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- 10 Aug 2023 ( #1140 )
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Bolzoni unveils high-capacity forks 

Piacenza, Italy

Balzoni's fork range now includes a high capacity model
Balzoni's fork range now includes a high capacity model

Attachment-maker Bolzoni has released a new high-capacity fork capable of handling heavy duty and oversized loads.

The high capacity forks can handle loads of up to 220 T and are designed for use in heavy-duty construction, lumber yards, harbours, railway stations, mines and steel mills.

The heavy-duty forks can be installed by original equipment makers or by after-market professionals.

The back height, length and hooking system of the high capacity forks can also be customised.

Italy-based Bolzoni is a unit of Hyster-Yale Group.

Sennebogen opens second Hungarian steel plant

Litér, Hungary

The new facility in Hungary has manufacturing, warehousing and office space
The new facility in Hungary has manufacturing, warehousing and office space

German materials handling equipment maker Sennebogen has opened a second steel plant in Hungary.

The new facility will manufacture large components up to 30 m in length and 25 T in weight. It has a capacity to make 20,000 T of steel structures a year.

The greenfield facility, which took 2.5 years to build, has 29,000 m² of manufacturing space, as well as warehousing and office space.

Sennebogen, which manufacturers telehandlers and materials handlers as well as port cranes and telescopic handlers, has another steel plant in Balatonfüred in Hungary.

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