Briggs backs UK industry at IMHX 2016

Briggs Equipment will have a major presence at the UK’s premier intralogistics show, IMHX (NEC, Birmingham; September 13-16), with two stands showcasing its unique engineering and equipment capabilities.

Stand 10H50 in Hall 10 will focus on Briggs Equipment’s materials handling expertise with Yale and Hyster equipment. With the theme ‘Manufacturing in the UK’, Briggs will promote some of the latest product innovations along with equipment that is proudly manufactured in the UK. Meanwhile, in Hall 12 on stand 12S95 Briggs is adopting the theme ‘Supporting UK industry’ to highlight its engineering expertise and wider capabilities.

IMHX will see the official launch of the new Yale MX counterbalance forklift. Designed to deliver hardworking performance in a variety of 2.0-3.0t capacity applications, it is especially well-suited to secondary distribution, wholesale, retail, light manufacturing and rental. Also on the materials handling stand are a reach truck and three-wheel electric forklift from Yale’s warehouse equipment range plus a Hyster 2.5t Spacesaver, diesel forklift with cab and the Cool Truck.

Les Knight, Regional Sales Director at Briggs Equipment, said: “We will be highlighting how we help businesses meet their materials handling challenges with cost-effective, tailor-made solutions that will improve productivity while also reducing operational costs.

On Stand 12S95 Briggs will launch BE Finance. A total asset management solution, it helps businesses lease everything from additional production equipment to commercial vehicles and even a complete warehouse solution. Briggs will also be promoting its expertise in the short-term rental marketplace, its engineering services capability and the total fleet transparency provided by market-leading asset management tool, BE Portal.

Ian Tongue, National Accounts and Business Development Director of Strategic Sales at Briggs Equipment, said: “By putting customers at the heart of everything we do, we have evolved into a ‘one stop’ solutions provider that delivers real innovation and value. To people that think they know Briggs our message is clear – it’s time to think again.”

Visit stands 12S95 and 10H50 to find out how Briggs Equipment is helping UK supply chain businesses to improve performance through product innovation, quality manufacturing and a drive to deliver key efficiency gains.

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