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manufacturing communities ,” he says . As well as Hamilton being closer to major ports - an important factor as FTN gets ready to export - Sinclair describes it as a manufacturing powerhouse . “ Moving our assembly operations to Hamilton will allow us to streamline our local painting , powder coating , fabrication and laser cutting requirements for either production or R & D . We will also be within an hour of more than 70 per cent of our current customer base - the efficiencies gained by being closer to the majority of our customers is huge . It reduces the cost of deliveries , servicing , running events , test rides and road shows ,” he says . Sinclair and FTN Motion General Manager Michel Roncara have just returned from Australia , where they introduced the Streetdog to Melbourne and Sydney consumers . The company will launch across the Tasman towards the end of 2024 and says its Australian wait list is growing quickly .
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