ISSUE 56 — FEB 2021
Another Happy Customer Since 1998, Toyota Material Handling (TMHA) Forklifts have always been LaManna Premier Group’s (LPG) machinery of choice. With a history of over 100 years in business, LPG requires reliable and quality products to aid in their day-to-day operations.
LPG is one of Australia’s largest fresh produce supply chain companies, providing both domestic and overseas customers a single source of supply across a diverse range of fruit and vegetable categories. The Group’s farm production capacity and grower network spans over all Australian states and includes open field growing as well as protected cropping. LPG business operations are enhanced by climate-controlled distribution services, packing and advanced ripening facilities, and a Central Market Trading presence in every Australian State. LPG’s Trading Division has the largest national wholesale distribution footprint in the country, with the Melbourne Market in Epping, Victoria, being LPG’s flagship site. To ensure quality, flavourful, healthy fresh produce every day, LPG chooses TMHA Forklifts to complete and achieve key operations. 10
LPG Trading Operations Manager, Mr David Ericson, says LPG uses Toyota Forklifts to ensure LPG employees’ safety at the Melbourne Market. “Toyota provides a safe, reliable, and quality product (forklifts) that assists LPG in reducing forklift incidents. Toyota provides sites with an option for a standardised capped speed on forklifts and includes other safety mechanisms such as built-in pre-operations check with its forklifts. They’re also supportive of our proactive approach to building LPG’s safety culture, evident through the sponsorship of our Safe Work Month, participating in the inaugural Forklift Safety Champion Award.” With TMHA on-site at the Melbourne Market, servicing and maintenance is an easy task to complete regularly or as required. “The process is easy, quick, and efficient. During periods where Toyota is busy, they keep us updated and do their
