Hyster is marking its origins

Hyster-Yale is celebrating 60 years of growth since its establishment in Australia and ongoing expansion throughout the Asia Pacific.

The celebrations - marked with a thank-you function for staff at the same Sydney HQ inaugurated in 1960 - highlight a series of company milestones and achievements that have seen the Hyster-Yale Group expand locally and regionally with its global range of materials handling equipment and expanding dealer network.

"The range available to satisfy diverse needs throughout the region now extends from the largest container handlers and reach stackers, through nearly every type and size of warehouse equipment, to lift trucks suitable for handling all types of palletised or non-palletised loads," says Hyster-Yale vice president, big trucks and solutions, JAPIC, Tony Fagg.

"Hyster's reputation for rugged strength, reliability and service backing - originally founded on our machinery's performance in lumber yards, ports and the military during WW2 - was rapidly spreading worldwide as the Australian HQ was established in 1960," says Fagg.

By 1960, Hyster's product line had grown from the original Hyster winches used on battlefields and the first Handy Andy small forklift, to a range of 130 models spanning five classes.

More recent developments include establishment of Hyster-Yale Lift Trucks Singapore Pte. Ltd. The new entity - which replaces Hyster Singapore Pte Ltd - unites under the one roof the resources of the previously separate Hyster and Yale dealerships to create a stronger and more diverse sales and rental offering from the one outlet, offering strong product range, service and applications engineering.

"Advanced and efficient distribution and service will continue to be a keystone of our performance over our next 60 years, as we embrace the benefits of micro-distribution technologies that swiftly deliver the components needed to maintain productivity," says Fagg. "These technologies will assist us to streamline the supply chain, eliminate entire steps in the process and further simplify service and parts practices that enable our network to respond to customer need with even greater speed and precision."