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Month: March 2019

Mar112019 by adminNo Comments
Combilift wins Deloitte Platinum Best Managed Company Award

Combilift wins Deloitte Platinum Best Managed Company Award

Business
Combilift has received the Deloitte Platinum Best Managed Company award for the 7th consecutive year. Combilift was awarded this prestigious award following a detailed qualification and judging process that evaluates the entire management team and business strategy, looking beyond financial performance at criteria such as operational excellence, strategic planning, governance and talent strategy. Accepting the award co-founder and Managing Director of Combilift Martin McVicar acknowledged the customer focus that drives Combilift and reiterated the company’s plans for further global growth. “This award recognises the commitment that we in Combilift have made to growing our business in global markets. We currently export 98% of our production to 85 markets across world and are cons...
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Mar102019 by adminNo Comments
Hyster chooses Mercedes-Benz for stage V trucks

Hyster chooses Mercedes-Benz for stage V trucks

Manufacturer
Hyster Europe has announced that its forthcoming Stage V compliant Big Truck range for European customers will be powered by Mercedes-Benz/ MTU engines. “Our heavy industry and port customers in Europe who will require a Stage V driveline, can continue to expect highly efficient trucks with low fuel and DEF consumption, benefiting from high productivity levels and fast operations with the power available.” says Jan Willem van den Brand, Director Big Truck Product Strategy & Solutions at Hyster Europe. Hyster® lift trucks over 8 tonnes, Container Handlers and Reachstackers will be equipped with the Stage V-compliant Mercedes-Benz/ MTU Series 1000 and 1100 engines. The exact availability varies per series and will be communicated in due course. The engines have been speciall...
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Mar92019 by adminNo Comments
Kalmar Restructure Announced by Cargotec

Kalmar Restructure Announced by Cargotec

Industry, Latest
To enhance Kalmar’s growth opportunities, Cargotec has decided to reorganise it into three strategic business units (SBU); Kalmar Mobile Solutions, Kalmar Automation Solutions and Navis as of April 1, 2019. Cargotec’s financial reporting structure based on three business areas Kalmar, Hiab and MacGregor, will remain unchanged. As part of the process, executive roles have also been restructured. Stefan Lampa has been appointed President of Kalmar Mobile Solutions and a member of the Cargotec Board. Antti Kaunonen, currently President of Kalmar, has been appointed President of Kalmar Automation Solutions. He will continue as a member of the Executive Board. Benoit de la Tour will continue in his current role as President of Navis. Stefan Lampa, Antti Kaunonen and Benoit de la Tour wil...
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Mar62019 by adminNo Comments
UniCarriers Stability System Speeds Up Pallet Handling

UniCarriers Stability System Speeds Up Pallet Handling

Manufacturer
UniCarriers has added a new feature to the reach trucks in its ergonomic U-TERGO® series with Mast Tilt Control (MTC). This control system for stabilising the mast now forms part of the standard equipment for all high lifting models featuring mast tilt. The function is optionally available for reach trucks with lower lift heights and can also be retrofitted in existing vehicles. The Mitsubishi-owned OEM says that with MTC, the mast stabilises 80 percent faster, thus allowing stocking and retrieving at higher speeds when reach trucks work at great heights. Users achieve shorter cycle times and greater convenience for goods handling, it says. A reach truck mast is exposed to significant forces while stacking and retrieving pallets. Even if the mast design is strong and robust, extende...
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Mar52019 by adminNo Comments
Hyster Europe introduces truck-based robotics solutions

Hyster Europe introduces truck-based robotics solutions

Innovation, Manufacturer
At LogiMAT, the intralogistics trade fair in Stuttgart, the industrial truck manufacturer demonstrated its intelligent robotics solutions with the Hyster® LO7.0T tow tractor. As if moved by magic, the tow tractor advanced on the Hyster stand in Hall 10. Equipped with innovative robotic technology, the truck is one of the first models offered by Hyster Europe. “Our robotic trucks use geonavigation technology developed by Balyo, which does not require complex infrastructure changes to automate logistical processes,” said Timo Antony, Area Business Director Central Europe, Hyster. “Instead, the trucks work utilising the structural features within the building.” Hyster trucks navigate automatically Hyster relies mainly on the geoguidance system for navigating the industrial trucks...
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Mar32019 by adminNo Comments
Linde Material Handling assures customers it is “prepared for Brexit, no matter what”

Linde Material Handling assures customers it is “prepared for Brexit, no matter what”

BREXIT
With the deadline for Brexit fast approaching, many businesses are looking to secure their plans for trade in the UK after March 29th. Linde Material Handling is just one of those businesses. Linde serves more than 50,000 UK customers each year including the supply of trucks and equipment made in manufacturing bases across Europe and operates from 20 sales and service centres around the UK run centrally by its Basingstoke head office. Like many other international suppliers in the industry, Linde is preparing for potential delays at the borders but has a range of solutions for its UK customers. Mark Sullivan, vice president of business operations and systems at Linde Material Handling in the UK said: “At Linde, we established a project team within our business several months a...
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Mar22019 by adminNo Comments
Doosan Director On The Move

Doosan Director On The Move

Movers and Shakers
Doosan sales director Paul Watson has moved to the company’s Birmingham-based dealer Seoul as general manager. Seoul was set up last year as a subsidiary of Duo Group Holdings to sell, hire and service Doosan construction machinery. Paul Watson previously ran corporate accounts and the UK dealer network at Doosan. As general manager of Seoul he will be targeting corporate customers in the quarrying, aggregates, waste and recycling industries.
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Mar22019 by adminNo Comments
Cartwright delivers bespoke trailer to new customer for future distribution requirements

Cartwright delivers bespoke trailer to new customer for future distribution requirements

Dealer
When TAG Forklift Truck Services Ltd were seeking a special bespoke trailer for its future distribution requirements its first choice was the Cartwright Group, a major trailer and commercial vehicle body manufacturer. Based at Trafford Park, Manchester, TAG is a leading provider for hire, service and sales of all materials handling equipment for the last 25 years. Specialised in forklift trucks, TAG needs to ensure that their clients experience less down time, higher productivity with reduced maintenance. Cartwright’s trailer solution is suited to their needs and requirements, as Cartwright’s trailers are built to last and meet TAG’s high standards requirements. Owner Joe Green commented: “We work for a variety of companies from large and major ones to small ones and we are pl...
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Mar12019 by adminNo Comments
Firms potentially wasting £1,000s on lift truck training according to RTITB

Firms potentially wasting £1,000s on lift truck training according to RTITB

Training
Many businesses that outsource their lift truck training could save thousands of pounds and improve efficiency by training in-house and achieving their own in-house accreditation. RTITB is offering a free of charge cost analysis to help businesses make the right choice. “Many firms keep outsourcing their lift truck training without stopping to consider if it is right for them,” says Laura Nelson, Managing Director, RTITB, the preferred regulatory body for workplace transport training. “Quite often outsourced training is an exercise to tick a compliance box and can be considered to be the cheaper and easier solution. This is often not the case as the cost of courses, travel, certification, internal administration and the days of wasted training soon mounts up.” For businesses such...
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