Combilift ships 60,000th forklift

Forklift manufacturer Combilift shipped the 60,000th unit to be produced at its Monaghan, Ireland, factory. Metroll, an Australian manufacturer and supplier of steel building products including roofing, cladding, rainwater, structural and fencing too delivery of the machine. 

Metroll has branches across the country, and the new Combi-CB3000 will be a further addition to the fleet of 13 Combilifts that are operating throughout the Metroll Group. These range from 6,000lbs multidirectional units to a highly customized 22,000lbs model. The company has another 10 on order. 

Combilift number 60,000 will be working at the site in Toowoomba and has been fitted with features such as 195” triplex mast with a 120” spreader to manage the long loads that are typically handled by Metroll.   

 “Like most businesses we are very busy and we’re also growing at a significant rate, so space has become a premium resource,” said Metroll operations manager Vic Josephs.

“With this unit we can utilize our space more efficiently whilst at the same time operating safely. Safety is of paramount importance. This forklift allows our machinery to get into tighter spaces and for us to space our racks more closely together to maximize factory floor space.” 

“This is a great achievement for Combilift, particularly as almost every truck we manufacture is a one-off, designed for specific and individual requirements,” Combilift CEO and co-founder Martin McVicar said.

“There are very few other companies, if any, that can offer this level of customization whilst manufacturing in such volume. The first half of this year has been by far the best in our 23 year history for the number of orders we have received – not just for Combi-CB models but across our complete product range.”      

Popular in Australia  

According to Chris Littlewood, country manager of Combilift Australia, the  Combi-CB 3t model is the most popular unit in the Australian market and accounted for 50 percent of the machines the company sold in the year ending March 2021.

Following the successful collaboration with Metroll in Australia, Combilift now also supplies its trucks to the company’s Californian based operations too.

“We have often found that a recommendation from one country leads to sites elsewhere adopting the same material handling processes with our products,” said McVicar. “So we’d like to congratulate Metroll on taking delivery of our 60,000th truck, and thank them for their continued support over the years.”