Kalmar Eemphasizes Greener Operations With Launch of Pro Future

Logistics Insight Asia - Technology & Market Trends, 2/6/2008

In recognition of the higher priority now being placed on environmentally sensitive cargo handling solutions, Kalmar Industries – part of Cargotec Corporation – is launching Pro Future, a new concept encompassing all of its environmentally friendly equipment. Kalmar will launch its first Pro Future products starting this month in Hannover, Germany, at the CeMAT Fair and Exhibition (27-31 May) and next month in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, at Terminal Operators Conference Europe (17-19 June).

Customers, interest groups and other stakeholders are increasingly interested in adopting practices that reduce emissions and create cleaner operating environments. Their need for productive, yet eco-friendly solutions is the driving force behind Kalmar’s commitment to developing new generations of equipment featuring green technology.

Machines will be rated against five ecological decision-making drivers: source of power, energy efficiency, emissions, noise pollution and recyclability. Within each category, a product or service will be evaluated on a scale of one to five; the highest totals offer the most environmentally friendly benefits. Qualifying machines will carry a new green and white Pro Future logo, making Kalmar’s eco-friendly products easy to recognize and providing proof for customers who also value environmental initiatives.

With Kalmar’s Pro Future solutions, customers can truly promote sustainable performance while also gaining from key benefits, such as direct cost savings with energy efficient engines in the light of rising fuel costs; the ability to prove an operation’s eco-friendliness to stakeholders; and improved employee job satisfaction and attendance rates. The recyclability of decommissioned machines is also playing an important role in Kalmar customers’ effort to maintain more sustainable operations.

Kalmar, www.kalmarind.com