Tradus

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TRADUS
Tradus logo.png
Type of site
Global marketplace for used heavy machinery
Available in Multilingual
FoundedAmsterdam, the Netherlands (2017)
Headquarters,
Area servedThe Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Croatia, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Denmark, Turkey, [1] Hungary, The Netherlands, [2] Belgium, Norway, Poland, [3] Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Owner Naspers
Industry Classifieds, Electronic commerce
Products Online classified advertising, online auction business model, Online payment systems, Price comparison
URL www.tradus.com
Registrationrequired to buy and sell

TRADUS is a global B2B marketplace for used commercial vehicles and heavy machinery in the categories Transport, Construction, Farming [4] and Material Handling. In addition to vehicles and machines, sellers can also offer spare parts and pre-owned equipment. The user base of TRADUS consists of buyers and sellers from over 40 countries. Integrated translation software makes it possible for sellers and buyers from these countries to communicate in their own language.

Contents

TRADUS is part of the OLX Group, [5] a global product and tech company operating in more than 40 countries and employing more than 5,000 people worldwide.

History

In late 2016 Tradus.com was launched as a heavy machinery classifieds site by the OLX Group. TRADUS is based in Amsterdam. [6] Currently, around 25 people work at the company.

OLX Group

TRADUS is part of the OLX group, a network of online classified advertising platforms in 45 markets, including brands like OLX, Avito, [7] Letgo, [8] Dubizzle, [9] Storia, [10] and Stradia, [11] among others. The OLX Group is owned by Naspers. [12] The websites in the network of the OLX Group generate on a monthly basis more than 1.9 billion visits, 37 billion page views, and 54 million listings.

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