IFOY AWARD 2014
The Winners are ...

The names of the winners of the International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award were kept secret right up to the end. Then last Monday evening, the 2014 results were revealed at the IFOY Award Night in during the CeMAT in Hannover, when the delighted winners were presented with their metal and glass trophies to the applause of the guests. Crown, Jungheinrich, Still and Toyota Material Handling Europe won IFOY Awards in five categories.

The award in the category "Counter Balanced Trucks up to 3.5 tons" went to the Traigo 80 from Toyota Material Handling Europe. In the opinion of the jury, the high driving and lifting speeds of the electric truck combined with its strong acceleration boost the productivity of this 3.5 ton capacity machine by 20 percent, making it one of the most energy-efficient forklifts in its class.

An electric truck also came out on top in the category of "Counter Balanced Trucks from 3.5 tons". In a head-to-head finish, the winner was the EFG S40 from Jungheinrich launched last summer. The 5-tonner convinced the jury with its energy efficiency and its parameter steering, a feature that adapts the steering of the truck based on the selected drive program.

In the "Warehouse Trucks" category, the Crown GPC 3000 low-lift order picker with Crown QuickPick® remote control pulled away from the competition. The "magic glove" allows the operator to move the truck forward at the press of a button without having to be on-board, which means he has both hands free for picking tasks.

The winner in the new "Automated Guided Vehicle" category introduced in 2014 was the "iGoEasy" from Still. The combination of iPad and driverless EGV-S pedestrian high-lift stacker paves the way for an easy and cost-efficient transition to automated operations for standardised jobs, such as provision to and retrieval from the production line. The iGo Easy app guides the user through all the automation steps, permitting unsupervised installation and adaptation in a short space of time.

In an extremely close finish, Toyota Material Handling Europe pocketed its second IFOY Award in the "Intralogistics Solutions" category, with the jury choosing the "I_Site" system solution in operation at international logistics provider Carreras Group. The Web portal enables Carreras to control its 300-truck fleet at 22 locations far more efficiently, with productivity increasing by 10 percent and operating costs down by roughly 60 percent.

IFOY 2014 Winners

 The names of the winners of the first International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award were kept secret right up to the end. Then last Monday evening, the 2014 results were revealed at the IFOY Award Night in during the CeMAT in Hannover, when the delighted winners were presented with their metal and glass trophies to the applause of the guests. Crown, Jungheinrich, Still and Toyota Material Handling Europe won IFOY Awards in five categories. 

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IFOY 2014 Award Cermony

The names of the winners of the first International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award 2014 were kept secret right up to the end. Then, last Monday evening, the results were revealed at the IFOY Award Night in during the CeMAT in Hannover, when the delighted winners were presented with their metal and glass trophies to the applause of the guests. Crown, Jungheinrich, Still and Toyota Material Handling Europe won IFOY Awards in five categories. 

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IFOY 2014 Award presentation in Austria

On June 23, the logistics magazine BUSINESS+LOGISTIC published by Austrian publishing company RS Verlag staged the national presentation of the International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award during the 21th Austrian Logistics Conference in Linz. The Austrian branches of the victorious Crown, Jungheinrich, Still and Toyota brands were presented with the awards sponsored by RS Verlag.

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IFOY Testing Days 2014

The IFOY testing days are over. All nominated trucks and solutions for the IFOY Award underwent thorough testing over the coursesix days on the grounds of IFOY partner Deutsche Messe AG.

18 jury members from eleven countries travelled to the venue to cast their vote. The jury came together, then tested and assessed the trucks. The leading contestants for the IFOY Award 2014 are a well-kept secret right up to the last minute before the names are revealed at the IFOY Award Night at the CeMAT opening on May 19 and the audience hears the all-important words: "and the winner is...".

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Nominierungen 2014

18 Jury members from eleven countries nominated eleven entries in the five categories of the IFOY 2014 Award.

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