The Mover December 2012

36 The Mover ● December 2012 ● www.themover.co.ukNEWS: PRODUCTNew trolley meanslight work for removersASwedish company has developed aunique device for moving desks tablesand other furniture which can be usedby a single operator. The Multi Trolley wasinvented by Peder Jensen who has over 40years’ experience in the moving business.The Multi Trolley features a patentedtilting platform which allows one person tosafely move a large heavy office desk ortable without the need of an assistant. Themakers claim that injuries to muscles andjoints, a major cause of absenteeism, can besignificantly reduced by using the system.Peder Jensen began selling trolleys tocolleagues in the moving business back in2010 and when demand increased hedecided to start the Multi Trolley company.● More information is available at www.multitrolley.com.Price comparison site fordestination and origin servicesA US company has recently launched a new onlinesoftware platform called PricePoint. It’s designed to helpinternational moving companies compare prices forboth origin and destination services.The company call PricePoint a‘Price Engine’. It allowscompanies to input shipmentinformation and see at a glance originand destination rates for a range ofsuppliers. The system also includesdetailed agent profiles, it ranks pricescompared with the lowest quoteand allows those companies takingpart to block companies from seeingtheir rates to avoid providingprivileged information to competitors.Ryan Keintz is the co-founder ofthe company Global RelocationInnovative Procurement (GRIP).“Suppliers are by invitation onlyand invitations are controlled strictlyby bookers so my company staysaway from any perceived bias orconflict of interest,” he explained.To become a booker on PricePointcompanies need to sign a useragreement, which contains a centralprovision of strict non-disclosure/confidentiality of all supplier pricingdata; and provide GRIP with apreferred supplier list. “The cost iscurrently a simple flat monthlysubscription paid by booker-users,no cost to invited suppliers,”explained Ryan. “We are scalingthe fee according to company size,currently U$100-U$800 per month.”GRIP acknowledges that many ofthe savings are subjective, howevernonetheless real. Savings come fromthe reduction in administration,elimination of human error, and thepotential to obtain better ratesthrough the system.● For more information contactryankeintz@griprocure.com.Electric pedestrianstacker fromJungheinrichMaterials handling specialistJungheinrich has launched anew range of manoeuvrableand compact electric-poweredpedestrian operated stacker trucks.The new models can lift loads up to1,200 kilograms to heights of 4.70metres, have 3-phase AC motors andare particularly energy efficient.The trucks can be manoeuvredsafely and efficiently in the narrowestaisles and within confined warehousespaces.● E-mail craigj@jungheinrich.co.ukfor more information.