22 new forklift trucks on hire
April 1st 2008 Permatt Fork Lift Trucks
have announced the success
of their bid to supply British
Engines (BEL) with 22 new
forklift trucks on contract
hire. The TCM trucks include
diesel, gas and electric
powered models, and range
from 2.5 to 16 tonne
capacity. They are Japanese
manufactured. According to
Permatt, the contract is
worth just under £500 000.
"With seven divisions
operating from three bases
in a mix of older and new
properties and with different
products ranging from bulky
sub sea valves to electrical
cable glands, we have a very
diverse range of material
handling requirements and
it made sense to look for
one totally reliable, single
source supplier," explains
Jonathan Lamb, BEL chief
operations officer.
BEL was also happy to
have found a local supplier
for its Walker, Cramlington
and Swalwell manufacturing
bases. Jonathan Lamb
continues, "We were
impressed by Permatt's
superb workshop facilities at
Killingworth. Their response
time to breakdowns of
under two hours and the
availability of replacement
trucks is ideally suited to our
requirements so that
manufacturing on the sites
is never held up by material
handling bottlenecks."
Permatt currently employ
19 staff at Killingworth. "It's
a fantastic start to the year
for us and a tribute to the
whole team here," says Mark
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