Full steam ahead for retailer
withToyota forklifts
A successful Tasmanian discount variety chain has invested in a fleet of Toyota
forklifts for its warehouse and retail outlets throughout the state.
Shiploads has taken on 15 items of
Toyota forklift equipment for use in its
Hobart warehouse and retail stores. This
includes three 8FBN18 1.8-tonne payload
counterbalance battery-electric forklifts
and one BT reach truck for the Shiploads
warehouse, and 11 SWE120S BT walkie
stackers for each of its retail outlets located
around Tasmania.
Shiploads has used Toyota forklift equipment
since it was founded in Hobart in late 2010.
The direct relationship with Toyota Material
Handling Australia’s recently established
Tasmanian branch in Launceston (with
southern sales/rental/service support and
north-west service support) replaces its
previous arrangement with a local Toyota
agent.
Shiploads’ logistics manager (or ‘harbour
master’) Dan Bryan said the company has
always used Toyota forklifts thanks to good
experiences with the brand in a previous
business.
“We have found the reliability of the Toyota
forklifts and walkie stackers then and
now to be excellent. They are affordable,
comfortable to operate and it’s easy to train
new staff members to use them.”
Mr Bryan nominates the key attributes of
the Toyota forklifts as their reliability, rigid
construction and ease of operation.
“They are the Toyota Camry of forklifts!” he
said.
“Our staff need efficient, safe and reliable
equipment, and the Toyota forklifts and
walkie stackers give them just that. We have
compared the Toyota machines with other
brands but our staff continually rate the
Toyota equipment as the best.”
TMHA area sales manager Rodney Jones
said the Shiploads management team have
been long-time advocates of Toyota forklifts
and other warehouse equipment.
“They were using Toyota forklifts while
working for another variety retail chain, and
when they set up Shiploads nearly six years
ago they were very happy to keep using
Toyota.
“Their needs are a little different to many
retailers in that, in addition to the main
warehouse, each of their retail outlets has a
small storage area which is why they need a
walkie stacker stationed at each one.
Shiploads is Tasmanian owned and operated
and offers a wide range of discount variety
products at “extreme value” prices in its 12
retail outlets across the State.
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Caption: Shiploads general manager Ashley Wilson (centre) with logistics manager Dan Bryan (left) and TMHA Area Sales Manager Rod Jones.
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