UniCarriers Press

When handling sensitive goods such as food or chemicals, impeccable hygiene and safety take top priority. These requirements must also be met by the forklifts used. To protect its equipment better from corrosion and penetrating humidity, UniCarriers is optionally offering a new type of Corrosion Protection Package (CPP) for the TX3, TX4 and QX2 counterbalance ranges. Here, the forklifts are coated with high-quality alloys to guarantee comprehensive rust protection. This makes it easier to meet food standards such as HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points). Moreover, customers benefit from an increased life time of the trucks and from lower repair costs.

UniCarriers is expanding its range of order pickers and offers a customized solution for picking heights up to 3.4 metres with the new EPL 100. The truck is available in two versions and will be presented for the first time at Logistica in Utrecht to the fair visitors. It is 140 mm narrower and 400 mm shorter than the previous UniCarriers order pickers for this range of applications as well as 33 percent faster in high-speed mode. The versatile truck therefore speeds up the order picking process and helps to reduce the costs of material handling.

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.

The demands on forklifts in warehouses, in distribution and production are versatile: They have to safely transport loads of different weights and dimensions, load and unload lorries quickly as well as reliably master internal transport over long distances. For these work conditions, UniCarriers has developed a new generation of low lifters: PMR 200. The forklift is excellently suited for use in three-shift operation, and on account of high performance capacity is especially economical in operation ensuring low maintenance costs at the same time.

The TERGO URS turret truck from UniCarriers has won the coveted International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) award in the category of “storage technology equipment”. As such, the hybrid of narrow-aisle and reach truck outshone all four rivals on the starting line in the same category. The award was presented on 5^th May at the BMW museum in Munich, on the edge of the CeMAT@transport logistics trade fair.

Combined forklift competence: after their merger, Atlet, Nissan Forklift and TCM now present the first result of the joint development work under the umbrella of UniCarriers Corporation. With the introduction of the new PDP 200, the Swedish truck manufacturer UniCarriers combines maximum efficiency with long distance capacity. With the option of transporting two pallets at once in every cycle, the double stacker improves the turnover rate for cross-docking. Available with folding operator platform and foldable side protection bars or driver protected platform, ergonomic and safe work is guaranteed even over longer distances.

UniCarriers is gearing up for expansion in the growth markets of Africa, Europe and the Middle East (EMEA): the forklift manufacturer has appointed Ulf Berg as the new General Manager of the International Division. In this position, he is responsible for the expansion of sales of industrial trucks and spare parts through the distributor network in the EMEA markets. His primary objective is to establish the UniCarriers sales partners in these regions as full range suppliers for warehouse and counterbalance products.

Premiere in Stuttgart: International forklift manufacturer UniCarriers, which emerged from the merger of Atlet, Nissan Forklift and TCM, has appeared at a German trade fair for the first time. In its luggage, the company carried its portfolio of transport solutions and services. Particular highlights were the new PDP and URS warehouse truck ranges. Visitors were able to closely examine one model from each of the product lines on trade fair Stand 6C59 in Hall 6. Moreover, with the TX3, UniCarriers also exhibited an electric counterbalance truck.

International industrial truck manufacturer UniCarriers is structuring their European consolidated subsidiary: as of 1 April 2015, the European headquarters will be transferred from Meerbusch (Germany) to Mölnlycke (Sweden). In taking this step, UniCarriers is bundling top management centrally at one location and thereby shortening decision making channels. Customers and business partners profit from efficient process flows.

On 1st February 2015, Thomas Wiklund (51) takes up his position as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Sales and Service at UniCarriers Europe GmbH. He succeeds Keiji Ikeda, who is moving to the Japanese head office of the group. He reports to Nobuo Yoh, CEO and President of UniCarriers Europe.