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For businesses looking for a “green materials handling” partner to help maintain and drive CSR initiatives, there are many factors to consider.Hyster and Barloworld Handling have been busy covering all angles.


CSR points to green handling partners


together with a support system geared to be “greener”.


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Hyster products are distributed in the UK by Barloworld Handling, maintaining more than 25,000 forklifts nationwide through 500 mobile technicians. Many of its customers choose its services because the company helps support Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and energy efficiency initiatives. Here’s how.


here is no doubt that forklifts have become “greener” in their design across the industry, but few suppliers offer a complete range


Greener trucks


The complete Hyster range is now one of the most energy efficient on the market, with several new products launched in the last year alone featuring energy efficient intelligent design. These include: • Hyster Reachstackers/Big Trucks – Significant fuel savings of up to 15%, CO2


reductions;


• Empty container handlers – Reduced tyre wear (up to a factor of three) and fuel savings;


• 2 to 5.5t diesel/LPG fork lift trucks – Significant fuel savings of up to 15% on the new Fortens range, making Hyster diesel and LPG 2,000kg to 5,500kg trucks some of the greenest on the market; • Battery powered products – Choice of maximum energy efficiency ECO-eLo mode or high performance HiP mode on Hyster electric counterbalance ranges. The Hyster VNA, new order pickers, the new Matrix reach trucks and Hyster pallet and stacker trucks also provide excellent energy performance.


Through a free site survey, Barloworld Handling can help define the most suitable mix of trucks and attachments according to an application.


Manufacturing facilities


All American and


European manufacturing facilities


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where Hyster products are made have achieved ISO14001 registration. ISO 14001 is a globally accepted blueprint for an environmental management system. It includes requirements for developing an environmental policy, assessing environmental impacts of products and processes, developing environmental goals and measurable objectives, implementation of initiatives to meet objectives, auditing, corrective action, and management review.


Each location closely tracks


environmental and safety performance and sets objectives each year to drive continual improvement.


UK customer support centres Barloworld Handling operates from 17 locations across the UK, which include workshops, parts operations, short- term hire depots, offices and driver training facilities.


The company has introduced several new initiatives to improve its environmental performance at each facility, including working with its waste contractors to introduce DMR (Dry Mixed Recycling) to the business and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.


In the summer of 2011, Barloworld Handling gained its first ISO 14001 certificate at its facility in Cumbernauld, Scotland, and re-pledged its continued commitment to the environment. The company is rolling out the ISO 14001 environmental management systems across all its sites, with Warrington having had its BSI Stage 2 assessments at the end of August 2011. Abingdon, West Bromwich and other locations across the UK are also going through the process.


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