For the past three years, N.C. Nielsen has developed, produced and sold more than 65 heavy handling reach stackers with lifting capacities from 85 to 180 tonnes and the need is set to continue unabated.

“We anticipate demand to increase in step with goods being heavier and heavier,” explained Jørgen Peter Lund, sales manager at N.C. Nielsen. “We also see an increased focus on green energy and green technology, for example with wind turbines that continue to become larger. This has created an increasing need for internal transport of heavy goods,” he added.

Heavy handling machinery is in demand throughout the world. N.C. Nielsen has supplied machinery solutions to customers in China, Vietnam, the USA and a large number of European countries. The machines are specifically developed to handle heavy goods, for example transport of wind turbine towers, nacelles, concrete constructions and extremely heavy machine parts.

Customer requirements are also becoming more complex. Green technology, sustainability and energy-efficient driving are focuses amongst customers, as well as round-the-clock safety and service support.

“Flexibility has become a keyword among our customers,” continued Jørgen Peter Lund. “Heavy handling machinery must be capable of solving varied tasks. We therefore see an increasing number of machines with options such as hooks, spreaders, telescopic forks and jibs enabling them to handle many different lifting tasks.”

To meet these changing needs, N.C. Nielsen has upgraded its product range together with building a specialised team delivering consultancy, project management and machinery design. A new production building in Balling, Denmark, houses all the production facilities needed to build new larger machines.