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Most forklift competitions work from a grassroots level and this is no different for the BC Championship Forklift Rally. One of the things that Forkliftaction.com is proud and able to do is to support these types of events with marketing support.Speaking with John Gilder, General Manager of the BC Championship Forklift Rally he says "We don't have a large marketing budget, this is a non-profit event and we need all the help we can get. The support we continue to receive from
Forkliftaction.com has helped us greatly in spreading the word of our event. Every time Forkliftaction.com publishes an article on the Rally we watch our website page views skyrocket!"
| Another form of marketing support that has helped was a video which was produced last year by WorkSafeBC. "It was great! WorkSafe had a film crew on site for all of last year's event and created a video that would have cost us a lot to produce. We have posted it to our website (www.ForkliftRally.com) and look forward to it helping our marketing efforts this year. Potential competitors always have a lot of questions and video is a great way to address that and give people an idea of what goes on at the event" said Gilder.
Registration for the event opens on Monday March 19th and competitors signing up before Friday April 13th will get 50% off the regular registration fee. |
The
B.C. Championship Forklift Rally began in 1997 as a venue to promote forklift skills and safety in a fun and competitive environment and is presented by the
Canadian Material Handling & Distribution Society (www.CMHDS.org), a registered non-profit industry association representing the Warehousing & Distribution community in British Columbia, Canada.
The
Forklift Rally is comprised of four divisions - Narrow Aisle Reach Truck, Power Pallet Jack and Sit-Down Counterbalanced (Electric) and Sit-Down Counterbalanced (Propane) with separate obstacle courses for each division being run simultaneously during the event. Competitors are required to manoeuvre through a precision driving course and are judged on time, course accuracy and tasks such as Forklift Basketball, Bowling & Soccer. In addition, operators are required to complete a multiple choice test based on WorkSafeBC regulations.
Winners are determined by combining the course time, the number of course demerits and the number incorrect answers on the written test. The operators with the lowest overall scores are declared the winners and share in
cash prizes of over $3500.00.
Date(s):May 5th, 2012
Venue:Cloverdale Agriplex
Contact for booking / more info:John Gilder - 604-999-2979 - Email:
Admin@ForkliftRally.comwww.ForkliftRally.comPhotos from previous year's events are available for download from www.flickr.com/photos/forkliftrally/Forkliftaction is a proud supporter of Forklift Rally 2012. Read all the highlights from last years' competition Here