Toyota Design
At the Toyota Design Centre we develop raw ideas into Toyota forklifts and warehouse design while focusing on innovation, quality, efficiency, user-friendliness and sustainability. Inspired by the Toyota values on one hand and industry trends on the other, we design material handling solutions with our customers in mind.
Our design center
Innovative product design is a full-time discipline and means our pallet trucks and forklifts constantly evolve.
Our design centre is a creative and dynamic environment with dedicated professionals who are eager to move the world of material handling into the future. Our designs are not just about aesthetics, they also provide the perfect balance between safety, durability, productivity, driveability and simplicity; Toyota's core value. These values are paramount to the design process and are ultimately expressed in the form and function of the final product.
Toyota Logistic Design Competition
Our approach to design is simple. We constantly welcome new talents, explore fresh visions and encourage open minds.
Our quest for tomorrow's solutions inspired to launch the Toyota Logistic Design Competitions for students. Staying ahead of the times is only possible thanks to our daily search for the freshest and most forward-thinking designers of material handling equipment.
Circular economy – Every little bit counts
The challenge for this edition is to come up with ideas for how circular economy principles can be applied to logistics. Where waste is brought down to a minimum, and resources are used to create as little negative impact on the environment as possible. Ultimately, of course, your ideas, inventions and solutions are all about improving people’s lives.
Highlights of Toyota design history
1956
Toyota produces the first IC engine truck1968
Rune Monö designs the hand pallet truck, which today is a design classic.1972
First designed forklift by Masao Fujita, also designer of first Celica1978
BT delivers its first driverless truck1982
BT receives its first iF design award for outstanding ergonomics1992
BT introduces the reach truck with tilting cabin2006
Beginning of in-house design at Toyota Material Handling Europe2012
iF GOLD Design Award for BT Optio L-series2015
Triple iF Design Award for BT Levio P-series, Traigo 80 and Tonero 3.5-8 t
Future technology
Smart Logistics and Logiconomi give you solutions available today and show our vision for the future.
Our product range
Have a look at our full range of forklifts, including reach trucks, pallet trucks & order pickers.
Our history
We have more than 100 years of combined material handling excellence. See some of our historical highlights!
Join the team
The key to optimise products and the way we work is working with people, as passionate about logistics and technology as us.