Hellmann becomes official logistics partner
of the  IFOY AWARD

Munich/Osnabrück, Sep 18, 2014.  Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has been awarded the contract for the logistics of the IFOY Award  (International Forklift Truck of the Year). As "Official Logistics Partner", the Osnabrück-based logistics service provider is responsible for the transport of all nominated vehicles as well as for the infrastructure and organisation of the IFOY Test Week for the 2015 IFOY selection phase.

When the nominated forklift trucks and MHE vehicles line up for the test in February, perfect logistics is all important. As the test results have a major influence on the final selection process of the jury, the test sequence, the ambient conditions, the technology and the infrastructure all have to be perfectly coordinated in order to ensure absolutely identical conditions for all the candidates. "This isn't a job for the weak of heart. We are well prepared and looking forward to welcoming the very best of intralogistics to Osnabrück", says Kai Hasenpusch, Managing Director at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in Germany.
 
The Test Week is one of the very special features of the IFOY Award. "A written entry alone is not enough to permit a well-founded assessment. That's why during the Test Week the nominees must prove in practice what they promised in the promotional brochures", explains Anita Würmser, Executive Jury Chairperson of the IFOY organisation. And it's also why the nominated trucks in all weight classes, MHE equipment, shuttles, VNA trucks, reach trucks and other special-purpose vehicles from around the world will be simultaneously transported to the test set-up at Hellmann's "Speicher 3" building in Osnabrück. In the "Glass Hall" erected specially for the tests, the trucks will be rigorously put through their paces by a specialised tester, scientists and, finally, each and every jury member before the jury of trade journalists from leading European logistics media make their decision.

The entry phase for the "Intralogistics Oscar“ hast started on September 18, 2014. Manufacturers of MHE vehicles and providers of intralogistics services can enter their new models and concepts for one of the five awards up to December 1 at www.ifoy.org. Entries are invited for the award in the categories of counter balanced trucks up to 3.5 tons and from 3.51 tons, MHE vehicles, automated guided vehicles and intralogistics systems solutions. The conditions of participation can be requested from the IFOY office (www.ifoy.org).

Kai Hasenpusch
Managing Director Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Deutschland.
http://www.ifoy.org/en/press/press-photos/category/66-kai-hasenpusch
Photo: Hellmann
                     
Anita Würmser,
Executive Jury Chairperson for the IFOY AWARD.
http://www.ifoy.org/en/press/press-photos/category/65-anita-wuermser
Photo: IFOY AWARD

HELLMANN WORLDWIDE LOGISTICS
Founded in 1871, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has grown into one of the world‘s leading logistics service providers. The family-owned company is part of a global partner network that consists of 19,300 people in 443 offices located in 157 countries. In 2013, 11,684 employees at Hellmann achieved a turnover of 2.86 billion euros.
Hellmann offers all the traditional forwarding services by road, rail, air and sea freight as well as an extensive range of CEP services, contract logistics, sector-specific and IT solutions as well as recycling solutions, training and insurance services. „Thinking ahead – moving forward“ is the credo of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, a family-run company in the 4th generation. Even before the introduction of our environmental management system and its certification in 1996, actions were always driven by the guiding principle “think globally – act locally”. In 2012, Hellmann joined the United Nations Global Compact.  


IFOY AWARD  WWW.IFOY.ORG
The International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY AWARD) recognises the year's best materials handling equipment and intralogistics solutions. The aim of the non-profit organisation is to document the performance capability and innovative drive of the materials handling and intralogistics sector, helping to boost competitiveness and raise the profile of the entire intralogistics sector in the public arena. The winners of the IFOY Award are selected once a year by an independent jury of international trade journalists. A neutral test and an innovation Check by the Fraunhofer IML forms the basis for assessment by the jury. The sponsor of the IFOY Award is the VDMA Materials Handling and Logistics Systems Sector Association. The “official logistics provider“ is Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, presentation partner is the leading international CeMAT trade fair for intralogistics in Hannover. The patron of the IFOY Award is the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
Members of the jury: Martin Althoff, Editor-in-Chief of Logistiek Totaal (Netherlands), Vladimir Antonov, Editor-in-Chief of Sklad i Technika (Warehouse & Equipment), (Russia), Snejina Badjeva, Editor-in-Chief of LOGISTIKA magazine (Bulgaria), Theo Egberts, IFOY tester and owner of Buro Andersom/Andersom Testing (Netherlands, without voting rights), Werner Götz, Editor-in-Chief of Beschaffung aktuell (Germany), Günther Hörbst, Editor-in-Chief of Deutsche Logistik-Zeitung (DVZ) (Germany), Thilo Jörgl, Editor-in-Chief of LOGISTIK HEUTE (Germany), Anders Karlsson, Editor-in-Chief of Transport & Logistik iDag (Sweden), Glenn Lund, Editor-in-Chief of Moderne Transport (Norway), Peter MacLeod, Editor-in-Chief of SHD Magazine (England), Bernd Maienschein, Editor-in-Chief of MM Logistik (Germany), Marilena Matei, Editorial Manager of Tranzit and Tranzit Logistica (Romania), Anton Mizunov, Editor-in-Chief of Skladskoj Komplex (Logistics and Transport)(Russia), Maurizio Peruzzi, Editor-in-Chief of Il Giornale della Logistica (Italy), Isabel Rodrigo, Editor-in-Chief of Logística Profesional (Spain), Hans-Joachim Schlobach, Publisher-Editor and Editor-in-Chief of BUSINESS+LOGISTIC (Austria), Sascha Schmel, Managing Director of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Sector Association (without voting rights), Sebastian Śliwieński, Editor-in-Chief of Warehouse Monitor (Poland), Heres Stad, Editor-in-Chief of Logistiek (Netherlands), Jarlath Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief of Fleet Transport (Irland), Mats Udikas, Editor-in-Chief of Transportnytt (Schweden). Executive Jury Chairperson is Anita Würmser, logistics journalist and Managing Director of wuermser.communications. The headquarters of the IFOY Organisation are in Munich.
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