Hyster-Yale buys Speedshield businesss in US and UK

Cleveland, Ohio—Hyster-Yale Group, Inc acquired Speedshield Technology, Pty Ltd’s telematics installation and distribution businesses in the United States and the United Kingdom.

This acquisition provides Hyster-Yale with the exclusive distribution rights of these businesses’ products in all areas outside of Australia. The acquired businesses will be rebranded as HYG Telematic Solutions.

Speedshield Technology, located in Melbourne, Australia, is a provider of telematics technology for material handling equipment, as well as other fleet vehicle applications. Today, Speedshield Technology is the sole authorized provider of telematics products to Hyster-Yale customers, under the Yale Vision and Hyster Tracker telematics product offering.

Following the acquisition, Hyster-Yale intends to further develop its capabilities and enhance its efforts to service the fast growing market for telematic solutions and fleet data analytics for material handling fleets. The telematics application is currently offered in all new Hyster and Yale lift trucks and is able to be retrofitted into existing Hyster and Yale lift trucks, as well as lift trucks and allied equipment from other manufacturers.

The purchase of this business is a strategic acquisition which is expected to provide a  platform to expand the Company’s offering of Hyster and Yale fleet management solutions.