Đuro Đaković (factory)

Đuro Đaković is a Croatian heavy industrial concern supplying farm equipment, military vehicles, power plant equipment, railway equipment, trams, and steam and diesel locomotives. Now located in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, Đuro Đaković continues to produce military, farm, railway, and other equipment today since 1921.

The central operating company is Đuro Đaković Holding d.d., and it has stocks listed at the Zagreb Stock Exchange. The majority stakeholder is the Croatian Government, at over 61% as of 2007. The group is composed of:

• Đuro Đaković Specijalna vozila d.d.
• Đuro Đaković Elektromont d.d.
• Đuro Đaković Inženjering d.d.
• Đuro Đaković Proizvodnja opreme d.o.o.
• Đuro Đaković Strojna obrada d.o.o.
• Đuro Đaković Energetika i infrastruktura d.o.o.
• Slobodna zona Đuro Đaković Slavonski Brod d.o.o.

Civilian factory

Locomotives

Since 1926, Đuro Đaković constructed various steam locomotives for the Yugoslav State Railways and exports to other countries.

In 1935, the first standard gauge locomotive was constructed.

From 1981 to 1985, Đuro Đaković purchased a licence to build locomotives from General Motors designs to suit their needs. In addition to building the locomotives for their country, Đuro Đaković also exported 20 G22W's to the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways in 1982.

• Đuro Đaković Series 662
• Đuro Đaković Series 732
• GT22HW-2 (Đuro Đaković Series 645)
• G26HCW-2 (Đuro Đaković Seires 664)

Exported Locomotives

• G22W (Islamic Republic of Iran Railways Series 60)

Trams

• TMK 101
• TMK 201

Military factory

The part of the company dedicated to creating / upgrading military vehicles is named Đuro Đaković Specijalna vozila d.d.

Tanks and APCs

Original production:

• M-84A4 - originally created in the 1980s Yugoslavia as a local version of the T-72;
• LOV APC - originally created during the 1990s war as first Croatian local APC;
• M-95 Degman - new Main Battle Tank based on experimental M-91 Vihor with significant modifications.

Programs of modernization:

• T-72

Other products:

• Rocket Launchers
• Mine sweeping machines

External links

• http://www.duro-dakovic.com/