Haulotte and Linde formalise their collaboration

Haulotte Shanghai and Linde (China) Forklift Truck Corp have signed an agreement to collaborate in China.

Under the agreement, Linde China has become one of the official agents of Haulotte in mainland China. Combining Linde China's extensive network and the "rich service experience of Haulotte in aerial platform equipment, the parties will be committed to providing more Chinese customers with the best product and service experience, (and) more personalised and diversified solutions, to achieve comprehensive cooperation from sales to service", according to a joint statement.

Since its entry into China in 2006, Haulotte has been continuously exploring the market, getting close to Chinese users and continuously providing reliable products and high-quality services for China's customers. Through this strategic cooperation with Linde China, Haulotte can further expand sales and service areas to better serve Chinese customers.

Linde (China) Forklift Truck Corp., Ltd., as a high-end brand of forklifts, has been committed to providing efficient materials handling system solutions to the market over the years, including a full range of counterweight forklifts and warehouse equipment, professional and comprehensive services, optimum integrated solutions for materials handling, as well as logistics design and consultancy.

Linde China will incorporate aerial work platforms into its sales and service system.

At present, the manned elevated work platform (MEWP) market is growing fast and both parties are confident about their joint prospects.

The agreement was formalised at the recent CeMAT show in Shanghai by Damien Gautier, Asia Pacific managing director of Haulotte; Wang Zhijun, general manager of Haulotte in China; Xie De'an, vice-president of sales and services of Linde China; Chen Xiaochun, senior director of marketing strategy and system integration of Linde China; and Huang Yuanqing, senior service director of Linde China and director of North District.