Joint venture with TPZ d.o.o
Better basis for long-term growth

Linde Material Handling has further strengthened its sales business in Croatia with effect from 1 March 2012. The European market leader in forklift trucks signed a joint venture agreement with the renowned Zagreb-based distributor “TPZ d.o.o”. TPZ has over 24 years of expertise in sales and servicing of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment. Currently employing about 50 staff, the joint venture named “TPZ Linde forklifts Croatia d.o.o.” has its head office in the Croatian capital of Zagreb (Novoselska 25, Dubrava).

“Thanks to our clearly expanded capacity we now have an excellent basis upon which to implement our long-term growth strategy,” Jens Menneke, Sales Manager Eastern and Southern Europe at Linde Material Handling, explains the motivation. The joint venture will safeguard the distribution and servicing of Linde vehicles in Croatia. In the past, these tasks had been the responsibility of Linde MH, carried out through their subsidiary “Linde Vilicari” based at Samobor.

Ivan Kutija, Managing Director of TPZ Linde forklifts Croatia d.o.o., is looking forward to this challenging task: “For decades now, Linde has been a world-famous brand and is successfully doing business in Croatia. We hope to continue and effectively expand this success in the interest of our customers through even better support and services.”

Linde Material Handling GmbH, based in Aschaffenburg, Germany, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of forklift trucks and warehouse handling equipment. At the same time, it is one of the most important producers of hydrostatic and electric drives, which are used both in their own forklifts as well as in construction, agricultural and forestry machinery. Linde Material Handling GmbH is part of the KION Group, which, with its forklift truck brands Linde, STILL and OM, is the market leader in Europe and number two worldwide for forklift trucks. Linde Material Handling employs around 13,800 people worldwide and achieved an annual turnover of 2.856 billion Euros in 2011.