 Toyota Material Handling's new facility in West Australia |
Toyota Material Handling's West Australian dealership has opened a new multi-purpose facility in Perth, reflecting massive growth in the company over the last 18 months.
The new 3300m2 facility, which is four times bigger than the previous premises at Canning Vale, was officially opened in April this year in Kewdale (near Perth Airport) and combines all of the dealership's operations under one roof.
The company's product range includes Toyota Industrial Equipment, BT Lift Trucks and Raymond Forklifts, as well as Toyota Huski skid-steer loaders and Toyota towing tractors.
Regional general manager Jason Bell says the new facility is a world apart from the previous one in Canning Vale - and will further boost levels of product support.
"The new building has expanded our workshop area by a factor of five and our spare parts storage area by a factor of 10.
"We can now hold a large parts inventory - an important consideration in Western Australia - and we have ample room for growth.
"Our customers will benefit directly, because we now provide a one-stop shop on a main road close to the main industrial areas of Perth - and hence close to most of our customer base. And we're close to the airport if we need to send spare parts around the state.
"The whole flavour of the new facility is professional and up to the minute - as typified by the bright, airy 1,000m2 workshop and 300m2 parts area."
According to Bell, the new facility also provided for faster supply of new and casual hire machines.
"We can now hold up to 110 new machines in stock at any time, as well as casual hire machines - and that means quicker delivery for sale or rental."
TMH (WA) was established in October 2005, replacing the previous WA dealership, Liftrite Toyota. For the first 20 months of its operations, the company was based in Canning Vale.
Bell reports that the company experienced extraordinary growth in that time.
"Since we opened the doors on October 1, 2005, TMH (WA) has grown in total staff numbers from eight to 42 and from three technical staff to 16 - with 12 mobile service vans," he says.