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19th July

Toyota Material Handling UK is to showcase its latest range of warehouse
trucks at the Temperature Controlled Storage and Distribution (TCS&D)
exhibition on the 14th to the 15th September 2011.
Toyota will be showcasing a range of warehouse equipment that is ideal for
chilled and cold store environments. Sam Coles, commercial director for
Toyota explains " The cost of handling goods in chilled or cold storage
warehousing is a lot more expensive than normal environments. At Toyota we
have significant experience working with customers who operate in these
environments and we use that experience to help our customers to drive down
their costs".

At the exhibition Toyota will display their latest warehouse equipment
including: a BT Reflex reach truck fitted with a cold store cabin, a BT
Levio ride-on powered pallet truck and a selection of BT Lifter hand pallet
trucks that are ideal for both warehousing and distribution applications.
"Whilst chilled conditions are less extreme than those for frozen produce,
it is essential to have equipment that fully meets operational demands; this
is why Toyota offers a complete range of equipment – all of which are
designed to work effectively in chilled operations without any modification.
This means that customers have the flexibility to develop a full range of
handling solutions for chilled stores without any constraint in terms of
truck capability" says Coles.

In addition, Toyota will also demonstrate the latest BT Radioshuttle which
is a high-performance solution for efficient handling of goods in
high-density racking. BT Radioshuttle is based on electrically powered load
carriers that transport goods in and out of storage tunnels within specially
designed racking. The load carriers are operated by wireless remote control,
and several units can be controlled from one transmitter. This gives
operators the freedom to work elsewhere while already initiating retrieval
of the next load(s) to be handled. Individual load carriers can be quickly
and easily transferred between different storage locations by a conventional
forklift truck, adding flexibility and cost-effectiveness.

The BT Radioshuttle system is suitable for both first-in first-out (FIFO),
and first-in last-out (FILO) operations, allowing extremely cost-effective
use of expensive warehouse space – particularly in cold or chilled storage
operations.

Sam Coles says "These new shows are a welcome addition to the events
calendar and allow us to talk to visitors about our extensive range of
warehouse equipment suitable for this specialised industry. With space
utilisation critical in temperature-controlled environments, we will be
showing our range of high-density storage solutions that are designed to
work in chilled environments and can also be engineered for frozen
applications."

For more information about Toyota Material Handling's range of product and
services visit www.toyota-forklifts.co.uk or call 0870 850 1409.