article22-year-old scaffolding firm employee David Westwater was driving a fork lift truck down a sloped path between the factory and the yard when the forklift he was been driving toppled over and landed on him, killing him instantly.
productA million men and women working with and alongside fork lift trucks in the UK are being asked to show off their best practice in the new ‘Safety Selfie’ competition, which was launched by the Fork Lift Truck Association at the National Fork Truck Safety Conference.
articleCrown is continuing its integrated manufacturing tradition with the production of a 2.4L LPG engine used in its Crown C-5 Series industrial forklifts.
articleAs the Christmas season approaches, Linde Material Handling is seeing a surge in demand for its short term rental trucks.
articleWhen it comes to operating fork lift trucks, human error is the most common cause of accidents at work.
articleToyota Material Handling UK compares and contrasts torque convertor and hydrostatic transmission options for your forklifts.
articleJungheinrich has launched the latest versions of its hydrostatically driven 3s, 4s, and 5s series of engine-powered counterbalanced forklift trucks.
articleClark counterbalance trucks take to a number of handling tasks at a challenging sawmill operation.
productAlcester-based Easy Truck Material Handling has become an exclusive regional dealer for the Cesab Material Handling forklift truck and warehouse equipment range.
articleThe latest EU emissions standards for non-road diesel engines are now in force, and BITA’s Secretary-General James Clark outlines the implications.
productLinde Material Handling has made the shortlist in all four categories it entered in this year’s FLTA Awards. The awards represent the industry’s foremost recognition of engineering and design excellence.
articleHyster has introduced a new engine in its 2-3.5 tonne Fortens range of LPG forklifts offering high performance for intensive applications.
articleImpact Handling has introduced the EP25-35N 80 volt counterbalance range from Cat Lift Trucks.
productThe Mitsubishi EDiA EX 2.5 to 3.5t electric counterbalance has been shortlisted for the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Annual Awards for Excellence in the Innovation category.
newsWhen cable drum supplier Askern UK looked at replacing its fleet of IC trucks, warehouse equipment and rough terrain forklifts, it used long term relationships as one of its buying criteria.
articleFree safety programme will benefit any company that operates one fork lift truck or an entire fleet.
newsAfter introducing Konecranes, MAFI and Carer products to its range earlier this year, Impact Handling has further strengthened its focus on the heavy-duty truck sector by making a senior appointment to lead its specialist division.
productLinde has been shortlisted in all four categories of the 2015 FLTA awards.
newsA worker was severely injured when he was crushed under nearly two tonnes of plasterboard that fell from a forklift on an icy building site.
newsA UK training manager has spent two weeks in Africa raising the teaching standards of forklift truck driving instructors to help ensure newly qualified drivers know how to safely operate the machines.
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