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IFOY AWARD 2016
The Winners are ...
ECB18C - BYD Europe
EJQ 325 - Jungheinrich AG
EKX 516 - Jungheinrich AG
RT 4020 - Crown GmbH & Co. KG
Weasel at NextLevel Logistik - SSI Schaefer
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There were once again major celebrations when the all-important words – "And the IFOY Award goes to …" were spoken at the beginning of the CeMAT. The names of the winners of the "Intralogistics Oscars" are traditionally a well-kept secret, and even the winners are kept in the dark until the last minute. There were 13 trucks and solutions reached the finals of the international "Intralogistics Oscars": In the end, BYD, Crown, Jungheinrich and SSI Schäfer won the prestigious IFOY Awards in five categories and were presented with the metal and glass trophies to the accompaniment of applause from the 350 invited guests.
"In the final round of the world's leading industrial trucks and intralogistics solutions, the candidates impressed the jury above all with their innovative features and customer benefit. At the end of the process, victory was decided by the proverbial hair's breadth", said Anita Würmser, Executive Chairperson of the IFOY Jury during the award ceremony.
In a tight finish, victory in the category “Counter Balanced Truck up to 3.5 tons” went to the 1.8-ton ECB 18C electric forklift from BYD. Jungheinrich had twofold reason to celebrate this year. The winner in the category "Special Vehicle", part of the IFOY Award for the first time in 2016, was the EJQ 325. The Hamburg-based company won its second IFOY in the category “Warehouse Truck highlifter" with the Jungheinrich EKX 516, an 80-volt highlifter brought on to the market in the spring of 2015. The IFOY Award in the category "Warehouse Truck lowlifter" went to the newly developed Crown RT 4020 forklift truck with driver platform from Crown.
In a neck-and-neck finish, the IFOY in category "Intralogistics Solution" was won by SSI Schäfer. For the in-plant logistics operations of the NextLevel Logistik GmbH company near Schweinfurt, the Swiss provider created a fleet solution complete with Weasel® driverless transport systems.
The winners of the IFOY Award are selected once a year by an independent jury of leading international trade journalists. A neutral test and a scientific "innovation check" form the basis for assessment by the jury. Both test series compare the finalists with their respective competitors. Since 2013, the IFOY Award has become established as a benchmark for cost efficiency and innovation. Due to the specialised expertise it represents, it is seen as the most important innovation award in intralogistics.
IFOY Award Ceremony 2016
It was the highlight of the intralogistics year. 350 guests of honour accepted the invitation to celebrate the winners of the International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award 2016 on the opening ceremony of the CeMAT fair Hannover.
IFOY 2016 Winners
There were once again major celebrations when the all-important words – "And the IFOY Award goes to …" were spoken at the beginning of the CeMAT. The names of the winners of the "Intralogistics Oscars" are traditionally a well-kept secret, and even the winners are kept in the dark until the last minute. There were 13 trucks and solutions reached the finals of the international "Intralogistics Oscars": In the end, BYD, Crown, Jungheinrich and SSI Schäfer won the prestigious IFOY Awards in five categories and were presented with the metal and glass trophies to the accompaniment of applause from the 350 invited guests.
All about the winners.
IFOY Testing Days 2016
During the testing days for the International Forklift Truck of the Year, IFOY for short, on February 24 and 25 at the Hannover Messe trade fair venue, 25 jury members tested the nominated vehicles from manufacturers BYD, Crown, Jungheinrich, SSI Schäfer, Still und Toyota that had previously been nominated for the final round. 100 invited guests made the trip to Hannover to watch the tests as they were being carried out in Hall 9.
The nominees are ...
The IFOY organisation has announced the nominations for the IFOY Award 2016. 13 trucks and solutions from BYD, Crown, Jungheinrich, SSI Schäfer, Still and Toyota Material Handling have been chosen for the final round from all the entries.