Forklift company, Combilift, was founded by engineers Robert Mofett and Martin McVicar in 1998, when they pooled their expertise to build the world's first internal combustion engine powered, allwheel drive, multi-directional forklift. They employed three people and produced 18 of these forklifts that year, of which one was sold locally and the others were exported.
Today, Combilift employs more than 800 people at its headquarters in Monaghan and global support offices, and produces 10 000 forklifts per year. What is more, the company has established itself as the world's leading innovator and manufacturer of multi-directional forklifts and straddle carriers, and recently launched the world's first autonomous dual operational side loader for long loads, the Combi-AGT.
This autonomous forklift, which was showcased at the celebration, embraces the very latest
