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- 10 Nov 2011 ( #539 )
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The new Linde VNA combi truck
The new Linde VNA combi truck
Linde enhances K-range
Basingstoke. United Kingdom

Linde Material Handling (UK) has launched its new VNA modular combi truck, which was showcased in CeMAT in Hannover, Germany.
The truck is an enhancement of its predecessor, but with improved performance and ergonomics.
Linde spokesman Detlef Sieverdingbeck says the company considered changing market requirements for more order picking in man-up applications when designing the new truck.
"In order to suit the growing demand of order picking, a tilting side barrier allows the operator to easily reach goods in the rear of the stored pallet," he says.
The truck is available worldwide.

Toyota truck reaches milestone
Brussels, Belgium

Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE) has reached the milestone of producing three million units of its BT Lifter hand pallet truck.
Invented in 1946, the BT Lifter reached its 2.5 millionth unit in 2005. TMHE claims the pallet truck offers five times the number of lifts compared with similar equipment.
All BT Lifter trucks are made at TMHE's dedicated factory in Mjölby, Sweden.
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