Newsletter #360 (View other news stories)
Major forklift contract for NZ supplier
MANIKAU CITY, Auckland, New Zealand
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Materials handling supplier, AB Equipment of Manikau City, Auckland, has been awarded a contract worth over NZD6 million from meat exporter PPCS to supply, service and manage its forklift truck fleet over a three-year period.
"This is one of the biggest forklift contracts awarded in New Zealand," says AB Equipment chief executive Steve Antunovich.
He tells Forkliftaction.com News that PPCS’s existing fleet of almost 270 forklifts will be replaced with new Toyota forklifts from AB Equipment as rental contracts expire, with potentially 40 to 60 new rental forklifts being phased in within the first year of the contract.
He adds that staff are already visiting PPCS’s 20 warehousing sites across the country to determine what is required.
The company will also provide all forklift fleet servicing for PPCS and its short-term rental requirements when they experience increased demand during seasonal peaks.
AB Equipment, a subsidiary of Hellaby Holdings, has a network of 15 branches across the country, from Whangarei to Invercargill.
"The high productivity, safety features and ergonomics of the Toyota forklifts coupled with our nationwide branch network and highly skilled technicians has given PPCS confidence that AB Equipment will significantly lower the life-cycle cost of the PPCS forklift fleet," says Antunovich.
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