Management Biography

Martin McVicar

Martin McVicar’s career in engineering started with a summer job at truck-mounted forklift manufacturers Moffett Engineering, where he was so enthused with the industry that he became Moffett’s chief engineer before the age of twenty. When the company was sold in 1997, Martin decided to set up his own business to develop a niche product for the materials handling sector, to solve the issue of needing a combination of forklifts to handle in particular long and awkward loads. The outcome was the 4-way Combilift, an ingenious piece of engineering, which has enjoyed global success since it was launched in 1998.

At the age of 29, Martin’s achievements were recognised when he was named the Ernst & Young Ireland Entrepreneur of the Year. Martin continues to develop new additions to the Combilift range of products and to travel widely to explore new markets and applications for his invention.

Robert Moffett

The Moffett name is synonymous with the success story of the Moffett Mounty truck mounted forklift, and Robert Moffett was a major factor in the successful development and growth of the company before it was sold. Never one to take life at a slow pace (Robert’s activities aside from work usually involve fast transport of one kind or another in the air, on water or road), he joined forces with Martin McVicar to aid the development and worldwide export of the Combilift. He has taken on the role of technical director, and, like Martin, he is as often to be found on a plane heading for new potential customers around the world as he is in his office.