Fiamm Wins Multi-Million Pound Contract

Finning Materials Handling has signed a battery supply agreement with Fiamm UK potentially worth £25 million over five years, the largest single piece of business by Fiamm since it entered the UK market more than 15 years ago.

Fiamm will supply a complete range of traction batteries for over 130 types of material handling equipment distributed by Finning from its National Materials Handling Centre, in Cannock, Staffordshire.

The package includes a resident Fiamm battery engineer at the Cannock center working in a dedicated battery facility equipped and financed by Fiamm. It also includes a Fiamm customer service specialist permanently based at Cannock, providing expert advice and support to the Finning sales team and their customers.

Other features help Finning work more effectively with its customers. A cycle counter which also records the number of times a battery is over-discharged will be fitted to every battery. This will enable Finning to identify battery abuse and offer customers appropriate advice and support before it becomes a warranty issue.