Enhancing productivity

Yale Reach Trucks will now be made in India. Maini Group, Bengaluru and NACCO Materials Handling Group (NMHG), USA take their relationship to the next level by commencing production of Yale-Maini, co-branded Reach Trucks from Maini Group´s new factory in Neelamangala, Bengaluru. The link The two companies formed a strategic alliance in 2010 to manufacture specific Yale products within India, as well as representing Yale products that are produced at manufacturing facilities in Europe. Since 2010, Maini Group has been exclusively responsible for the sales, service, parts and customer support for Yale´s extensive range of materials handling equipment in India. The link with NHMG has allowed the Maini Group to expand its portfolio and manufacture the European designed equipment in India. It has also allowed the Maini Group to build certain key Yale products in order to capitalise on the changing demands of the market in India. Maini Materials Movement in turn has utilised their knowledge of the local market and solution expertise to introduce completely new product ranges to a growing number of major customers and end-users. New range The first product off the Maini Bengaluru factory production line is the increasingly successful Yale co-branded 3-wheel counterbalance electric fork lift truck. Since its launch, it has received laurels from end users for its class leading compactness, energy saving rear wheel drive, high performance and optimum productivity. (Communication by the management of the company)