Linde Boosts Heavy Trucks Business - By creating an independent business unit, Linde Material Handling aims to boost its heavy truck business and occupy a stronger position in the global market. This was underlined by Theodor Maurer, Chief Sales Officer (CSO) at Linde Material Handling GmbH, and Roland Hartwig, Managing Director of the Linde Heavy Truck Division, during a press event at the Merthyr Tydfil production site in the UK. In order to achieve this goal, Linde Material Handling will invest a total of roundly EUR 21 million in new product development and production facilities over the next three years. The market is booming and customers are demanding tailor-made solutions. The decision to expand the scope of the business is justified by many years of consistently strong demand for port handling technology and the continued favourable prognoses for global container traffic and the container handling business.