Hyster History Part One NewZeland.pdf

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By 1958, Santahas graduated toa Hyster ZA80.Pictured outsidethe Aucklandbranch of GoughGough & Hamer
Health and Safetystandards were noticeablymore relaxed in thosedays, as this picture fromthe Auckland Show in 1956shows. Upon closerinspection, however, thesemen aren’t in as muchdanger as they look. Aspecial clamp attachmen t isholding the timber pack tothe forks. This type ofclamp was popular withtimber merchants of theday, as it allowed forhigher density storage ofthe timber on purpose-builtracks. The machine isanother Hyster ZA80.Hyster PeopleThe first Hyster Salesmen were also Caterpillar and John Deere salesmen. Almostinvariably they also managed the local branch. Around this era, Goughs employeessuch as Ferg Brinsden in Auckland, Wally Nicholson in Christchurch, Stan Hadcroft inWellington, Harry Richards in Palmerston North, Barney Barnes in Rotorua, GeorgeSmith in Hamilton, and Charlie Richardson in Hastings handled any forklift enquiries,as well as placing orders with the factory and managing the servicing. With thegrowth that invariably happened, it wasn’t long before product specialists began toappear, such as Stan Moyle in Palmerston North. In Part Two (Post 1964), we’ll lookcloser at some of the people who have helped shape the company into what it istoday.
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