- USCO establishes ITR Africa in Johannesburg (South Africa) following a local joint-venture.
- USCO establishes ITR Far East in Ningbo (China).
- USCO expands the Modena, Italy headquarters and warehouse.
- Track One establishes Track one Kunshan, a Chinese branch dedicated to international OEMs with production plants in China.
- USCO acquires all the shares of South Korean company, KUT, and of the Chinese company, Hualong.
- USCO establishes ITR South America in São Paulo (Brazil).
- KUT builds up a new forging plant for track links with 1600 and 2500 ton presses.
- ITR Africa opens new branches in Namibia, Cape town, Port Elizabeth and East London.
- ITR Africa moves into the newly renovated building and parts warehouse.
- USCO sets up ITR BENELUX, in Tilburg (The Netherlands).
- USCO enters the agriculture business through the acquisition of BARANI NATALE & FIGLI.
- USCO Modena (Italy) property expansion of 30.000 m².
- ITR America moves into a brand new building and parts warehouse of 9.300 m².
- USCO celebrates its 25° birthday anniversary.
- USCO establishes a partnership with BYG, a Spanish company leader in the GET business.
- GRS changes its business name into ITR Meccanica.
- Opening of a new facility in Ningbo (China) that houses the headquarters of ITR Far East and the Asian subsidiary of Track One.
- ITR Pacific opens a new branch in Perth, ITR Western Australia.
- ITR Pacific moves into the newly renovated building and parts warehouse.
- ITR Pacific expands its operations with a new branch in Victoria, AUS.
- ITR Middle East expands its headquarters with a newly built 16,000 m2 warehouse.
- Hualong installs a new production plant at its headquarters in China.
- ITR Africa opens a new branch in Pinetown, ZA.
- ITR Africa sets up ITR Zambia in Kitwe.
- USCO sets up the new INTRAMEX in Bremen (Germany).
- USCO takes over BULLDOG (USA) through ITR America.
USCO takes over MST Parts Group (UK).
USCO acquires 75% stake in Strickland Tracks (UK).
ITR Industries in South Korea inaugurates a new plant dedicated to the production of rollers for excavators and dozers.
Barani Natale & Figli Srl changes its company name to ITR Agri S.r.l.
ITR Middle East launches the ITR Lubricants line, thanks to the acquisition of a leading company in the production of lubricating oils and greases.
USCO sets up ITR HAGGBLOM in Finland and acquires SIGO GmbH in Austria.
ITR PACIFIC opens new branches in Mackay and Adelaide in Australia.
ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001
ITR, in its continuous optimization process, has achieved the most respected international certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
The company certifications are testimony to the efforts taken to guarantee compliance with ever higher product and service standards.
Code of Ethics and Organisation, Management and Control Model
Through the resolution of the Board of Directors’ meeting held on 18 December 2020, USCO SpA adopted the Organisation, Management and Control Model pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 and the Code of Ethics, in order to comply with regulations on corporate administrative liability for crimes.
Adoption of the Model confirms the attention that USCO ITR focuses on compliance, through the implementation of organisational measures that avert the committing, in the interest or for the benefit of the company, of the crimes described in the Model and for which the entity itself is directly liable.
The business partners of the company, and anyone who has relations with it in general, are required to know and to comply with the principles of legality and transparency endorsed in the Model and in the Code of Ethics.
In compliance with Law No. 179/2017, Usco S.p.A. has also adopted a digital “Whistleblowing” platform enabling concerns to be reported in an effective and confidential way. The platform for reporting concerns can be reached via this link: https://digitalroom.bdo.it/usco/home.aspx
Reports, also anonymous, sent via the Whistleblowing platform will be delivered directly to the Company’s Supervisory Body, which will verify the legitimacy of the facts with the utmost respect for privacy principles.
For further information, these documents can be consulted at the following links:
Organisation, Management and Control Model
Italy
USA
Brazil
South Africa
UAE
Australia
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