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 CESAB MATERIAL HANDLING 

Cesab Material Handling is a European based manufacturer of counterbalanced forklift trucks and warehouse equipment and part of Toyota Industries Corporation

 HISTORY 

CESAB Carrelli Elevatori S.p.A was founded in Bologna in 1942, developing products for the material handling and railway industries. The company made its first electric forklift truck in 1951 and its first diesel forklift in 1954

In 1953 Italian forklift dealer Mario Marabini secured the first authorised dealer agreement with Cesab. Brothers Nerio and Maurizio Marabini continue to manage the same Cesab dealership in Bergamo, Italy.

Cesab started to expand outside Italy in 1958 when Joris Van Dijck of Belgium was appointed as a Cesab dealer. Two brothers from this family continue to run the Cesab dealership in Herentals, Belgium.

Italian design house Pininfarina S.p.A has worked on industrial design projects for Cesab, including the company’s electric Blitz range of forklifts in the 1990s

In 1994 Cesab products were awarded the Compasso d'Oro, an Italian industrial design prize for industrial design originating in Italy.

In April 2000, BT Industries AB acquired a 100% holding in Cesab. BT Industries was acquired by Toyota in July 2000, by means of a take-over bid which involved 97.1% of the shares in BT Industries AB, and consequently also the controlling interest in Cesab, a subsidiary of this group

In 2000 Cesab’s Drago forklift truck received the iF product design award.

In 2012 Cesab marked 70 years in business

 CURRENT BUSINESS 

Cesab’s corporate head office is in Brussels, Belgium and its sales support team is in Bologna, Italy. CESAB Material Handling Europe was formed in 2009 and distributes its product range to customers in 28 countries through a network of independent dealers

Cesab forklifts are designed and manufactured at several sites in Europe using the ISO 14001 certified Toyota Production System

Cesab products include three and four wheel electric counterbalanced forklift trucks, IC engine counterbalanced forkift trucks, hand pallet trucks, powered pallet trucks, powered stacker trucks and reach trucks