The inaugural Australian Forklift Championships powered by CeMAT Australia is searching for the best of the best in forklift operators around the country.

If bragging rights and a chance to be crowned the best forklift operator in the country somehow isn't enough for you, what about $1000 for the first placed winner!? Even if you don't win the overall prize, the victor of each heat will still win $250!

Split into three separate events, Male 21+, Female 21+ and Junior, the competition will begin with a self-assessment phase, running from February to May. This will be the opportunity for competitors to prove themselves against their co-workers in a familiar environment and will be used to choose the competitors for the semi-finals, to be held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Brisbane.

The semi-finals will be a competition between the top forklift drivers in each state, where competitors will be judged on safety, knowledge, accuracy, and speed for the honour of entering the Australian Forklift Championships powered by CeMAT Australia final.

Held on the floor at CeMAT Australia 2023, 25-27 July at Sydney Olympic Park, the finalists will compete in two competition categories, counterbalance and reach truck. The winners in each category will earn amazing prizes, and the overall winner will become the first ever Australian Forklift Champion, earning the Bill Henman Trophy and industry publicity.


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