articleCarpet boom sales boost
From fashionable flooring to artificial grass, the demand for boom attachments has never been stronger, and is helping to demonstrate the versatility of the forklift attachment market.
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productManufacturer goes for Hyundai
Armstrong World Industries Inc. is a global leader in the design and manufacture of floor and ceiling coverings. The American owned business has a production facility in Stafford where the company run a fleet of five Hyundai forklift trucks which are tasked with the handling of the high-end tiling material.
productSafely storing off-cuts
Contact Attachments supplied four of its standard 1.6m3 capacity forklift tipping skips to Starbank Panel Products, which works across a number of sectors within the construction and interior fit out markets.
productDon’t forget attachments
CFTS now includes more robust attachment checks as part of a new set of national standards for Thorough Examinations of fork lift trucks.
productAttachment enables RoRo skips
Contact Attachments supplied a bespoke attachment to MJL Skipmaster to help its team move large skips around its site and around awkward corners with greater ease – a task which will enable the container specialist to start offering its customers roll-on roll-off (RoRo) refurbishment services.
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articleFork Truck Watchdog launches to target dodgy dealers
The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has revealed details of Fork Truck Watchdog, its landmark scheme to tackle mis-selling, poor standards and rogue trading in the materials handling marketplace.
articleEnter the forklift Operator of the Year Competition 2016
Celebrate operator skill and gain a valuable insight for your business with RTITB’s International Operator of the Year 2016.
productTake advantage of training
With the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 98 stating that all individuals operating lifting equipment should receive the appropriate training, Contact Attachments is inviting users of forklift attachments – whether purchased from the company or not – to take advantage of its forklift, forklift attachment and lifting equipment training sessions.
articleNew ‘jury of 12’ for FLTA Awards 2017
The FLTA will introduce a new ‘jury of 12’ experts to judge entries in the 2017 Awards for Excellence.
productContact provides expertise overseas
Mid Wales-based Contact Attachments is celebrating success overseas by assisting one of its clients with a bespoke solution for a family-run brewery in Belgium.
productJohn Lewis invests in clamp attachments
B&B Attachments has provided John Lewis with 21 Appliance Clamp attachments for its forklift truck fleet.
productInnovations on show
B&B Attachments is set to display a number of new ground breaking innovations to the industry.
articleHigh-tech in the fork tip
Vetter and Motec have pooled their expertise to create a futuristics forklift safety solution, allowing operators to see behind their load via cameras mounted on the forks.
articleIn-depth study of major manufacturer’s forklift safety
Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe Ltd is a company that emphasises empowerment of its workforce to be involved in all aspects of the business. The employees created a forklift safety initiative at its huge Livingston facilities to change operations from the bottom up. HSS editor Simon Duddy visited the team to hear their story.
productATEX drum rotator
A UK manufacturer of forklift attachments has offered increased confidence of working in high risk areas by manufacturing and supplying one of its clients with a certified ATEX solution.
productCompetitors confirmed for Forklift Operator of the Year
RTITB has confirmed the top 40 worldwide forklift operators that will compete in the next round of heats for the acclaimed International Forklift Operator of the Year 2016 award.
productNew Kaup double pallet handler to be unveiled at IMHX
The new Kaup Double Pallet Handler range T429C, to be released in September 2016 has been re-designed. B&B Attachments will display the product.
productDrum handling in hazardous areas
The St Clare Engineering range of Grab-O-Matic ATEX fork attachment and pedestrian drum handlers is said to provide a safe and efficient solution for lifting or moving drums in hazardous areas.
articleEntry level VNA made easy
The Bendi SpaceMate is an attachment that is designed to convert a standard forklift into a VNA stacker at a fraction of the costs of purchasing a specialist truck for the job.
