Friday, May 3, 2013
Konecranes partners with Kion Group to supply container lift trucks
Konecranes has become the long-term supplier of container handling lift trucks to the distribution network of Kion Group's Linde Material Handling brand, according to a company statement. Kion Group is the globe's second-largest forklift manufacturer.
Product support and spare parts orders will be transitioned over the next months, the statement said. Both companies will continue to offer a full range of container handling lift trucks, including reach stackers, empty container handlers and laden container handlers.
Konecranes will acquire certain assets, including the product rights for container handling lift trucks from Linde Material Handling, the company said. The exact value has not been disclosed.
"The closing of this strategic collaboration with Konecranes, as a leading player in the container handling lift truck business, is an important milestone in our strategy to continuously improve our product offerings to the customers of the Linde brand," said Theodor Maurer, member of the Executive Board of KION Group and CEO of Linde Material Handling.
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