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forklift challenge
The Toyota Forklift Challenge at Perth’s Market City saw forklift operators competing
for prizes while raising awareness of the importance of safety in the workplace.
The grand final, held on Friday 15 August at
the Perth Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Markets in
Canning Vale, saw 10 contestants navigating a
course designed to simulate a range of activities
typical of a forklift driver’s normal working day.
The drivers were awarded points for displaying
safe forklift driving habits while negotiating the
course, rather than how quickly they completed it.
First place and a $500 Coles/Myer gift card went
to Daniel Bunter from Smiths Enterprises while
Tristan Hill, also from Smiths, came second and
collected a $250 gift card. Third place and a
$100 gift card went to Laurence Thompson of
Fresh Express.
“The Perth Market Authority was pleased to
host Toyota’s Safety Forklift Challenge, which
is a great initiative from Toyota to encourage
safe forklift practices at the market,” said Perth
Market Authority CEO Stephen Ward.
“Safety is our number one priority and I was
very pleased to see so many forklift drivers
and tenants supporting this safety awareness
initiative and participating in the event.”
Toyota Material Handling Perth branch manager
Lance Cross said the competition is a practical
way to get the safety message across where it
matters most.
“Events like this that really get the drivers
thinking about workplace safety and how it
applies to their everyday working lives,” he said.
Toyota Forklift Challenge contestants used the
Toyota 8-Series 8FG18 counterbalance forklift
in the final.
The design and safety features of Toyota’s
versatile 8-Series include Automatic Fork
Levelling Control to level the forks during
loading, ergonomically designed controls and
smooth, quiet operation from the Toyota engine.
Select 8-Series forklift models also feature
Toyota’s exclusive System of Active Stability
comprising the advanced Active Swing Lock
Cylinder, which can help improve forklift stability
and assist to reduce the potential for lateral tip-
overs.
Entrants to the Perth Markets Toyota Forklift
Challenge registered by completing an entry
form containing questions regarding safe forklift
driving habits. The top 10 entrants then moved
to the practical round held at the markets.
Both the questionnaire and practical round were
overseen and judged by workplace training
course provider TCE Training.
Wholesalers in the game for
MillionDollar Mango forklift
Congratulations to Your Local Greengrocer wholesaler All Seasons Produce, who was
the lucky winner of the recent Million Dollar Mango forklift promotion, held at the
Sydney Markets on September 3rd.
Part of the Your Local Greengrocer Million Dollar
Mango competition, the promotion involved
selected Your Local Greengrocer wholesale
members vying to win a fully refurbished Toyota
1.8 tonne 8-Series counterbalance forklift.
Wholesale members were randomly selected to
participate in the promotion, with each picking
a key and the winner being decided on the key
that started the forklift.
Accepting the specially decaled Million Dollar
Mango forklift was Dom Pisciuneri, on behalf of
All Seasons Produce.
Toyota Material Handling Sydney branch
manager Mal Paterson said the promotion was
a great way to further promote Toyota forklifts
amongst the Sydney Markets.
“The Sydney Markets wholesalers are strong
loyal customers of Toyota’s forklift products,
and a promotion like this is our way of saying
thank you to the wholesalers for their continued
patronage and support over the years,” he said.
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First place winner in the Toyota Forklift Challenge, Daniel Bunter, accepts the award from TMH Perth branch manager Lance Cross.
TMH Sydney Major Account Manager Michael Tsougranis (left), and Branch Manager Mal Paterson (right), present the Million Dollar Mango forklift to winner Dom Pisciuneri from All Seasons Produce.
