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Cooper SH Wins Major Contract for UK’s Largest Mobile Container Handling Fleet

Cooper SH has won a major contract to supply 15 reach stackers and container handlers to one of the UK’s largest users of container handling equipment. Pentalver Transport Ltd is one of the UK’s leading container logistics companies operating across three of the UK’s major ports and an inland port facility in Cannock, Staffordshire with a road fleet of almost 250 tractor units and 400 trailers. The contract with Cooper SH will help the firm save over £20,000 per year in fuel costs. The fleet which consists of 10 Konecranes SMV ECB 100 double stacking empty container handlers and five

Giants for Hire as Cooper SH Invests £3/4 Million in Short-Term Rental Fleet

Cooper SH, the UK’s leading distributor of Konecranes port and terminal equipment, has expanded its short-term rental fleet with a £3/4 million investment in four new heavy lifting machines. The investment represents both a modernisation of the existing fleet as well as an enlargement of the container handling rental equipment as the Warwickshire-based company looks to further strengthen its range of facilities. The fleet has now been expanded with additional 45 tonne laden reachstackers, a 25 tonne lift truck with fixed frame for either fork lift or 20’ box handling (aimed at the UK waste

COOPER SH TO PROVIDE DEDICATED SERVICE TO PORTS AND TERMINALS

A leading supplier of specialist materials handling equipment has announced it is to focus its future efforts on providing a dedicated service to operators of heavy trucks and users of its specialist ports and freight terminal equipment. For several years Warwickshire-based Cooper SH has been the sole UK supplier of Konecranes trucks and in 2010 forged ahead with its agreement with the Scandinavian firm to represent its port equipment business throughout the UK and Ireland. As a result, it is now concentrating its efforts in this dynamic marketplace whilst maintaining its reputation as a

PREMUIM UPTIME LEVEL WINS COOPER SH AN ENGINEERING PRESENCE IN SCOTLAND

Cooper SH’ s engineering service has entered Scotland for the first time after being made service and maintenance provider for Malcolm Rail’s Edinburgh and Glasgow rail terminals. The contract was awarded after Cooper SH helped Malcolm Rail reach 98 per cent uptime at its Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal. The Scotland terminals have a 45 tonne top lift and combi lift reach stacker where they handle nearly 260 containers that come into the sites weekly. Malcolm Rail hopes that with the help of Cooper SH, it will gain the same uptime levels and carbon reductions as achieved at the

COOPER SH WINS DESIGN 4 SAFETY TECHNOLOGY AWARD AT IMHX 2010

Cooper SH, the UK’s leading provider of Konecranes port and terminal equipment, has won the Technology award at this year’s IMHX Design 4 Safety Awards with its NearGuard Safety Alert System. The awards highlight the importance of safety product design features and recognise the best innovations in helping to reduce forklift truck accidents. Investment in technology has increased over the last few years and has helped to reduce the number of deaths caused by moving vehicles. Statistics from the Health & Safety Executive show a 34 per cent reduction in 2010 compared to the same period in

LOCAL COMPANY APPOINTS NEW CONTRACTS AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

Cooper SH, the UK’s leading distributor of Konecranes port equipment is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Pick as Contracts and Operations Manager. The newly created position will see Michael handling new and existing contracts as well as assuming control of the Company’s after sales activities. The role has been created to play a key part in the strategic development of Cooper SH. Michael, who lives in Coventry and previously worked for STILL UK as regional service director, brings a wealth of senior service experience to the company. “I’m looking forward to becoming part of a

COOPER SH APPOINTS NEW CONTRACTS AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

Cooper SH, the UK’s leading distributor of Konecranes port equipment is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Pick as Contracts and Operations Manager. The newly created position will see Michael handling new and existing contracts as well as assuming control of the Company’s after sales activities. The role has been created to play a key part in the strategic development of Cooper SH. Michael, who previously worked for STILL UK as regional service director, brings a wealth of senior service experience to the company. “I’m looking forward to becoming part of a dedicated team that

GIANT ON PARADE AT IMHX 2010

The UK’s largest independent supplier of Konecranes port and terminal equipment, Cooper SH, will be exhibiting one of its largest second-rail reach stackers at IMHX 2010 in Birmingham this November. The company will also be presenting its latest safety alert and fleet management tools; NearGuard and Eco Drive which were launched earlier in the year. The 45 tonne capacity reach stacker will be situated inside the hall on Cooper SH’s stand. “We want to put into perspective just how big and robust these trucks really are,” says David Cooper, managing director of Cooper SH. “Photographs and

FLEET MANAGERS SET TO SAVE £11,000 PER TRUCK WITH ECO DRIVE LAUNCH

The UK’s largest independent supplier of Konecranes port and terminal equipment, Cooper SH, has launched Eco Drive to save fleet owners £11,000 in fuel costs by helping them to monitor driver behaviour. Eco Drive is part of Konecranes’ mission to make heavy lifting machines more environmentally friendly. Having covered all angles of machine specification to reduce CO2, Konecranes has turned its focus to driver behaviour to ensure they operate machines in the most effective way. “The operator is the most likely variable factor in machine environmental measurement,” claims David Cooper,

KONECRANES UPGRADES ITS FLEET AND INTRODUCES LARGEST FORKLIFT

Cooper SH, the UK’s leading distributor of Konecranes port equipment, has announced major upgrades throughout its heavy forklift range. The upgrades offer the highest safety specifications and help fleet owners reduce their cost of ownership. The changes will also see a new high specification 33 tonne option and three new machines at extreme capacities introduced with more uniform 5 tonne increments between models. The range encompasses 50 tonne, 55 tonne and 65 tonne models at 1200mm load centre. The SMV 65-1200 is believed to be the largest standard production forklift available in the UK.

