 Dairy Crest has ordered over 130 new forklifts from Jofson Ltd and Kin Ltd. |
UK milk and cheese company Dairy Crest has ordered over 130 new forklifts from Jofson Ltd and Kin Ltd, in what could be one of the largest single orders placed in the UK in the last 12 months.
Jofson Ltd in the West Midlands and Manchester-based Kin Ltd collaborated to deliver the order for six of Diary Crest's production facilities. The trucks will work in nearly half of the company's household delivery sites, carrying milk and other foods.
Both Mitsubishi forklift dealers have in-depth knowledge of chilled food applications. Kin has supplied and maintained forklifts at many of Dairy Crest's depots for over 15 years.
Kin managing director Dave Scott says Dairy Crest conducted extensive trials of the Mitsubishi equipment, but attributed the latest order to the close working relationship between the pair.
The trucks, supplied on a maintenance-inclusive, contract-hire basis, have been delivered to 57 "household" depots and six production sites in the UK.
"From Hull to Welwyn Garden City and from Merthyr Tydfil to Great Yarmouth", the forklifts will be keeping Dairy Crest on the move, explains Jofson sales manager Darron Hillier.
Most of the household sites received the Mitsubishi FB16NT AC powered three-wheel electric trucks. Each of these workhorses was fitted with four-prong Invicta milk tynes and Hoppecke batteries and chargers.
The six production sites have mixed fleets including electric and gas counterbalance forklifts, reach and platform pallet trucks. Some of the trucks have Davis Derby Truck Management systems and others have Hoppecke TracAir batteries. Every truck has been fitted with a high-frequency charger to help the company reduce its carbon footprint.
Rachel Moore, Jofson's managing director, says the Dairy Crest will also benefit from the eMpower system, an internet-based job logging and fleet management system.
Dairy Crest Group Plc is one of the UK's leading chilled foods companies, supplying brands like Cathedral City, Country Life, Frijj and Clover.