TPT July 2016

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30,000 th Combilift handed over at CeMAT COMBILIFT Ltd, the Irish specialist manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts, straddle carriers and other innovative handling solutions for long loads, containers and palletised goods, recently celebrated a milestone in the company’s history. The 30,000 th Combilift to roll off the production lines in Monaghan, Ireland, was officially handed over to its new owner during the CeMAT materials handling and logistics trade fair in Hanover, Germany. the major steel construction companies in Europe. Established in 1949 and headquartered in Feldkirchen in Southern Austria, Haslinger Stahlbau also has facilities in Vienna, Munich and Dresden in Germany, and Dunavecse in Hungary. Haslinger Stahlbau’s construction projects include production facilities, logistics centres, aircraft hangars, bridges, sports complexes and industrial power plants. The company processes an annual amount of around 40,000 tons of steel to realise these projects – with this figure continuing to rise – and Managing director Arno Sorger accepted the Combilift C14000 model on behalf of Haslinger Stahlbau, one of

and success in the materials handling sector it has made its mark since it was established in 1998. Year-on-year growth has enabled what started as a small company offering a niche product to now be a major global name. From its global HQ, manufacturing facility and R&D department in Monaghan, the 450-strong workforce designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of products that are exported to 75 countries. Combilift MD Martin McVicar com- mented: “The amount of custom- isation featured in every model we pro- duce makes the total of 30,000 units manufactured to date an impressive achievement and I’d like to acknowledge the hard work of the Combilift team. But of course thanks must also go to cus- tomers such as Haslinger Stahlbau who put their faith in our products and thus enable us to continue to be the market leader in our manufacturing segment.”

the new C14000 is its eighth Combilift. A variety of models from a four- ton capacity Combi-CB counterbalance design truck, and 8-, 12- and 14-ton models from the Combi-C Series are in operation across its sites to ensure safe and productive handling and storage of its heavy loads. Combilift has some way to go to catch up Haslinger Stahlbau’s longevity, but in terms of growth

Combilift Ltd – Ireland Email: info@combilift.com Website: www.combilift.com

Haslinger Stahlbau GmbH – Austria Website: www.haslinger.co.at

Arno Sorger with Martin McVicar from Combilift

Major facility expansion for metal processing in Denver

and efficiencies that will increase our service levels to our valued customers.” Samuel, Son & Co, Ltd – Canada Email: sales@samuel.com Website: www.samuel.com

“This investment provides our Rocky Mountain area customers with value- added advantages in metal processing and material handling,” said Dave Hollar, general manager, Samuel Denver. “We now have the processing capabilities

SAMUEL has made further investment in a new facility in Denver, Colorado, USA. The fully racked 70,000ft 2 facility is designed for optimal material storage and handling, and allows for an expanded product range in stainless steel and aluminium. The plant offers value- added processing in bar sawing, plasma burning, plate bevelling and aluminium plate sawing. Samuel Denver’s new location includes aluminium plate processing with a high- precision MetlSaw, as well as an inventory of full plates; three stainless steel and aluminium bar saws; a high-definition plasma machine with bevelling capability for stainless steel; PVC applicator machine for the protection and coating of sheet metal; optimised material storage and handling; and ISO 9001 certification.

Inside the Samuel Denver facility

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