Hiab crowns MOFFETT World Championship winner
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CARGOTEC CORPORATION, PRESS RELEASE, 27 OCTOBER 2015 AT 3.45 PM EET
MOFFETT, part of Cargotec's Hiab business area, has crowned Jan de Vaan from
Baustoff-Metall, the Netherlands, winner of the first ever MOFFETT World
Championship, which was held this weekend, 23-24 October 2015, at MOFFETT's
factory in Dundalk, Ireland.
Jan de Vaan took the title driving a MOFFETT E4, with a winning time of 5
minutes 51 seconds in a spectacular display of skill, speed and precision over
the grueling test course.
Wayne Bordoy from Hardstaff Barriers Ltd., the UK was the runner-up, with a time
of 5 min 59 seconds, and Olan Murphy from Macroom Haulage Ltd., Ireland took
third place, with a time of 6 minutes 18 seconds.
The finalists had to negotiate a challenging course that was designed to test
their ability to mount and dismount the MOFFETT, perform daily safety checks,
negotiate obstacles, and pick up and place various loads in designated areas,
all against the clock. They were also trying to beat the time set by the Mystery
MOFFETT Operator, MOFFETT's very own local professional driver.
"I am very happy, it was a tough competition," said de Vaan, who has worked with
the MOFFETT M4 for two and a half years. de Vaan takes home a prize of ?2,500 in
travel vouchers, together with the trophy and 'Operator of the Year 2015' decals
for his MOFFETT.
The finalists all won the privilege of naming a favourite local charity to
receive a share of the ?53,000 bid by CCF Limited, part of Travis Perkins plc
from the UK, in MOFFETT's 70th anniversary charity auction.
de Vaan, the winner, nominated En Route from Vlijmen, a charity supporting
disabled children. Bordoy nominated Rainbows Children's Hospice, Loughborough,
and Murphy nominated Macroom Community Hospital. The other finalists also
nominated charities, and each charity will receive a donation to further their
work in their local communities.
"It was remarkable to see how safely and efficiently the finalists were
operating the MOFFETTS. To see them adapt from using one MOFFETT model to
another so quickly was also impressive. All of our fourteen finalists were truly
skillful drivers, and they should all be very proud of their performance," said
Keith Quigley, Senior Vice President, Truck Mounted Forklifts, Hiab.
For more information, please contact:
Lotta Clausen, Vice President, Communications, Hiab; tel. +4670553513,
lotta.clausen(at)hiab.com
Keith Quigley, Senior Vice President, Truck Mounted Forklifts, Hiab; tel:
+353 429 359508, keith.quigley(at)hiab.com
Hiab is the world's leading provider of on-road load handling equipment.
Customer satisfaction is the first priority for us. Around 2,600 professionals
at Hiab work to provide high-performance products and services that meet
customer needs globally. Our product range includes HIAB loader cranes, JONSERED
recycling and forestry cranes, LOGLIFT forestry cranes, MOFFETT truck mounted
forklifts and MULTILIFT demountables, as well as DEL, WALTCO and ZEPRO tail
lifts. www.hiab.com
Hiab is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's sales totalled approximately EUR 3.4
billion in 2014 and it employs approximately 11,000 people. Cargotec's class B
shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd under symbol CGCBV.
www.cargotec.com
MWC_3:
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Top 3 MOFFETT Operators:
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MWC_2:
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Jan de Vaan, MOFFETT Operator of the Year 2015:
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