Baumann has been awarded the 2019 FLTA Award for Environment Excellence, following a previous shortlisting in 2017 and the 2016 award for Innovation.
A delighted MD, Klaus Pirpamer, stepped up on stage with the Baumann team to receive the Archie award, from English television presenter Mark Durden-Smith and sponsors, TVH.
With nominations in three categories, hopes were high this year, but with the Environment category being one of the most keenly contested, the win still came as a pleasant surprise.
With Tier 4 compliant engines, new 120v electrics, hydrogen powered fuel cells and a Watt d’Or Award from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, Baumann has a strong track record in Environmental issues.
“To win the award is a great honour,” said Klaus, “and is particularly pleasing during in the run up to our 50th anniversary. We have many developments in the pipeline, the great strides we’ve made with our electric trucks are very important to our customers and recognition from the industry for our efforts is also very much appreciated.”
Now in its 25th year, the Fork Lift Truck Association Awards for Excellence is the biggest and most prestigious annual event in the materials handling industry calendar.
Kalmar has agreed a deal to supply a leading cargo-handling operator at the Port of Bilbao, Spain with five heavy-duty forklift trucks.
The customer already operates a number of older Kalmar forklifts at Bilbao and appreciates their reliable performance. The five new units will primarily be used to handle steel mill products such as plates and coils.
Ignacio De Sebastian, Solution Sales Manager, Kalmar: “Steel handling is a particularly demanding application where safety and operational efficiency are paramount. It is in these areas where our heavy-duty solutions excel and will deliver exactly what the customer needs.”
Kalmar’s heavy-duty forklifts are trusted by customers around the world for their reliability, flexibility and precision in a wide variety of demanding terminal and heavy-industry applications.
They feature the EGO cabin for excellent visibility in all directions, easily accessible service points to make maintenance faster and easier, and a stable, versatile control system that offers a wide range of possibilities for customising the truck’s functions. The trucks supplied to the customer will have a lifting capacity of 33 tons.
For more information about Kalmar forklifts, please contact your local Windsor branch.
