Hire and Rental News - February 2018

10 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS • FEBRUARY 2018 President of the Fayat Group, Jean- Claude Fayat, said: “Dynapac has an excellent strategic place in our Group and we plan on growing and expanding its presence and product offering. We will leverage its expertise and technologies with our portfolio to develop equipment that addresses our customers’ needs.” The Fayat Group is a family owned business with many years of experience in the road construction and maintenance machinery market. Under the Fayat umbrella, Dynapac will operate as an autonomous manufacturer providing equipment under the Dynapac brand and will cooperate with other companies in the Fayat Group to offer Dynapac acquisition complete with new branding Dynapac’s acquisition from Atlas Copco was finalised late last year with new owner the Fayat Group continuing to distribute the Dynapac brand through Construction Equipment Australia (CEA) who provide sales, parts and service for Dynapac Australia-wide. solutions for tomorrow’s challenges, Jean-Claude said. Steven Stavrou, General Manager of Operations and Dynapac for CEA, said: “We are working closely with the Fayat Group to further cement a national footprint for Dynapac sales, parts and service. “CEA’s vision is about providing the growing Australian market with industry- leading, high quality products and excellent after sales support.” Coinciding with the acquisition, Dynapac has also revealed a new visual identity for its products, painted in red, white and grey. “The new colours are designed to commemorate the original Dynapac colours while launching a new and fresh brand identity,” Steven said. Visit: www.dynapac.com/en With sales of more than 10,000 forklifts nationwide over the past 18 years, Forkforce also has a 1000-strong forklift rental fleet and prides itself pride on providing professional end-to-end service, value-for-money and flexible ownership and hire options. Managing Director Steve Cunliffe said Fork Force also stocks a large range of telehandlers for sale and hire and delivers Australia wide. “All our new telehandlers come with a factory backed five year parts and labour warranty. Our biggest telehandler seller is the AUSA Telehandler; a European award-winning telehandler exclusively imported and distributed throughout Australia by Fork Force," Steve said. “AUSA Telehandlers range from one tonne to three tonnes and are designed to work in tight areas. Features include joysticks with integrated arm functions, front-folding cabins, low noise and fuel consumption Kubota engines and Bosch- Rexroth hydrostatic transmissions." Fork Force is also well known for its range of new and used reach trucks and walkie stackers for sale and hire. “The Enforcer range of high-performance Moving on up as Forkforce relocates head office in Queensland Forklift solutions provider, Forkforce, has relocated its head office to 41 Radius Drive, in Larapinta Queensland. narrow aisle reach trucks includes 16 sit-on and stand-up reach truck models, with lift capacity ranging from one to two tonnes. "Using a combination of advanced clean, low noise AC motor technology and state-of-the-art design and ergonomics, Enforcer reach trucks maximise efficiency by providing the necessary precision to meet all narrow aisle requirements and compact work spaces. “We offer five year factory backed parts and labour warranty on new narrow aisle forklifts and a one year warranty on used narrow aisle forklifts as well as on all of our economy stackers. “The Enforcer electric stacker and pallet lifters are designed to suit light to medium load handling and warehouse applications. The range includes Walkie Reach Trucks,Walkie Straddle Stackers and Walkie Counterbalance Stackers, with load capacities up to two tonnes and lift heights up to 5.5m. "Enforcer pedestrian stackers and platform stackers are ideal for stacking, pallet handling and order picking operations. They are effective for routine horizontal transport and all other short run palletised load management, particularly in narrow aisles and tight environments.” Contact: 1300 423 675 or visit website: www.forkforce.com Forkforce has relocated its head office INDUSTRY NEWS Dynapac has revealed a new visual identity