Scotland Works for Safer Logistics

Safer Logistics partners for the event are the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA), RTITB, the regulatory body for workplace transport training, and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT). Barrier specialist A-Safe is sponsor of the Safer Logistics Theatre area.

Visitors to Safer Logistics Scotland will benefit from key safety learnings from one of the world’s leading air conditioning manufacturers. The team from the Livingston site of Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe will present on both days of the key event for boosting safety in Scotland’s logistics industry. Attendees at the free event will hear how Mitsubishi promotes a positive safety culture in a big, busy complex containing six different facilities in Livingston with over 900 employees.

We are delighted with the strength of the Safer Logistics Scotland programme. The presence of such a number of industry bodies as well as heavyweight manufacturers based in Scotland mean there will be much to learn for those that can take a day out of the office or warehouse to attend this free conference.

We often hear how visitors to safety related events pick up advice, or make contacts that help their companies push on to the next stage of improving safety in their operations. This is the perfect opportunity for that.

Safer Logistics Scotland is part of a suite of six related B2B exhibitions for the Scottish market at Scotland’s best venue – Glasgow’s SEC. With its unrivalled facilities, central location and easy transport access, the soon to launch Scotland Works bids to become the best show in Scotland – and importantly show the world that Scotland has got what it takes.

You can see more at www.scotlandworks.com.

Safer Logistics is already a well established seminar and feature area at The Health & Safety Event at the NEC Birmingham (March 21-23), and launched as a campaign four years ago in Handling & Storage Solutions magazine where it has been helping to raise awareness on logistics safety hot spots ever since.

FLTA Awards

I had a great time at the recent FLTA Awards, attending as the editor of Handling and Storage Solutions, the media partner for the Awards. We’re proud to champion the FLTA Awards for Excellence and its efforts to showcase our industry’s leading lights. This year, to maintain the integrity of the Awards and avoid potential online voting manipulation, changes were made to the voting process, with the introduction of a jury to ensure that winners are determined on merit alone. This group of 12 men and women brought admirable experience and technical knowledge to the job and the Awards are all the better for it. You can see all the winners and finalists in our FLTA Awards special in this month’s Forklifts supplement.

Jungheinrich interview

A wide-ranging interview with Jan Lorenz, UK MD at Jungheinrich also features in our annual Forklifts supplement. It was interesting to here how different sectors are regarding Brexit very differently in investment terms, with those seeking to make long term investments more reluctant to commit.