{"id":5470,"date":"2025-07-10T13:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2025\/07\/10\/award-kudos-for-pioneering-electric-forklift\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:17:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:17:04","slug":"award-kudos-for-pioneering-electric-forklift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/products-services-greenport\/award-kudos-for-pioneering-electric-forklift\/","title":{"rendered":"Award kudos for pioneering electric forklift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Combilift\u2019s seven tonne capacity electric multidirectional counterbalance forklift was recognised at the 2025 Red Dot Awards for its ergonomic design, advanced performance and eco-conscious engineering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to receive our third Red Dot Award this year for the Combi-CB70E,\u201d said Martin McVicar, CEO and co-founder of Combilift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur customers increasingly demand electric alternatives that don\u2019t compromise on performance and the CB70E is exactly that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greener handling<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With increasing demand for zero-emission yard equipment, Combilift\u2019s innovative forklift aligns with increased demand in port electrification and sustainable warehousing logistics.<\/p>\n<p>Built for handling long and heavy loads in tight or rough-terrain spaces, the Combi-CB70E includes Combilift\u2019s patented Independent Traction Control System, all-terrain rubber tyres and zero-emissions capability.<\/p>\n<p>The electric forklift win marks another milestone in a successful year for Combilift, which has also secured Product of the Year and Ergonomics Award titles at the UKMHA Archies.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Dot Award, one of the most internationally renowned design competitions, recognises excellence in design quality and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s award completes a hat trick for Combilift which previously won a Red Dot for the Combi-WR and \u2018Best of the Best\u2019 for the Combi-CB4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ireland based equipment manufacturer, Combilift, has won a design award for its cutting-edge electric forklift, the Combi-CB70E.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46,22],"tags":[302,2178,2179,48,2181,2180],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy-technology-greenport","category-products-services-greenport","tag-cargo-handling","tag-heavy-electric-forklift","tag-port-electrification-grant-program","tag-shorepower-electrification","tag-warehousing-logistics","tag-yard-equipment"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5472,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5470\/revisions\/5472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5470"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}