Doosan preferred supplier

International construction materials group Saint-Gobain has specified Korean forklift manufacturer Doosan as its preferred materials handling equipment supplier for the next ten years.

The move is part of a deal St Gobain signed in May with Rushlift.

Under the terms of that £100m deal, Rushlift is responsible for the management and maintenance of its 2,000 forklifts over the next ten years.

The tie-up effectively makes Doosan first port of call as these 2,000 trucks come up for replacement over the next ten years.

Saint-Gobain's fleet director, Ian Berrill, said: "We were keen to choose a major global player that can provide safe, modern and reliable equipment. Doosan has worked hard to prove it can supply reliable, productive, high quality equipment for the next ten years and we are extremely pleased to have secured our agreement."