Vending business grows
withToyota forklifts
A Victorian vending and coffee machine business has made a seamless transition
into its new premises with the help of a new 8-Series Toyota forklift.
Vendco upgraded from a 100m2 warehouse
to a 600m2 combined showroom, warehouse
and service centre in Coburg North late last
year, and its new Toyota 8FG 1.8-tonne
forklift has made all the difference.
“We already had a Toyota BT walkie stacker
forklift which was fine for our small premises
at the time, but when we moved to our
current location we knew we’d need to add
another forklift to take full advantage of the
additional space,” said Vendco’s proprietor
Steve Moysiadis.
“The BT stacker works well on the flat surface
in the warehouse. Space was so limited
before it never needed to be operated at full
speed, but now it is most of the time.
“It’s always been quick and easy to use
when lifting the vending machines, and it’s
simple to control and manoeuvre around the
warehouse, so we knew we’d keep it and look
for an additional forklift.”
Mr Moysiadis said he did his research and
looked at what other brands were offering.
“In terms of price, value and quality Toyota
forklifts were well out in front – nothing came
near them.”
Vendco’s new 1.8-tonne Toyota 8FG forklift is
now used to load and unload trucks, while the
BT stacker handles the indoor duties in the
warehouse and showroom.
Toyota Material Handling Australia Victorian
area sales manager Adem Shemshedin said
the Toyota 1.8-tonne payload 8FG forklift was
perfectly suited to Vendco’s needs.
“The 8-series range includes our most
popular forklift models, and the 8FG
is a versatile all-round performer,” Mr
Shemshedin said.
“Its performance, ergonomic and safety
features, like Toyota’s exclusive System of
Active Stability, will serve Vendco well for
many years to come.”
Vendco supplies and services a range
of drink, snack, food and coffee vending
machines and bench top office coffee
machines. It is the local Victorian distributor
for Italian-made Necta equipment.
Vendco’s proprietor - Steve Moysiadis
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New Landcruiser 70 Series
is tougher than ever
Around 70 per cent of the testing was
conducted in off-road conditions, including
everything from corrugated dirt roads
to rugged cattle properties with severe
washouts.
Local testing and evaluation, which focused
on the best-selling single cab-chassis, has
confirmed the new vehicle will be even
stronger due to the adoption of a stiffer
new frame with thicker side rails, reducing
vibration and improving handling and stability.
The Australian engineers have tuned new
safety features including vehicle stability and
traction control for optimum performance in
areas where the vehicle is mostly used - dirt
roads, rural properties and country highways.
All 70 Series variants - single and double
cab-chassis, wagon and troop carrier - will
be equipped with these safety features as
well as hill-start assist control, brake assist,
electronic brake-force distribution and cruise
control.
The single cab is expected to attract the
maximum five-star safety rating with five
airbags, gaining curtain-shield airbags and a
driver’s knee airbag in addition to the existing
driver and front-passenger airbags.
Toyota Australia’s executive director sales
and marketing Tony Cramb said the updates,
due to arrive in the last quarter of 2016,
have been made possible by a substantial
commitment of engineering resources and
investment by the company in Japan and in
Australia.
“The upgraded 70 Series LandCruiser
range builds on this iconic vehicle’s fit-for-
purpose appeal with improvements that
reinforce its heavy-duty abilities, durability
and unapologetically rugged character,” Mr
Cramb said.
“At the same time, it receives important safety
and emissions updates that are required by
many customers - as well as regulators - to
enable Toyota to continue selling the 70
Series in the Australian market,” he said.
The new range retains the 4.5-litre V8
turbo-diesel engine with common-rail direct
injection and an intercooler, which will be
certified to the Euro 5 emissions standard.
It will also be fitted with piezo injectors for
even better response at low engine speeds.
The manual-only transmission is retained
with revised gearing aimed at improving fuel
economy and lowering noise, vibration and
harshness.
Local engineers, who retuned the suspension
by adjusting spring and damper rates to
match the stiffer new frame, also confirmed
the suitability of the set-up for Australian
conditions.
Toyota’s Australian engineers have subjected the upcoming LandCruiser 70 Series
upgrade to more than 100,000km of testing in some of the harshest conditions
around the country.
