TMHA increased its sales volume by 11.9% compared with its 2006 result.

Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) is claiming the number one position in the Australian counter-balance forklift market for the 21st consecutive year.

The company, combining its Toyota Industrial Equipment, BT Lift Trucks and Raymond Forklift brands, sold 4,885 machines in Australia in 2007 for a 28% market share.

According to independent industry statistician, the Australian Industrial Truck Association (AITA), TMHA increased its sales volume by 11.9% compared with its 2006 result.

TMHA enjoyed significantly higher growth than the national forklift market growth of 7.5%, for a total national volume of 17,427 material handling machines.

Toyota was, once again, the national number one for internal combustion counter-balance forklifts in 2007, with 2,719 machines sold and a 29.6% market share.

It was number one in the internal combustion 0.9 to 1.8 tonne payload, with 41.4% market share, and the 2 to 3 tonne payload segment, with 29.9% share.

TMHA also figured strongly in the battery electric market, capturing number one position in both the three-wheel and four-wheel ranges, with shares of 39.6% and 23.6% respectively.

In addition, TMHA sold one in every three narrow-aisle order-picking machines in Australia.

Details on other forklift companies' sales results for 2007 were not available from AITA. Executive officer Howard Grant tells Forkliftaction.com News that the statistics it gathers on behalf of its members are confidential within the industry.

"However, some members choose to issue media releases - but it is not within the guidelines of AITA to do so."