The market for mobile internal transport equipment is picking up again this year. The forklift truck market, in particular, is showing signs of a cautious recovery. This is evident from
the study ‘The Market for Internal Transport Equipment 2014–2015’, which was carried out by
Conclusr Research.
For the survey, 530 managing directors and logistics managers were asked
about their purchasing behaviour for the coming year. The findings show that in 2015, companies
will purchase 14,800 internal transport vehicles in 2015, representing a 10.8 per cent increase
compared with the previous year.
Forklift trucks
9,000 forklift trucks are set to be purchased in 2015. In particular,
market leaders Linde and Toyota will reap the benefits of this. They already have
already have 17,000 and 16,000 forklift trucks respectively in operation and are
therefore experience the strongest growth.
Market leaders
The market for internal transport equipment in the Netherlands is
is dominated by a relatively small group of players. Still, Jungheinrich, Toyota,
Hyster, BT, Atlet and Linde together account for 82 per cent of the total market
for internal transport equipment. According to
Conclusr Research, based on the findings of the survey, is not expected to change over the next 24
months.
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