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Newsdesk May ■
InBrief
Toyota Industries is
■ GEFCO appoints
GEFCO has strengthened
its management team in
the UK with the
much admired
appointment of Ian Frost
as business development Toyota Industries Corporation admired company in the world. within their own industry,
manager. (TICO) has climbed an The global Fortune most respondents are also asked to
Ian will have impressive eight places in the admired list is seen by many as rank their top ten companies
responsibility for logistics annual Fortune magazine the definitive report on corporate across all industries; the results of
solutions and customer survey to become the 28th most reputations, with business leaders which are used to compile the all-
development within the admired company in the world. asked to name the companies that star top 50 list.
recently opened TICO’s materials handling they admire the most, both in Steve Hodkinson, managing
20,000sq.m Logistics division is one of the world their own sector and any other. director of Toyota Industrial
warehouse based at leaders in its industry, with more The results are compiled into one Equipment (UK) comments:
ProLogis Park, Coventry. Toyota fork lifts sold around the all-star most admired list and 27 “Toyota has once again achieved
world than any other brand. industry sector lists. impressive rankings in the
■ SCALA 2007 debate The Fortune survey also names Respondents are asked to Fortune Survey. Another top
The 2007 SCALA Annual another of TICO’s four award companies in their industry ranking in the Motor Vehicle
Logistics Debate is taking businesses, its motor vehicle marks out of ten across nine Parts category and Toyota
place on the evening of 12 parts division, as the most different categories including Industries Corporation ranking
July in the superb grounds admired in the Motor Vehicle innovation, quality of 28th in the overall list
of Wroxall Abbey, near Parts list for the second products/services, social demonstrates how highly
Coventry.The debate will consecutive year. responsibility and quality of regarded Toyota is among the
cover key themes including Toyota Motor Corporation is management. In addition to world’s leading companies”.
‘Will environmental issues named as the second most awarding points to companies www.toyotaforklifts.co.uk
force logistics operators to
think the unthinkable?’
Four high profile speakers
Hyster appoints new
Hyster’s European Head Office at
will debate this issue and Fleet, in Hampshire, relocating
then throw discussion open from his existing home in Bonn.
to the 200 top supply chain
European MD
We will be featuring an extensive
and logistics professionals interview with him in a future
in attendance. ShD has been introduced to ShD met him exclusively at the edition of ShD.
Hans Seijger, who has been Bauma trade fair in Munich,
■ New man for Fortec appointed as MD for Hyster where he set out his plans for
Brian Wright has been Europe with effect from May 1. Hyster in the EMEA region. “I
appointed as the new hub Seijger (43) is a Dutch national wish to grow its market share,”
manager at the Rugby- who has been MD of DAF was his principle aim. “With the
based Fortec Pallet Trucks in Germany for the past economy being as it currently is,
distribution network. He five years. Prior to that he had there are lots of opportunities.
joins Fortex from Pall-Ex, worked in the metal industry The products are there, the
where he was senior after graduating from Twente network is strong. I’m looking
operations manager. University as an industrial forward to the challenge.”
engineer. Seijger will be based at
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