Hiab has large orders for its MULTILIFT

Hiab has recently won a couple of significant orders for its hooklift products.

The company has signed an agreement to supply Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV) with up to 4,000 MULTILIFT hooklifts from 2021 to 2027, which can lead to a value of over EUR180 million (USD217 million). The initial order booked in 2020 is for 540 units.

The MULTILIFT MSH-165-CL hooklifts will be supplied by RMMV to Germany's Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) from 2021 to 2027.

The hooklifts will be fitted on RMMV's robust, all-terrain-capable HX 8x8 vehicles from April 2021. Bundeswehr is increasing its number of vehicles by 2023 when Germany takes over leadership of NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF).

The RMMV HX 8x8 vehicles with MSH-165-CL hooklifts can quickly lift and set down flat racks. In addition, the vehicles can accommodate an interchangeable platform or a container via the standardised 20-foot ISO interfaces. The new fleet of vehicles will enhance the survivability and sustainment capability of Bundeswehr's Logistics Corps, as well as strengthening its tactical flexibility.

"We are proud that RMMV and Bundeswehr have chosen our MULTILIFT hooklifts for the new fleet of vehicles. This is another example of Hiab working long term with its partners to develop the right solution. Hiab government business operations' long experience with defence systems made it possible to tailor the equipment to meet all necessary operational requirements, defence standards and specifications, which has been rigorously tested by RMMV and the end-user," says Frank van Dongen, director of government business operations at Hiab.

Meanwhile, Hiab has also signed an agreement to supply its Swiss dealer, Notterkran, with 110 MULTILIFT hooklifts for application by the Swiss Army. The order was booked in the fourth quarter of 2020.

This order is for a new-generation vehicle family of the Swiss Army, which will be equipped with hooklifts.

The MULTILIFT ULT21Z.59+SC hooklifts will be installed on the vehicles by Notterkran and supplied to armasuisse, The Swiss Federal Office for Defence Procurement.