The 60,000^th Combilift unit rolled off the company’s production lines recently, and was shipped to the other side of the world.

The customer taking delivery of this special forklift is Metroll, an Australian manufacturer and supplier of steel building products including roofing, cladding, rainwater, structural and fencing.

Metroll has branches across the country, and the new Combi-CB3000 will be a further addition to its fleet of 13 Combilifts that are operating throughout the Metroll Group, with another 10 already on order. These range from 3t multidirectional units to a highly customised 10t model.

Combilift number 60,000 will be working at the site in Toowoomba and has been fitted with features such as 4.9m triplex mast with a 3,050mm spreader to safely and easily manage the long loads that are typically handled by Metroll.

Metroll’s operations manager Vic Josephs said: “Like most businesses we are very busy and we’re also growing at a significant rate, so space has become a premium resource. With this unit we can use our space more efficiently while operating safely.

“Safety is of paramount importance. This forklift allows our machinery to get into tighter spaces and for us to space our racks more closely together to maximise factory floor space.”

Combilift CEO and co-founder Martin McVicar said: “This is a great achievement for Combilift, particularly as almost every truck we manufacture is a one-off, designed for specific and individual requirements. There are very few other companies, if any, that can offer this level of customisation while manufacturing in such volume. The first half of this year has been by far the best in our 23-year history for the number of orders we have received – not just for Combi-CB models but across our complete product range.”

Combilift also supplies its trucks to the Metroll’s Californian operations too.

“We have often found that a recommendation from one country leads to sites elsewhere adopting the same material handling processes with our products,” Martin said. “So, we’d like to congratulate Metroll on taking delivery of our 60,000^th truck, and thank them for their continued support over the years.”