14. oktobar
14. oktobar is a Serbian manufacturer of heavy machinery and industrial equipment headquartered in Kruševac.
Last updated August 31, 2026
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History
14. oktobar originated in Kruševac in 1923 when Austrian and Hungarian investors established a company specializing in wagon repair and manufacture. Its initial work centered on maintaining and overhauling vehicles and freight cars. As production capabilities developed, the enterprise diversified into steel construction, metal consumer products and goods connected with military industry. After the Second World War, the company was nationalized and repaired after wartime damage. It received the name 14. oktobar in reference to the liberation of Kruševac from Nazi occupation on 14 October 1944. In the postwar period, the enterprise became a major Yugoslav industrial manufacturer. It expanded into machinery and equipment for construction, mining, agriculture and transportation, while also producing machine parts and industrial components. The company became particularly associated with large tracked and wheeled machines and was described as Yugoslavia's largest heavy-machinery producer. During its strongest period, employment reached about 8,600 people. Its documented industrial range included tracked tractors, wheel loaders, excavators, agricultural machines, hydraulic loaders and backhoe attachments, cranes, trailers, presses, containers, reservoirs and tanks. It also supplied components including gearboxes, tracked-machine running gear, rigid driving axles, hydrodynamic couplings and axial bearings. A military program included the LRSVM Morava, M-94 Plamen-S, M-96 Orkan II and tank power packs. The company later entered a prolonged decline. The available account links its difficulties to sanctions, NATO bombing and accumulated business losses. Production of mobile civil-engineering machines was suspended in 2015. During 2014 and 2015, nearly all of approximately 1,500 employees departed through a social program. The historical company declared bankruptcy in 2016. A new company named 14. oktobar was registered in March 2016 and leased the production facilities of the former company. In 2017, SCMG 14. oktobar, a Belgrade-based entity, acquired the company on behalf of Czechoslovak Group, a Czech industrial group. The acquisition was followed by an investigation from the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Macedonia concerning former Macedonian Administration for Security and Counterintelligence head Sašo Mijalkov and suspected money laundering or other suspicious connections to Czechoslovak Group. The available reference does not provide a final finding or subsequent legal resolution. It also does not establish the company's current production levels, workforce, website, financial condition or active product range.
- 2017
Acquisition by SCMG 14. oktobar on behalf of Czechoslovak Group
[1]SCMG 14. oktobar of Belgrade acquires the company on behalf of the Czech industrial group Czechoslovak Group.
- 2016
Bankruptcy and re-registration
[1]The former company declares bankruptcy, while a new 14. oktobar company is registered in March and leases the former production facilities.
- 2015
Mobile civil-engineering production is suspended
[1]Production of mobile civil-engineering machines stops amid accumulated losses and the effects of sanctions and NATO bombing.
- 1944
Name commemorates the liberation of Kruševac
[1]The later company name refers to 14 October 1944, associated with the liberation of Kruševac from Nazi occupation.
- 1923
Company established in Kruševac
[1]A company backed by Austrian and Hungarian investors begins wagon repair and manufacturing operations.
Products and positioning
Heavy construction, mining, agricultural and military machinery manufactured for demanding industrial applications.
construction machinery
TG tracked tractors
The tracked-tractor range included the TG-120, TG-160 and TG-220. These machines represented the company's traditional heavy-equipment business for demanding earthmoving and industrial applications. The available source identifies the models but does not provide specifications, production dates or current availability.
construction machinery
ULT and K-220 wheel loaders
Documented wheel-loader models include ULT-100, ULT-150, ULT-160, ULT-220 and K-220. They formed part of the brand's construction and heavy-industrial equipment portfolio. The source does not establish the technical differences among models or whether any remain in production.
excavator
BGH-250
BGH-250 is listed as an excavator associated with 14. oktobar. It belongs to the brand's heavy construction and mining machinery portfolio, although the available material does not give operating specifications, launch timing or production status.
agricultural equipment
Agricultural machinery
The documented agricultural range includes the UZT-24 and TG-50. These products illustrate the company's expansion beyond construction and mining into agricultural machinery. No reliable source details their specifications, distribution or current availability.
hydraulic equipment
Hydraulic attachments and implements
The portfolio included the TPU hydraulic front tractor loader, TZU hydraulic rear backhoe loader, HIKOS 2000 hydraulic mower and CCB-50 hydraulic side mower. These products extended the company's machinery offering through attachments and specialized implements for agricultural and industrial use.
industrial components
Industrial components
14. oktobar manufactured or was associated with gearboxes, tracked-machine running gear, rigid driving axles, hydrodynamic couplings and axial bearings. These components supported the company's own machinery and broader industrial-equipment activities, though the source does not clarify customer programs or continuing production.
industrial equipment
Industrial support equipment
Other listed products include the KD-3S hydraulic truck crane, PP-075 extension trailer, HP-7/10 hydraulic press, K-1 transport basket, containers, reservoirs and tanks. They reflect the breadth of the former company's engineering and fabrication capabilities.
military equipment
Military program
The military program is documented as including the LRSVM Morava, M-94 Plamen-S, M-96 Orkan II and tank power packs. The available source does not specify production quantities, contracts, customers or the present status of these programs.
Controversies
2017
Investigation linked to the Czechoslovak Group acquisition
The Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Macedonia reportedly investigated former Macedonian security and counterintelligence chief Sašo Mijalkov over suspected money laundering and alleged connections to Czechoslovak Group after the acquisition of 14. oktobar. The available reference does not report the outcome.
Brand decisions
2017
Acquisition by SCMG 14. oktobar for Czechoslovak GroupM&ABackground
Following the bankruptcy and creation of a successor company, the Kruševac industrial assets were subject to a new ownership arrangement.
Action taken
SCMG 14. oktobar of Belgrade bought the company on behalf of Czechoslovak Group.
Aftermath
The transaction was followed by a Macedonian prosecutorial investigation concerning alleged suspicious connections and suspected money laundering; no outcome is provided in the available source.
2016
Bankruptcy and creation of a successor companyOtherBackground
The historical company entered bankruptcy after prolonged financial and operating difficulties.
Action taken
A new company named 14. oktobar was registered in March 2016 and leased the former company's production facilities.
Aftermath
The successor structure enabled the 14. oktobar name and facilities to continue under a new corporate arrangement, although current operating scale is not established.
2015
Suspension of mobile civil-engineering productionStrategyBackground
The company faced sanctions, the effects of NATO bombing and accumulated business losses.
Action taken
Production of mobile civil-engineering machines was suspended.
Aftermath
The workforce contracted sharply, with nearly all of approximately 1,500 employees leaving through a social program during 2014–2015, followed by bankruptcy in 2016.
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