Cream of the crop

Two Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks authorised dealers, Jofson and Kin, have been awarded what is said to be one of the largest single orders placed in the UK in the last 12 months.

The order for more than 130 new trucks was placed by chilled foods firm, Dairy Crest, to handle brands such as Cathedral City, Country Life, Frijj and Clover at six of its production sites, and to work in nearly half of its household delivery sites, carrying milk and much more.

Jofson covers the West Midlands, and Kin is based in Manchester. Both dealers have in-depth knowledge of chilled food applications. In fact, Kin has first-hand experience of operations at Dairy Crest, having supplied and maintained forklifts at many of the company's depots for over 15 years.

The majority of household sites took delivery of the Mitsubishi FB16NT AC powered three-wheel electric trucks. To meet the demands of the application, each of these workhorses was fitted with four-prong Invicta milk tines and Hoppecke batteries and chargers.