Austin Engineering Limited announced it has entered into an agreement with Melter, to broaden its product delivery and service capabilities in the US and the northern region of South America. This agreement has already delivered a significant new contract with a world class miner. Melter will manufacture Austin-designed truck bodies for the initial supply of five lightweight Ultima bodies for Newmont's Peñasquito gold operations in Mexico. Newmont is the world's largest gold miner and there is potential for further sales to this customer. In addition to building truck bodies, Melter will also provide local support and maintenance assistance to Newmont, supported by Austin's US-based teams in Casper, Wyoming. The Melter partnership is the latest iteration of Austin's roll out of "hub-and-spoke" networks in the Americas to support Austin's central US manufacturing hub in Casper. Austin's Casper base has been further supported by the lease of a 23,000 square feet manufacturing site at Fort McMurray in Alberta from which Austin is able to better service its customers in the remote regions of Western Canada though better product delivery logistics, shorter travel times, and local service and maintenance teams.