Today, we are delighted to report that the shareholders of UniCarriers Holdings Corporation (“UniCarriers” or “we”) including Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (Headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and COO, Mikihide Katsumata), Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo; President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Yuichi Tsujimoto), and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Ghosn) have agreed to sell their entire stakes to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO, Shunichi, Miyanaga; “MHI” hereinafter) and Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture; President and CEO, Hideaki Ninomiya; “MN” hereinafter), whereby MHI will own 65% and MN will own 35% of UniCarriers.
UniCarriers, MHI and MN will work together to establish a global leading position. We will appreciate your continued support.
MHI, MN and we will establish a preparatory committee to formulate management policy and strategy to grow the combined group to a world-class material handling player. Update will be provided as appropriate.
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The original English version is legally binding. It has been examined and approved by the new shareholders Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. und Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co.
About UniCarriers
The UniCarriers Group is a global developer and manufacturer of industrial trucks and offers solutions with load capacities from 350 to 10 000 kg. The flexible and individually customisable transport solutions for logistics and warehouses are manufactured at the company’s production facilities in Sweden, Spain, Japan, China and the USA. Distribution is carried out both through specialist retailers and directly to end customers by an experienced team of sales experts. Central buyers are the automotive, construction, electronics, food, logistics and pharmaceutical sectors as well as heavy engineering and the processing industry.
The UniCarriers Group was created in 2011 from the mergers of the brands Nissan Forklift, TCM and Atlet. Today, the company is headquartered in Tokyo with branches in Europe, America and Asia. Its European headquarters are located in Meerbusch near Düsseldorf. In the 2013 financial year, the Group employed 5208 people worldwide and achieved a turnover of 1.314 billion Euros.
Any enquiries regarding this matter should address:
André Högevoll • UniCarriers Europe AB
Vice President HR & Communications
Phone: +46 31 98 43 24 • Mobile: +46 709 25 82 28
E-Mail: andre.hogevoll@unicarrierseurope.com
Internet: www.unicarrierseurope.com
Media Contact
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Public relations for logistics, steel, industrial commodities and IT
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Phone: +49 (0) 2602-950 99 20 • Fax: +49 (0) 2602-950 99 17
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