Schweppes switches to Toyota forklifts
Toyota Material Handling feels that the Schweppes’ switch to Toyota forklifts ensures a promise of success. In 2008, Toyota Material Handling entered into a five year contact to supply Schweppes with a fleet of 200 of its forklifts. Toyota says that it won the contract out of an initial ten potential suppliers, because of the fact that it understood Schweppes’ needs.
Schweppes says that it entered into a partnership with Toyota Material Handling to reduce the forklift fleet operating costs. Schweppes needed a rental fleet large enough to cope easily with changing requirements as a number of its sites run six or seven days a week, but the seasonal nature of the beverage business meant it prioritized flexibility.
The companies are also working together to trial the introduction of vacuum layer picker attachments at some sites.
Although the forklift fleet rollout will not be completed until 2010, all rental units will have a common expiry date. Thus when Schweppes will have its next fleet replacement exercise in 2013, it will start all afresh.
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