In a highly competitive deal worth more than £4 million (about U.S. $6.6 million), Briggs Equipment U.K. has reduced the material handling fleet of Finnforest U.K., according to forkliftaction.com.

After looking at nine materials-handling suppliers, Finnforest, a supplier of Nordic timber and timber-based solutions, chose Briggs to replace its 120-strong fleet of counter-balance forklifts and sideloaders. Briggs supplied a fleet of 78 machines.

Briggs U.K. helped Finnforst reduce its fleet by about 38 percent, while improving fleet utilization. A Finnforest official said Briggs offered a total solution, including vitally important service support to the geographically diverse company. Briggs’ services during the five-and-a-half year agreement includes full service and maintenance, resident engineers, a single point of invoicing and modifications to the fleet to cut lifetime costs.