TPI July 2013

Mater ials handl ing, logist ics and packaging

15 years of lifting innovation Combilift Ltd, the specialistmanufacturer of the Combilift 4-way forklift range as well as other innovative products, is celebrating 15 years in business in 2013. Established in 1998 by Martin McVicar and Robert Moffett, the company has achieved growth and success on a global scale in the materials handling sector and is now renowned in the market for long load handling solutions. handling: over 18,000 units have since been sold in more than 75 countries, and what was once seen as a niche solution for a few select applications is now an industry standard.

a very high degree of customisation. We also use standard and readily available components so that our products can be easily maintained and serviced wherever in the world they are being used.” “Our strategy is to double our turnover in the coming five years,” said Mr McVicar. “We are seeing significant sales increases in regions we recently entered such as the Far East, Central and South America, and demand in more traditional markets continues to remain very buoyant. We expect to produce in excess of 3,000 units in 2013.”

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Managing director Martin McVicar cites substantial investment in R&D, customisation and the willingness to listen to customer feedback as major factors in the company’s success: “The latter has been pivotal for new product development. As there is no one typical set of requirements for individual applications our production line was configured at the outset to offer

Before the arrival of the Combilift – the first engine-powered, all wheel drive multi-directional forklift, operations that needed to handle and store long loads had to rely on a combination of other types of forklifts, none of which was actually designed for their specific requirements. This not only compromised safety procedures but was also time consuming and required large areas to be set aside for manoeuvring and storing products. The concept of a truck that could change the direction of its wheels to move forwards, backwards and side to side at just the touch of a button changed the face of materials

Combilift Ltd – Ireland info@combilift.com www.combilift.com

Celebrating Combilift’s 15 th anniversary

Safeware Quasar exhibits at ChemSpec

increase traceability while in transit and display hazardous warning information. The company demonstrates how Safeware Quasar software can be used to create reliable and easy to read labelling for multiple purposes. Safeware Quasar provides automated material safety data sheet (MSDS or SDS) authoring software, specialist EH&S chemical management services and consultancy for the classification, labelling and hazard communication of chemicals.

Safeware Quasar, a safety data sheet software, EH&S and chemical labelling specialist, exhibited at ChemSpec Europe in Munich, Germany, in June. The company displayed examples of its chemical labelling along with multiple labelling and distribution modules, and demonstrated its latest software releases and flagship safety data sheet authoring package, SDS Professional. IML appeared on the stand alongside Safeware Quasar. IML is a specialist in creating labels for industries in which product identification and traceability are key. The pre-printed and user printed self-adhesive labels produced by IML

Safeware Quasar – UK info@safeware.co.uk www.safeware.co.uk

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