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BACK TO THE FUTURE? - THE ‘FREIGHTER’ AS A LORRY AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE SPV RANGE.

BEFORE THE SPV RANGE

n theory, the whole SPV project should have been a winner for SD. The reasons why ultimately it didn’t achieve the aim of replacing the forklift truck division, as intended, is a complex question to answer. There was certainly a lack of long-term planning. And in the early days at least, no real thought given to ensuring that the new range had any linking

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