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CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NEWS
JUNE 2015
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utright purchase is not the only way
to bring the benefits of materials
handling equipment to your oper-
ations. In today’s challenging economy, a
growing number of users are renting their
lift trucks, rather than tying up valuable
working capital in depreciating assets.
Barloworld Handling, the exclusive southern
African dealer for Hyster lift trucks since
1929, today has close to 9 000 lift trucks in
the field. Of these, more than 4 000 units are
on long- or short-term rental contracts – ev-
idence of the company’s ability to meet cus-
tomers’ rental needs across a wide spectrum,
says Vishal Tilak, senior GM at Barloworld
Handling.
“Whether you have a large materials handling
fleet or one or two forklifts, or are looking to
rent for one day or seven years, Barloworld
Handling is geared to provide you with a rent-
al solution tailored to your individual require-
ments.”
Thinking long term
Barloworld Handling offers long-term
rental (LTR) of new and used machines
over 24 to 84 months. Its LTR customer
base includes blue-chip companies
in all market segments, including the
automotive, food and beverage, pulp and
paper, manufacturing, mining, shipping and
agricultural industries.
“Long-term rental gives you the benefit of a
fixed monthly fee, together with the most up-
to-date equipment tailored to your business,”
says Tilak. “It allows you to reduce your ini-
tial investment, freeing up capital to invest in
other areas of your business, and align costs
to the useful life of the product. You are also
able to simplify budgeting with predictable
costs and payment schedules. This includes
maintenance.”
Barloworld Handling offers LTR options for the
most comprehensive range of materials han-
dling equipment in the market. The product
line-up includes:
• The
company’s
flagship
Hyster
range which includes machines
for
every
conceivable
materials
handling need – from container
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handlers and reach stackers lifting up to
52 tons, to nearly every type and size of
forklift truck, to warehousing equipment;
• The Utilev forklift range for simple,
everyday materials handling and lighter-
duty applications. The range includes IC-
powered units with lifting capacities of
1,5 to 3,5 tons and an electric 2 ton unit;
• Aisle-Master very narrow aisle articulated
forklifts, which reduce costs and boost
productivity in warehousing by enabling
increased pallet density;
• Baumann side-loaders for the cost-
efficient handling of long and bulky
goods; and
• Bradshaw electric ride-on and pedestrian-
controlled tow tractors for transporting
heavy and awkward loads.
Short-term rental
“The Barloworld Handling short-term rental
fleet is amongst the largest in South
Africa, enabling us to supply the right truck
for your application where many others
can’t,” says Tilak. “From electric and diesel
counterbalance trucks and warehouse
equipment to heavy capacity lift trucks,
we have a solution to suit most application
requirements. We also offer specialist
attachments and sideloaders.
The main advantage of short-term rental
(STR) is its flexibility, with rental possible at