From the factory floor: Combilift turns 25

A special edition of PLAY this week with editor Kim Berry reporting from materials handling company Combilift's headquarters in Monaghan, Ireland. 

We recommend turning captions on due to the level of background noise from a very busy factory floor. 

Combilift sponsored Kim to go to Combilift HQ. They even let her drive the Combi-CB 70E. 

 

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