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NEW TEREX DISTRIBUTION CENTRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Terex AWP, the global manufacturer of lifting and material processing products and services, has opened its first distribution centre in the Middle East dedicated to its Genie® branded aerial access equipment. Located in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, on the premises of third-party logistics providers Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions (WWS), the new distribution facility will hold a broad selection of Genie boom lifts and scissor lifts to be able to provide quick response to customers’ critical business requirements.
Sharbel Kordahi, Managing Director, Terex Equipment Middle East (TEME), and Genie Sales Director for Middle East, South Africa, Russia and CIS, Terex AWP, says: “The market is evolving and this distribution centre is geared to the specific needs of customers in the Middle East, and as such, the main focus will be on considerably speeding up the delivery of critical and one-shot orders. At the same time, our distributors will continue to maintain their own stocks of Genie equipment on their own premises to ensure the best response possible to all customers throughout the region,” says Kordahi. He concludes: “We chose WWS as our logistics and solutions provider for this new distribution centre because they proved particularly well-suited to our specific requirements. In addition to their extensive experience in the industry, as well as the space required to stock a sufficiently large number of Genie units, they are also ideally located for inbound and outbound freight to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman and other countries in the region. We are confident that can we count on WWS to help deliver the results that our customers’ business success relies on.” Like any other Terex AWP facility around the world, this new Genie distribution centre will also handle pre-delivery inspections and the fitting of certain options.
China Mobile and Ericsson debut 5G-Powered AGV
China Mobile and Ericsson has demonstrated an automated guided vehicle (AGV) prototype on an end-to-end, stand-alone 5G network at the Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2019 held on 26 – 28 June. With the growing adoption of industry digitalisation and improvements in industrial automation and intelligence, AGV is becoming increasingly prevalent in manufacturing, ports, and other […]
Growth Drives the Opening of New TMHA Adelaide Facility
The ongoing growth of Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA)’s Adelaide branch was a primary reason for it to recently move from its former site to a brand-new 12,000sqm facility in Gepps Cross, South Australia. The state-of-the art facility was opened in May and VIPs in attendance included South Australian Government treasurer, the Hon Rob Lucas […]
Heli Southeast Asia opens
At the end of May Heli officially opened Heli Southeast Asia in Bangkok Thailand. More than 100 people attended the opening ceremony including representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, Thai business people, representatives of various chambers of commerce and Heli dealers from the region including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea […]
Power Towers New Livery
JLG Company, Power Towers Ltd is a leading manufacturer of low-level access equipment. It has announced that the brand will discontinue its traditional blue livery and adopt the JLG low-level access colours of orange and grey. Jonathan Dawson, general manager of Power Towers, says, “The orange and grey expression of JLG’s low-level access product appearance […]
Toyota’s Warehouse On Autopilot In 2020
Toyota Australia together with Toyota Material Handling Australia and Toyota Fleet Management will be introducing a fleet of autonomous Autopilot vehicles in to its Altona warehouse from its operation start in 2020. Manufactured in Sweden by Toyota Material Handling Europe, the fleet itself will consist of six Autopilot Tow Trucks (TAE500) and one Autopilot Reach […]
Jungheinrich and Riwal in International Rental Agreement
In the future, Jungheinrich and aerial work platform and telehandler rental specialist Riwal, will work together internationally to rent their equipment. Jungheinrich will use Riwal aerial work platforms for logistics centres, while Riwal will be able to offer Jungheinrich forklifts in other segments. The aim is to create a global one-stop shop for forklift trucks, […]
Crosby to acquire Gunnebo Industries
The Crosby Group is intending to acquire Gunnebo. The leading global provider of lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware has entered into an agreement to acquire Gunnebo Industrier Holding AB from Segulah, a Nordic private equity firm, and all closing conditions have been satisfied. Gunnebo Industries is a global leader in innovating, developing, manufacturing and […]
Cogent ‘sky depot’ boosts efficiency with smart stacking cranes
Konecranes stacking cranes are used by Cogent’s integrated logistics hub with a rooftop container depot a world first and currently the only one in existence One of the largest integrated logistics hubs in Singapore, Cogent One-Stop Logistics Hub, houses a world’s first – a cutting-edge rooftop container depot that enables the facility to provide its […]
LHA sponsors Skyjack in Shitbox Rally
LHA is proud to be a sponsor of Skyjack’s entry in the biannual Shitbox Rally raising money for Cancer charities. Team 19ft High Club will be taking place in the October event driving its “Shitbox” 3614km between Melbourne and Townsville. The Shitbox Rally is not a race, rather a challenge to drive cars worth just […]
New Products and expansion plans from Sinoboom
The 32nd bauma Munich exhibition opened at Messe Munich on 8 April 2019 and Chinese manufacturer Sinoboom showcased six new, upgraded, electric series products with the theme of “We Are Lifting”. The new products were the GTJZ0608S, a 6m electric scissor lift; the GTJZ1212, a 12m lithium battery scissor lift; the GTJZ0407SE and GTJZ1212E, 4m […]
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