The world is forever changing and with it the needs of customers. Early on we undersood the importance of givin our customers value-added in form of a new range of products and services, which has given us a competitive edge.
Our holistic approach to business results in the quality BT stands for.
Key historical milestones include:
1946 BT founded
1948 First BT hand pallet truck
1949 The revolutionary pallet (later known as the EUR pallet) - measuring 800x1200mm -
was introduced. A cooperation between BT and the Swedish railway company.
1954 First BT service centres in Sweden
1958 BT begins exporting manual stackers
1960's Series production of walkie and stacker trucks begins
1960's Export rose up to 50% of total production
1960's Export BT Collaborates with aircraft manufacturer SAAB to produce aircraft hydraulics
- BT met up with the stringent demands of high quality of aircraft suppliers which as had a
major impact on the development of production technology and quality awareness at BT.
1968 BT factory opens in Mjölby, Sweden
1978 BT introduces driverless truck as a part of its widened product range
1983 BT launches first 48-volt reach truck - an innovation of that time
1980's The E-type concept were introduced, where BT took an innovative approach to
Ergonomics, Efficiency and Economics
1988 To strengthen the position in North America, BT aquired the US company Prime-Mover
and Canadian Lift-Rite
1997 Further reinforcement of the American market were made when The Raymond
Corporation were incorporated into the BT ownership
1999 Italy's manufacturer of Counterbalance trucks, CESAB, was aquired and the product
line were broadened further, the brand BT Cargo is exported all over the world
At the end of the 90s BT was represended in over 70 countries in every part of the world
2000 BT Industries joins the Toyota family through an aquisition
2001 Toyota Industries Corporation becomes the world leader in materials handling equipment
2004 Mjölby factory receives ISO 14001 certification for class leading environmental
management
2006 Counterbalance forklift factory in Bologna, Italy receives ISO 14001 certification for class
leading environmental management
2006 60th anniversary of BT materials handling equipment
2008 BT and Toyota was together represented in the CeMAT fair in Hannover under the
concept "Stronger Together"
