A new Hyster container-handling fleet has gone to work at CentrePort in Wellington for container handling specialists TSL.
TSL have been in operation for over 30 years and are specialists in the storage, repair, hire and sale of a full range of shipping containers.
The new Hyster machines are rated to lift 2 x 40 foot reefer containers at one time. A significant feature of the new fleet is special XTL axles which allow each drive wheel to rotate independently. This features results in a considerable reduction in tyre wear and will benefit TSL with reduced maintenance costs.
Gough Materials Handling is the leading provider of container-handling fork trucks to ports throughout New Zealand. This market leadership has been established through the high-performance Hyster range and proven excellence in service and support over many years.
Pictured from left:
Dominic Richards from TSL, William Gorrie from CentrePort Wellington, Jason Manak and Phil Means from Gough Materials Handling.
Gough Materials Handling has secured a major & significant partnership with a leading global beverage company for the supply and on-going support of 75 new Hyster forklifts.
The supply of the new Hyster machines represents a major new partnership for Gough Materials Handling (GMH), the New Zealand dealer for Hyster Forklifts. Hyster is a leading national and global brand in both small and large capacity materials-handling solutions.
GMH Sales Manager Jason Manak says the desire to work in partnership rather than a client-supplier format was well received as part of the evaluation process.
“The evaluation process was extremely thorough with submissions from a number of leading industry providers” said Jason.
“Our focus on health and safety, our strengths in national fleet support, and operational issues that were important to our customer was our key focus in founding the new partnership.”
On-site demonstrations were carried out throughout New Zealand and driver feedback was obtained as part of the stringent evaluation process.
According to Jason Manak the GMH team are under no illusion that the real work begins now.
“We are focused on fulfilling our key deliverables and reciprocating on the trust placed in us. The change of fleet partner is a major development for the customer, so our objective is a long term partnership that delivers consistent and outstanding value” said Jason.
The seventy five Hyster machines are a mix of LPG and battery-electric models and will be working throughout New Zealand and the main distribution centre in Auckland.
GMH’s national network of 16 branches and depots, and 80+ staff will play a key role in supporting the partnership.
Port Nelson has taken delivery of 2 new Hyster machines; a Hyster H52.00XM-16CH full container handler and H22.00XM-16CH empty container handler.
The Hyster H52.00XM-16CH full container handler will lift 40 tonne containers and has the ability to stack 4 high.
The H22.00XM-16CH empty container handler is able to carry 2 containers at one time and has the ability to stack 8 high. It also features a special XTL axle. Currently exclusive to Hyster the XTL axle allows each drive tyre to rotate independently resulting in dramatic tyre cost savings as well as some fuel savings.
The new machines are performing extremely well with a few hundred hours on the clock.
For more info phone Jason Manak, NZ sales manager – jason.manak@goughmh.co.nz
Pictured from left:
Forklift operator Wayne Limmer (Slim), Andy Farmer (Terminal Operations Supervisor), Jason Manak (GMH NZ Sales Manager), and forklift operator Graeme Kinzett (Barney).
Ports of Auckland’s partnership with Gough Materials Handling (GMH) continues with the addition of a new Hyster empty container handler in 2010.
National Sales Manager Jason Manak says the new Hyster addition will increase capacity to meet the growing demands of New Zealand’s biggest port.
“The order for the new Hyster machine comes on the back of the excellent operational experience the Port has had with the current machines and the highly responsive back-up service and support GMH commits to the operation” says Jason.
Ports of Auckland run five Hyster empty container handlers with the ability to lift 40 foot containers stacked eight high.
“Working up to 5,000 hours per annum and almost 24/7, the Hyster machines have done the hard-yards and continue to prove their credentials to the Ports of Auckland team” adds Jason.
The Auckland seaport is New Zealand's largest container port, handling more than 840,000 20-foot equivalent container units (TEU) per annum. Their total container volumes represent 49% of the North Island container trade and 36% of New Zealand's total container trade.
By value of trade handled, Ports of Auckland is New Zealand's most significant port. In 2009, they handled cargo equivalent to 15% of the country's total GDP - twice as much as any other New Zealand port.
Ports of Auckland provide a full range of cutting-edge cargo-handling and logistics services at two seaports – one on the east coast adjacent to the Auckland central business district, the other on the west coast in Onehunga – and a strategically located inland port at Wiri, South Auckland.
A long-term relationship with Toll Distribution has seen Gough Materials Handling involved in the upgrade of their national fleet of fork trucks.
“The GMH team is extremely happy to continue our relationship with Toll” says Darren Allen, General Manager of Gough Materials Handling. “We look forward to building on the high-quality Hyster handling solutions and service standards we have established over the past nine years.”
The relationship which has stood since 2001 has seen Gough Materials Handling supply 64 new machines to Toll Distribution (formerly Toll Tranzlink). Ranging in size from 2.5 to 5 tonne capacity the forklifts are built to Toll’s specific requirements to suit their varying applications around the country.
The upgrade has taken place this year with the roll-out to be completed in September 2010.
Pictured: Darren Allen (left) with Greg Miller, Toll NZ Group General Manager outside the Gough Materials Handling workshop at Toll’s Southdown depot.