IFOY AWARD 2015
The nominees are ...

The nominations for the International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award 2014 are in. In the first selection round, the jury chose 14 trucks and solutions from Clark, Jungheinrich, Still, Toyota Material Handling and Unicarriers for the final round from all the entries. Newly developed trucks, trucks that represent further developments or special models with significant technical improvements that have come onto the European market since December, 2013 were eligible for the award.

Which trucks are ultimately chosen for the IFOY Award 2015 will depend in large measure on the results of the IFOY Test and IFOY Innovation Check, which all nominated trucks have to undergo over a period of one week on the grounds of the official logistics partner Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in Osnabrueck. The IFOY test measures the hard data and compares it with the data for rival machines. The IFOY Innovation Check prepared by the specialists from the Dortmund-based Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), focuses solely on innovations and the degree of innovation relative to the market. In addition, the jury members drive all nominated vehicles themselves, putting them through their paces during the IFOY test week.

Among other things, the IFOY Award assesses innovative quality, technology, design, ergonomics, handling, safety, cost effectiveness and sustainability. The key criteria for intralogistics solutions include novel/innovative quality, customer benefit, sustainability and marketability of the solution.

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The winner in each category will be chosen in March by a jury made up of internationally reputed trade journalists and the leading logistics media from 13 countries. The IFOY Award will be presented on May 5 in the BMW Welt Double Cone in Munich during the CeMAT@transport logistic trade fair.
A limited number of free tickets are available for the IFOY Gala and can be requested from the IFOY head office ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ).