Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) will build an energy research and development centre in Henrietta, New York.

Toyota Material Handling released a new line of electric pneumatic forklifts late last year

At the advanced energy storage solutions development, prototyping and test centre, TMHNA will collaborate with Rochester area energy storage resources to support its advanced energy solutions technology efforts, including lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells.

Work on the USD2 million centre is expected to begin immediately and TMHNA says the centre will create up to 40 new jobs.

Empire State Development is providing up to USD1.5 million through the performance-based Excelsior Jobs Tax Credit program, while County of Monroe Industrial Development Agency and Greater Rochester Enterprise also provided support for the venture.

”This initiative signifies our commitment to excellence and underscores our dedication to environmental stewardship,” says TMHNA president and chief executive officer Brett Wood. 

TMHNA is comprised of two main companies, Toyota Material Handling and The Raymond Corporation.

Toyota Forklift has launched its full operations in China, including assembly, sales and service. Toyota Material Handling (Shanghai) Co., Ltd(TMHS)，which is 100% invested by Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), is the distributor of Toyota Forklift inChina. We would like to support our customer in all ways.

Founded in 1926, Toyota Industries Corporation is the original company of Toyota Group, starting its business of automatic loom. It diversifies into such fields as loom, automobile, industrial equipment, compressor, engine, semiconductor, LCD,MachiningCenter, etc.Toyotaair jet loom, compressor and forklift own the No. 1 market share around the world. Toyota Group consists of 13 companies, such as TICO, Toyota Motor, TTC, etc.