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■ Newsdesk April
Crowning achievement
InBrief
■ Jungheinrich appoints
The Crown TSP 6000 turret were judged by an international Jungheinrich AG, one of
order picker, one of the most jury of renowned experts, with the the leading companies in
advanced VNA trucks in the best of them receiving an iF seal of material handling equip-
world, has received the coveted outstanding design quality. ment, warehousing and
iF product design award for This is the third time the TSP material flow engineering
2007. The award recognizes the 6000 has received an award for its sectors, has announced the
TSP 6000’s early reputation as innovative industrial design. At the appointment of Hans-
being at the cutting edge of Industrial Design Excellence Georg Frey as chairman of
contemporary design. Awards 2006, held in the USA by the board of management,
The iF product design awards, the Industrial Designers Society of with effect from 1st May
held this year for the 53rd time, America and Business Week 2007. He will be responsi-
represent one of the oldest and magazine, it was awarded the ble for the company’s
most prestigious design ‘Silver IDEA’. Recently the TSP global sales and service
competitions in the world. It is one 6000 won the Good Design award tight turning radius making it business.
of the world’s three leading design from the Chicago Athenaeum: possible to combine picking,
awards and is presented every year Museum of Architecture and transporting and staging operations ■ New man for TDG
at the Hanover Exhibition Centre. Design. in one truck. The result is a VNA Martin Sealy has joined
This year, the number of entrants One characteristic of the Crown fork lift that sets a new benchmark TDG Contract Logistics as
surpassed all previous years. Some TSP 6000 is its versatility. The for maximum cube utilisation and the multi-user business
2,000 products from 37 nations compact three point design offers a material handling productivity. director. He joins TDG
from DHL Exel where he
TDG
Samuk’s new ceo
was business director for a
large multi-user operation.
acquires
Sir Neville Bowman-Shaw has understands the pressures in the
Doman
created a new position of ceo at industry. “Having worked with
Samuk+HC. In a surprise both Komatsu and Yale I have
TDG has announced the announcement, chairman Sir seen the pressure independent
acquisition of family owned Neville Bowman-Shaw lift truck dealers are subjected to
Spanish logistics business, introduced Vanda Morris as – first hand,” she said.
Doman SA and its related the company’s new chief This experience is will be
company Ferrer Logistica SL executive. “Over the next useful for her new role as ceo of
(‘Doman’). The company will couple of years the company Samuk+HC which she took up
be known as TDG Doman. will grow rapidly mirroring 1st February. Just ten days into
The acquisition will expand our Chinese partners rise to the job, she made it clear that she
TDG’s capability in Iberia and number one in its domestic sees her priority as galvanising
complements its acquisition in market. Vanda has the the dealer network: support the
February 2006, of the Belgian experience to help Samuk+HC good ones, weed out the poor
chemicals logistics business, achieve its ambitious targets.” and add new dealers that can
TDG Mond. Vanda Morris is a lift truck grow and flourish.
www.tdg.eu.com industry veteran who www.samukhc.net
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