Paul Lynam, the newly installed managing director of Jungheinrich UK, says: “The sector is on the cusp of major change.
“We are at the start of a period where the impact of global megatrends such as electrification, digitisation, sustainability and globalisation will mean a lot of change and opportunity for our customers, and we will have to adapt to meet that demand.”
“We’re seeing more automation coming into play. The technology is advancing and the effect of that is that you are creating choices for the consumer and the supply chain. The supply chain can do it the way they’ve always done it, or they can do it in a way that harnesses new technology and futureproofs their business,” Lynam says.
Lynam will lead Jungheinrich UK’s journey towards net zero, he says. “Jungheinrich is taking the issue of sustainability very seriously and we are seeing this not just in new legislation but in the demands of the customer base.”
Those shifting demands are impacting every element of the Jungheinrich UK operation. “We are developing our proposition with respect to the environmental footprint of our trucks both during the manufacturing and in the longer-term operational lifecycle.”
