Jean-Pierre Sancier (pictured right), Chief Executive Officer of STEF and Matthias Fischer (left), President of Toyota Material Handling Europe, have signed a 4-year European contract to manage 100% of the STEF truck fleet. Toyota Material Handling Europe will now be the preferred supplier of the STEF Group for material handling equipment and associated services (multi-brand maintenance, rental).

In 2015, STEF initiated a major programme to redesign its business model for the management of its material handling equipment in Europe. A tender was launched with key market leaders to choose a partner to accompany the Group during this transition. In December, Toyota Material Handling won the tender with an efficient and innovative service offering to improve working conditions, equipment productivity and maintenance. Toyota Material Handling Europe will contribute important human resources to support STEF’s management of their truck fleet.

Matthias Fischer, President of Toyota Material Handling Europe, said: “STEF is a leading company in cold store logistics, which naturally requires a high level of service for their material handling equipment. We have been working very closely with STEF for the last few years and we are delighted to be selected as a sole partner for the coming 4 years. We are committed to continuing and exceeding their expectations by offering high-quality, highly productive and innovative solutions.”

STEF is the European specialist for cold logistics (-25°C to +18°C). STEF masters and brings together all transport, logistics and I.T. skills dedicated to raw and processed food products.

Toyota Material Handling Europe is the European headquarters of Toyota Material Handling Group, which is part of Toyota Industries Corporation – the global leader in material-handling equipment. It provides businesses of all sizes, in more than 30 European countries, with a full range of counterbalanced forklift trucks, BT warehouse equipment/services, added-value solutions and innovations.

8th April 2016