JAPANESE FORKLIFT ARRIVES IN MUSEUM RIPLEY, UNITED KINGDOM 25/10/2007     Komatsu Forklift has donated a 36-year-old reach truck to the National Fork Truck Heritage Centre in Derbyshire, UK. The FB10R-1 reach truck that rolled off Komatsu's plant in May 1971 arrived in UK in early September and an official hand-over ceremony was held on September 14. Komatsu European division general manager Eiji Fukuda and head of commercial operations Rory Harvey-Kelly from Milan, , presented the forklift to the museum's founder and curator, James Brindley. Brindley, 63, tells Forkliftaction.com News the Komatsu reach truck is one of the Japanese manufacturer’s early products and will be the museum’s first Asian forklift exhibit. Deputy general manager of Komatsu’s international division Kazuhiko Hirai handed the Komatsu FB10R-1 reach truck to museum owner James Brindley. He then also presented Brindley with a plaque to recognise his work in establishing the forklift museum.  Related link: http://www.forkliftaction.com/news/newsdisplay.aspx?nwid=4620 http://www.forkliftaction.com/news/newsdisplay.aspx?nwid=2964 October 2007                The Komatsu FB10R-1 reach truck                              Mr. Hirai (left) presents the plate to Mr. Brindley (right)