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IFOY AWARD invites applications for new jury members
As was announced at the CeMAT fair, the IFOY Award is inviting applications for up to three new jury members for the 2014/2015 voting period beginning on October 30, 2014. This will bring the total number of jury members to 21. Applications will be accepted from editors-in-chief of logistics and business magazines which cover the topics of intralogistics and materials handling equipment. More information on the formalities is available from the IFOY head office in Munich.
The jury for the IFOY Award selects the year's best materials handling equipment and intralogistics solutions. The voting process is preceded by a wide-ranging nomination and testing cycle, during which the entered trucks are rigorously put through their paces. The winners of the IFOY Award 2014 were presented with their trophies only recently at a gala event during the leading CeMAT trade fair for intralogistics on May 19, 2014 in Hannover.
The sponsor of the IFOY Award is the VDMA Materials Handling and Logistics Systems Sector Association. The presentation partner is the leading international CeMAT trade fair in Hannover. The patron for the IFOY Award is the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
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IFOY AWARD besetzt weitere Jurysitze
Der IFOY Award schreibt bis zu drei neue Jurysitze aus. Das Gremium wird damit mit Beginn der kommenden Wahlperiode 2014/15 am 30. Oktober 2014, insgesamt 21 Personen zählen. Das gab die Organisation auf der CeMAT bekannt. Bewerben können sich Chefredakteure von Logistikmagazinen und Wirtschaftsmagazinen, die sich mit den Themen Intralogistik und Flurfördertechnik befassen. Über die Formalitäten gibt die IFOY Geschäftsstelle in München Auskunft.
Die Jury des IFOY Award wählt die besten Flurförderzeuge und Intralogistik-Lösungen des Jahres. Der Wahl geht ein umfangreicher Nominierungs- und Testzyklus voraus, in dem die Bewerber auf Herz und Nieren getestet werden. Die Sieger des IFOY Award 2014 wurden erst kürzlich im Rahmen einer Gala anlässlich der Intralogistik-Weltleitmesse CeMAT am 19. Mai 2014 in Hannover ausgezeichnet.
Träger des IFOY Award ist der Fachverband Fördertechnik und Logistiksysteme im VDMA. Verleihungspartner ist die Weltleitmesse CeMAT in Hannover. Der IFOY Award steht unter der Schirmherrschaft des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Energie.
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IFOY Award 2014: The Winners are ...
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.
IFOY Award 2014: 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 eleven trucks and solutions from Crown, Jungheinrich, Still and Toyota 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, 2012 were eligible for the award. "Not everyone has what it takes for IFOY. Only the best rise to the challenge of the tough selection process, and only the very best trucks and solutions are nominated", says Anita Würmser, Chairperson of the IFOY jury.
New members appointed to the IFOY specialist advisory committee ....
The VDMA Materials Handling and Logistics Systems Sector Association and sponsor of the IFOY Award has appointed two new members to the IFOY specialist advisory committee.
Professor Dr.-Ing. Rainer Bruns, Director of the Faculty of Machine Elements and Technical Logistics at the Helmut Schmidt University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg, and Professor Dr. Michael ten Hompel, holder of the Chair of Materials Handling and Warehousing at TU Dortmund University and Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), have been appointed to the committee. Both scientists are leading experts in the field of warehouse and materials handling technology as well as in the area of innovation research.
The members of the IFOY specialist advisory committee represent the international manufacturers, associations and organisations, and their advice may be requested by the jury on technical and content-related matters. The specialist advisory committee has no voting rights.
Entry phase for the IFOY Award 2014 starts in October ...
October 31 marks the start of the entry process for the 2nd International Forklift Truck of the Year Award, IFOY Award for short. Manufacturers of materials handling equipment and providers of intralogistics solutions will be able to submit their entries for one of the five awards at www.ifoy.org up to January 7, 2014. Applicants for the award must register by midnight of November 25, 2013. The new categories this year are "Automated Guided Vehicles" for partially or fully automated vehicles and "Intralogistics Solutions", formerly "Forklift Truck Solutions". This means that all intralogistics system providers can now submit entries for this prestigious award.
IFOY Award 2013: the 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 Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., the 2013 results were revealed at the IFOY Award Night in Hall B1 of the CeMAT@transport logistic in Munich, where the delighted winners were presented with their metal and glass trophies. "This year, the issues of efficiency and customer benefit were the key factors in the jury vote. All nominated vehicles are leaders in their categories, and the decision was accordingly close", said Anita Würmser, Executive Chairperson of the IFOY Jury, at the presentation ceremony.