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Safer operations, space saving and enhanced productivity can all be achieved just by evaluating and rethinking the systems you have in place for moving products around your premises. When Combilift was established in 1998, my aim and that of Technical Director Robert Moffett was to design a machine that would revolutionise conventional methods of handling,…

The success of Combilift relies on the team of 500 people in Monaghan but it is really 500 families that we are supporting in a rural community and as a company, we are committed to continuing to grow in a rural area. This award recognises the commitment that we in CombiLift have made to growing…

We’re proud to share that Combilift has reached a major milestone in our 25‑year journey: last night, on March 22nd in Chicago, we celebrated the donation of our 75,000th truck—an Aisle Master articulated forklift—to Convoy of Hope, the global humanitarian and disaster‑relief organisation. The handover took place during a gala dinner held alongside the ProMat trade show,…

A leading Monaghan-based entrepreneur has highlighted the challenges facing students seeking employment in a changing economic environment. Martin McVicar, Combilift Managing Director was speaking as the company announced it was opening recruitment for its Traineeship. The Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) Engineering Traineeship now entering its 9th Year is a nine-month course aimed at developing the skilled…

REDUCING STEEL SECTOR WAREHOUSE COSTS: EFFICIENCY IS NO LONGER OPTIONAL Operators of steel fabrication or distribution companies will have seen, more than ever, how world events can have an impact on trade. That’s why more and more businesses are responding to factors like the ‘domino effect’ of erratic housing construction levels by looking to steel plant…

Space costs money and it’s simply cheaper to have a smaller footprint. But what a lot of businesses in Australia are under-utilising is height. For example, you might have a steel manufacturing facility that is storing fabricated steel on their ground level, instead of utilising racking for this purpose. This means that the warehouse space…

FORKLIFT SAFETY DAY: WHY YOUR CHOICE OF TRUCK COULD SAVE A LIFE There’s lots of positives surrounding this year’s ever-important UK National Forklift Safety Day. After all, some big forklift innovations mean a warehouse can, and should, be safer than ever. In particular, in the past year we’ve seen increasing global use of superb safety features…