As sustainability becomes increasingly important for companies around the world, ‘green’ is no longer just a colour, but a symbol of a business’s commitment to being environmentally friendly.
Combilift’s original green company colour reflects its Irish roots and has become globally synonymous with the brand since its establishment over 26 years ago.
Recently, Combilift expanded its green palette by introducing a new, vibrant Combi-Eco green, which enhances truck visibility in all conditions. Reducing a company’s carbon footprint benefits both society and the environment, and transitioning to electric-powered equipment can ensure a more sustainable business model. With the growing demand for greener technologies, 98% of Combilift’s research and development focuses on energy-efficient and electric-powered equipment, and over 70% of its production is now electric.
“Sustainability is at our core – we’re highly focused on making our vehicles more environmentally friendly and helping our customers maximise their warehouse efficiency,” says Combilift’s CEO and Co-Founder, Martin McVicar.
In addition to its electric power solutions, Combilift’s products are designed to maximise efficiency, storage capacity, and safety. The company’s multidirectional models, such as the C-Series or CB range, provide the functionality of “three forklifts in one.” These models can replace various types of trucks, significantly reducing the size of the required fleet. They operate in narrow spaces while carrying long loads, potentially creating up to 50% more space and helping to avoid unnecessary greenfield expansion during growth periods.
Optimising space usage also leads to lower energy consumption for utilities like heating and lighting.
Combilift’s multidirectional models are particularly popular for handling long, heavy, or bulky timber products, as they enable safe and space-saving transportation of these loads in confined areas.
As well as using electric power, optimising warehouse space contributes to a sustainable supply chain. Before considering facility expansion or relocation during periods of growth, it is worth exploring space-saving strategies to optimise existing facilities. Narrowing aisles and using higher racking are two methods that Combilift’s design engineers can recommend as part of the company’s free warehouse planning consultancy service. They provide diagrams and 3D simulations to help visualise how to increase extra storage capacity, and enhance workflow efficiency. Using Combilift’s versatile trucks, which can operate both indoors and outdoors, reduces the total number of forklifts needed, the energy consumed, and, in turn, the carbon footprint.
“Almost every model in our extensive range of products is now available with electric power,” says Martin McVicar. “The ever-increasing lift capacities will answer the demand for more powerful products, which at the same time help companies to achieve their aims for more sustainable operations.”