BRIGGS EQUIPMENT HELPS MAINTAIN PREMIUM EFFICIENCY LEVELS FOR UK’S ONLY AUTOMATED CONTAINER PORT

After having received unprecedented service for the past 18 years, London Thamesport has renewed its contract with Briggs Equipment by taking supply of five Konecranes empty container handlers. The new fleet will help maintain levels of efficiency that are amongst the highest in the industry and accommodate business growth. The port needed a partner with a proactive and flexible approach to supplying and servicing trucks for the most demanding of operations. When the contract was put forth to tender, Briggs needed to up the ante not only by supplying the right equipment but also providing a

COOPER SH GETS UK’S NEWEST CONTAINER PORT EQUIPPED FOR BUSINESS

PSA Great Yarmouth, the UK’s latest Regional Container Terminal, has signed an agreement with Cooper SH for the supply and maintenance of a fleet of port handling equipment. PSA Great Yarmouth, which is soon to become operational, has invested in a five year contract with Cooper SH for a complete port product range including three Konecranes reach stackers, one empty container handler and five MAFI terminal tractors. “PSA are arguably one of the largest and most experienced purchasers of container terminal equipment,” comments David Cooper, Managing Director of Cooper SH. “We are delighted

LEADING PORT GROUP RECEIVES UPTIME BOOST TO AID INDUSTRY GROWTH

Cooper Specialised Handling has helped the UK’s largest port group increase its uptime and productivity to facilitate the increased popularity of the rail freight industry. Associated British Ports (ABP) operating at the premier Hams Hall Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal near Birmingham, has sought the services of Cooper SH to maintain its mixed fleet of handling equipment. On top of a three year maintenance contract, Cooper SH has also supplied the group with an intermodal ‘second rail’ Konecranes reach stacker to assist with the handling of nearly 100,000 containers that come into the

LOCAL COMPANY SUPPLIES HEAVY LIFTING TRUCK TO AID OPERATIONS IN HAITI

A Warwickshire-based company, specialising in heavy lifting equipment, has responded to the Haiti Earthquake catastrophe with the supply of a Konecranes Lift truck to assist with aid operations in Port-au-Prince. When the UK Government Department for International Development (DFID) made an enquiry for urgent supply of equipment, Cooper Specialised Handling made one of its new 16 tonne rental machines available for immediate supply. Sales manager at Cooper SH, Chris Barnes comments: “We don’t normally sell our new rental machines for outright purchase but the needs of the DFID over-rode

COOPER SH SUPPLIES KONECRANES TRUCK TO AID OPERATIONS IN HAITI

Cooper Specialised Handling has responded to the Haiti Earthquake catastrophe with the supply of a Konecranes Lift truck to assist with aid operations in Port-au-Prince. When the UK Government Department for International Development (DFID) made an enquiry for urgent supply of equipment, Cooper SH made one of its new 16 tonne rental machines available for immediate supply. Sales manager at Cooper SH, Chris Barnes comments: “We don’t normally sell our new rental machines for outright purchase but the needs of the DFID over-rode internal procedures in this instance and we broke our own policy

EXCLUSIVE PORT DEAL OFFERS SINGLE SOURCE SUPPLY FOR MULTIMODAL OPERATORS

Cooper Specialised Handling, the UK’s sole national distributor of Konecranes lift trucks, has reached an agreement to represent Konecranes’ port equipment business throughout the UK and Ireland. The agreement, which encompasses Konecranes extensive port cranes range, means that Cooper SH is able to offer a complete product portfolio for multimodal ports and terminal operators. Recognising the highly specialised requirements of this market, the company has reorganised its customer operations to include a dedicated port equipment division. David Cooper, managing director of Cooper SH,

NEW PARTNERSHIP BOOSTS LONDON’S WASTE HANDLING OPERATIONS

Warwickshire-based Cooper Specialised Handling (Cooper SH) has supplied four new Konecranes container handlers to two of London’s most important waste disposal sites. The West London Waste Authority (WLWA), operating out of Brentford and Ruislip, handles the waste of six London Boroughs. In a time-critical, intermodal operation, the team has as little as four hours to unload 66 empty containers off the trains that service the sites and replace with 66 full containers. With the composition of residual waste changing, the 20-foot waste containers are having to accommodate an increased gross