Allied Waste Concepts takes delivery of new Hyva hooklifts through JOST

Global transport component manufacturer, JOST, just recently announced its acquisition of international hydraulics solutions provider, Hyva, early in February.

After months of negotiations and awaited approval, the acquisition will see Hyva’s operations in over 110 countries – including Australia – fall under JOST ownership, consolidating its outreach and product servicing around the world.

The acquisition marks a significant milestone in the growth journey of JOST, strengthening its position as a leading supplier for on-highway and off-highway applications in the commercial vehicle industry. By joining forces with Hyva, JOST has enhanced its regional presence and entered new market segments.

Among the various local companies already intertwined with Hyva’s products and servicing was Allied Waste Concepts, a company which has been handling the transport of contaminated waste for over 20 years.

Founded in 2004 by the Briggs and Buxton families, the family operation had observed what it felt was a severe disconnect between the large promises of companies to consumers and their actual value offerings. Looking to fill this gap with its tight-knit values of hard work, loyalty and transparency, Allied Waste Concepts began the collection and transport of both EPA and non-EPA waste with its one truck around Brooklyn, Victoria.

In the following years, Allied Waste Concepts’ waste transport capabilities grew steadily, a testament to its meticulous and values-fuelled business approach which, according to Director of Business, Doug Briggs, will remain integral to the business in spite of its increasing size.

“When Allied Waste Concepts was born, there was a need in the industry for businesses that would do what they said they would do,” he says. “Allied Waste Concepts has been built on that. It has been built on giving proper service and will continue to do so.”

This sentiment was echoed by Allied Waste Concepts General Manager and one of Doug’s Sons, Jay Briggs.

“Our family’s values are present in everything we do,” he says.

Guided by these core principles, Allied Waste Concepts now boasts a much bigger operation consisting of a seven-truck fleet with an eighth on the way, and a large staff of personnel ensuring the business runs smoothly.

In tandem with the fleet’s physical growth, its waste transport capabilities have been bolstered by the company’s relationship with international transport equipment solutions manufacturer, Hyva. Initially connected to Allied Waste Concepts by recommendation from Tevfik Onguc at Scania following the purchase of the business’ first truck, Hyva has supplied Allied Waste Concepts with state-of-the-art hooklifts and customer service for nearly five years.

“The first time we ventured into the Hyva hooklift was off a recommendation from Scania,” Jay says. “Since then, our relationship with Hyva has been fantastic. Murray and Richard from the company have been awesome to deal with. They always answer the phone if we have any rare issues or breakages, and they’ll give us prompt advice on how to fix or rectify them.”

Hyva hooklifts have been spec’d on Allied Waste Concepts’ last three trucks and they have just been fitted to the fleet’s newest one which arrived at the end of February. The addition of these hooklifts provide the units with a much greater ability to pick up and transport a variety of waste items.

The multi-rail hooklifts feature manually adjustable 1,450mm and 1,570mm pick-up hooks with a pnuematic locking safety latch. These enable the truck to lift waste bins to a higher elevation than previously possible and to turn the bins to a greater tilt angle than before, allowing for the collection of more waste types. Liquid waste, collected from sludge bins, can be emptied out and collected with greater ease due to the trucks’ new elevation and angle capacity provided by the hooklifts.

These new capabilities allow Allied Waste Concepts’ combinations to service a greater number of segments and collect a wider range of waste. According to Jay, the company’s overall reach and value proposition has been significantly amplified by the installation of Hyva hooklifts.

“Hyva’s hooklifts help us to service all areas of the market,” he says. “In addition to the extra rail widths and bin heights that we can access to transport more waste, we also have the flexibility to move materials that we haven’t previously been equipped to move.

“The hooklifts also provide our trucks with greater stability when lifting waste due to their solid locking system.”

Allied Waste Concepts’ implementation of Hyva hooklifts brings the company great operational benefits and access to quality product servicing.

“I think it’s going to be business as usual for our company,” Jay says. “The JOST brand has a greater capability to hold more stock and will have more branches to access for product availability or service. That will be very exciting. But otherwise, we’re just going to continue with the work we have set out to do.”

Allied Waste Concepts’ headquarters in Brooklyn is well-positioned to receive servicing and product parts from numerous JOST dealerships. These open channels will help the company to consolidate its transport services over time with the supply of equipment and servicing.

Allied Waste Concepts has operated a smooth and efficient waste transport operation with the help of Hyva hooklifts, developing a strong working relationship over nearly five years.

JOST itself is excited over the Hyva acquisition and the beginning of dealings with Allied Waste Concepts. JOST General Manager of Sales and Marketing, Corey Povey, acknowledges the involved history between both companies from when JOST Australia was a distributor for Hyva around 25 years ago.

“JOST and Hyva both have a strong brand reputation and excellent product range,” he says. “We look forward to providing national support to the Hyva team and help the business grow further, especially in the recycling sector.”

Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview, JOST World CEO, Joachim Dürr, elaborated on the Hyva acquisition and the business’ global strategy.