SHANGHAI, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --Hamburg-based Jungheinrich AG will donate a new reach truck for use in the action medeor drug warehouse in Tonisvorst (North Rhine-Westphalia). With this custom-made forklift, Jungheinrich will assist Europe’s largest medical aid organization in the rapid and effective transportation of urgently needed pharmaceuticals and food to drought and hunger victims in East Africa, numbering over 12 million according to the United Nations.
The Hamburg-based intralogistics specialist has been supporting charitable organizations with truck donations for a large number of years. Sustainability is always important to Jungheinrich in this respect and an integral component of the company's strategy: "Beyond our commitment to education, science and environmental protection, we aim to use our material handling equipment and know-how in the field of intralogistics to make a contribution to social and economic development. It is thus logical for us to support a committed aid organization like action medeor," says Hans-Georg Frey, Chairman of the Board of Management of Jungheinrich AG.
Jungheinrich ranks among the world’s leading companies in the material handling equipment, warehousing and material flow engineering sectors. The company is an intralogistics service and solution provider with manufacturing operations, which offers its customers a comprehensive range of forklift trucks, shelving systems, services and advice. Jungheinrich shares are traded on all German stock exchanges.
The German medical aid organization action medeor e.V. was established in 1964 by Dr. Ernst Boekels in order to supply people in need in developing countries with basic drugs and medical equipment. Today, action medeor is the largest European medical aid organization and works with local partners to supply approximately 10,000 health stations with pharmaceuticals and medical equipment in 140 countries.