Manitou loses weight

Among the range of products on display at Manitou, the highlight was

Sailun Tyres previewed its next-generation tyre technology at the show.

EcoPoint 3 Technology is Sailun Tyres’ upcoming product line for sustainable truck and bus tyres.

a trailer carrying the ultracompact ULM telehandler. Standing for Ultra Light Manitou, the ULM model weighs in at less than 3 tonnes, enabling it to be loaded onto a 3,500kg trailer.

It has been designed specifically as a supercompact telehandler with a width of just 1.49m and a height of 1.92m.

It comes in two versions with lifting capacities of 1.25 tonnes and 1.5 tonnes and is capable of a lifting to a height of 4.3m.

production. It debuted on the Palfinger stand.

Colson said: “The difference between it and the only other design on the market is that it scoops underneath what it is picking up and actually carries the load, rather than having the two shells held together by rams, so it doesn’t drop anything.”

The company said new manufacturing methods using different compounds gave tyres better properties to improve rolling resistance and skid resistance and reduce wear.

Marketing director Adam Bromilow said:

“This is a ground-breaking manufacturing process that’s coming soon to Sailun Tyres. It’s resulting in better fuel consumption compared with premium brands and it’s more environmentally friendly.”