GREENVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 10, 2025) – Yale Lift Truck Technologies announces that the Yale Relay automated lift truck platform has been recognized as the top Automated Guided Vehicle solution of 2025 by the SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards. The intuitive portal enables easy setup and on-the-fly changes without the need for custom coding, allowing warehouses to reduce their dependence on scarce warehouse and programming labor amid longstanding workforce challenges.“While warehouse growth keeps accelerating, there just isn’t enough labor out there to help manage these facilities. But automation has been too complex and costly for many operations to effectively fill the gap,” says Brad Long, Global Activation Manager, Yale Lift Truck Technologies. “Yale Relay removes the barriers to entry for automation and makes it a realistic solution for more warehouses than ever before. We’d like to thank the SupplyTech Breakthrough organization for recognizing the significance of this all-new approach to automation.”Yale Relay is the result of nearly a decade of customer-driven refinement, and addresses the complexity, reliability and cost challenges that most frequently pose roadblocks to automation adoption. The solution’s drag-and-drop portal allows warehouses to implement automated lift trucks in as little as one day, and changing a truck’s route is as simple as dragging and dropping waypoints on the interactive map – no coding required. Mapping the facility is as easy as driving the truck manually through the warehouse.The portal provides warehouse managers cloud-based access that enables them to manage a fleet of automated lift trucks across multiple facilities. This also reduces the need for on-site interventions with remote monitoring and update capabilities. The platform is designed with the ability to integrate with other common warehouse systems like facility fire alarms, interactive input boxes, programmable logic controllers, warehouse management systems and more.Many solutions from robotic forklift or autonomous mobile robot suppliers may involve warehouses managing against disjointed integration, service from multiple stakeholders or long waits for offshore support. Yale Relay users instead receive access to training, parts and maintenance from a single, local source – the Yale® dealer network.Warehouses can also take advantage of a frictionless rental approach – a fast, hassle-free way to implement automation that rolls all costs into a single monthly fee instead of requiring a large investment up front. Software, hosting fees and ongoing platform improvements are included as part of these fees. This approach allows operations to simply pilot an automation program with one or two trucks and scale their program as business dictates. About Yale Lift Truck TechnologiesYale Lift Truck Technologies leverages over a century of material handling experience and substantial investment in innovation to bring some of the most advanced technology-driven lift truck solutions to market. The company offers a full line of award-winning lift trucks, including reach trucks, order pickers, turret trucks, pallet jacks and trucks, pallet stackers, tow tractors and counterbalanced forklifts, as well as powerful operator assist solutions, proven robotics and a wide range of power sources to help customers adapt to today’s demanding supply chain. Yale and its independent dealer network support these solutions with comprehensive after-sales service, parts, financing and training.Yale Lift Truck Technologies is a division of Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Inc. (NYSE:HY) which is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and operates globally.ContactBrad LongYale Lift Truck Technologies252-412-3652brad.long@hyster-yale.com

Birmingham, United Kingdom -- September 2025 -- Irish-based manufacturer Combilift, a global leader in multi-directional and customised handling solutions, has reached yet another remarkable milestone with the production of its 100,000th Combilift!To celebrate this historic achievement, the company is offering the chance to win this exclusive forklift through a special competition, with all proceeds donated to UNICEF Ireland's Children’s Emergency Fund.The 100,000th Combilift was debuted at IMHX, giving attendees the premier opportunity to see this exclusive model up close.With your support, Combilift aims to raise in excess of €100,000 to help UNICEF deliver urgent aid to children impacted by conflict and natural disasters – providing life-saving support wherever and whenever it’s needed most. Thanks to this fund, UNICEF maintains its status as one of the fastest responders working in over 190 countries to deliver critical support—such as clean water, medicine, therapeutic food and temporary schools.Every ticket sold not only brings you closer to owning a piece of Combilift history but also makes a real difference in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children.Don’t miss your chance to own a piece of Combilift history while contributing to a worthy cause.Competition website: www.combilift.com/win-a-truckAbout CombiliftWith over 1,000 employees and exports to more than 85 countries, Combilift continues to set benchmarks in safety, design, and innovation in the materials handling sector.ContactMaria SanchezMarketing Team Combilift+ 353 47 80500Maria.sanchez@combilift.com

MHI, in collaboration with Deloitte Consulting LLP, has officially launched the survey for the upcoming 2026 MHI Annual Industry Report, set to be released at MODEX in April 2026.This survey aims to gather insights on how emerging supply chain technologies are impacting operations and the workforce, and how companies are adapting to stay competitive and resilient in an ever-evolving marketplace.The 2026 edition will mark the thirteenth installment in MHI’s annual report series with Deloitte. Previous reports have explored themes such as “The Digital Supply Chain Ecosystem: Orchestrating End-to-End Solutions” and “The Collaborative Supply Chain – Tech-Driven and Human-Centric”. Each report provides a comprehensive overview of the technologies poised to transform supply chains, including projected adoption rates over the next five years across 11 key technology categories, as well as an analysis of common barriers to adoption.We invite industry professionals to participate in the survey and contribute to shaping the future of supply chain innovation. To complete the survey, click here.About MHIMHI is an international trade association that has represented the material handling, logistics and supply chain industry since 1945. MHI’s over 1,000 members include material handling and logistics equipment and systems manufacturers, integrators, consultants, workforce solution providers, publishers and third-party logistics providers. MHI offers education, networking and solution sourcing for their members, the members’ customers, and the industry as a whole through programming and events. The association produces the ProMat and MODEX expositions that showcase the products and services of its member companies and to educate manufacturing and supply chain professionals. The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) is a division of MHI and provides education and research to the warehousing, distribution, and logistics community.