Spring is a busy time of year, with seasonal peaks, special promotions and many new business activities getting underway. At this time, a greater number of forklifts and other industrial trucks are required for loading/unloading vehicles or warehouse duties, but for short and sometimes unpredictable periods only. This can put businesses under tremendous pressure to find or redeploy resources. As a consequence supply chains can become sluggish, or even blocked, creating possible problems with meeting customer expectations, fulfilling market demand and ultimately impacting revenue.
Short-term rental of forklift trucks presents the obvious solution for meeting the heavy demands of peak periods, without the risks, commitment and unnecessary expense of long-term leases.
Jungheinrich has invested heavily in its short-term rental fleet to help businesses unblock supply chains battling to cope with seasonal peaks and unexpected demand. No matter the task, the location or the number of trucks required – just a single vehicle or an entire mixed fleet – Jungheinrich can provide the solution, for a single day or several months. The fleet options range from small pedestrian trucks to large counterbalanced forklifts – including rough-terrain forklifts with attachments.
In the UK, Jungheinrich has nationwide coverage with 10 depots, ensuring the right equipment can be provided quickly for any application.
Over 4000 trucks are readily available through the company’s UK sort- term rental network, just part of a global rental pool of over 48,000 vehicles. In 80% of rental cases the desired vehicle is on its way to the client within two hours. And the rental rates include all costs of service and operation. There is even optional flat rate insurance against mechanical breakdowns.
Jungheinrich constantly invests in rejuvenating its rental fleet, the majority of which is less than two years old, ensuring high availability and operational reliability. Over 6,000 customer service engineers worldwide provide a fast-repair service for breakdowns.
Neil Warren, Jungehinrich UK’s Used Equipment and Short Term Rental Director, says: “Responsiveness, reliability and flexibility are the defining service capabilities we strive to maintain. Retaining these qualities, alongside a broad-based offering and a well supported rental fleet, gives Jungheinrich a significant competitive edge when it comes to short-term rental solutions. It provides us with the ability to unblock just about any sluggish supply chain.”
Further demonstrating Jungheinrich UK’s commitment to providing local support, the company opened its first new additional regional sales centre in almost 20 years last month at Crossways Business Park, Dartford, Kent.
The expansion of the showroom network was marked with a two-day product showcase on 18th and 19th May, where a range of factory refurbished Jungheinrich materials handling equipment was available at discounted prices and on zero per cent finance packages.
“The new 4,700 sq ft Dartford regional sales centre and showroom enables Jungheinrich to be far more responsive to customer needs in Kent and the surrounding area – in effect, we will become a local player in Kent and the region,” says Warren.
JUNGHEINRICH UK LTD
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