articleThe long planned market surveillance regulations are still not on the EU statute book. James Clark, BITA Secretary General examines why there has been such slow progress around these hugely important regulations.
articlePeter Harvey, Chief Executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association, looks at the key issues affecting fork truck safety and outlines its most ambitious safety initiative yet: the Safer Site Programme.
articleManitou is expanding its range of industrial forklift trucks with 6 medium-tonnage and 8 heavy tonnage units.
articleThere is a serious problem in the fork lift truck industry that is killing people. The good news however, is that we now know about it and we also know how to fix it. Dave Sparrow, MD of AITT (Association of Industrial Truck Trainers) explains.
productHyster has released an infographic explaining the real cost of owning a 2.5t capacity ICE forklift, wherever you are in the supply chain.
newsJohn Dewar & Sons has opened a blending and maturation facility in central Scotland that features a complex of 18 warehouses across the 100-acre site.
articleA logistics company has been fined for safety failings after a driver was injured when he was hit by a pallet that fell from a fork lift truck.
articleToyota Material Handling UK has launched the first lithium ion powered counterbalance truck for the UK market.
articleAs part of HLC’s expansion, the wood pallet manufacturer has increased its fork lift fleet to 34 to handle the 200,000 wooden pallets that they make every week.
productThe exhibition will move into a fifth hall at Birmingham’s NEC with a 2,000 square metre expansion due to a high level of demand.
articleIn order to gear the loading process to the accelerated warehouse processes, Zetes designed a new scanning system on Coca-Cola’s forklifts in Dongen, the Netherlands.
productConcerned by the lack of training provision for those in leadership roles, the Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) has developed the UK’s first comprehensive accreditation standard for the training for lift truck managers and supervisors.
newsThe Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has announced that renowned rugby veteran and TV presenter Martin Bayfield will host the FLTA Annual Awards for Excellence in February 2016.
newsThe name change aims to avoid potential confusion following the firm’s spin-off from NACCO Industries in 2012.
articleAn Essex haulage firm has been fined after an employee was struck by a forklift truck driven by an untrained operative.
articleHyundai has launched a newly designed range of high-performance diesel counterbalance trucks ranging in lift capacity from 2.2 to 3.3 tonnes.
productNorthampton-based Hitec Lift Trucks has become the first UK based Cesab dealership to achieve certification in ASEC, the only worldwide quality programme of its kind in the material handling industry.
articleRefurbished forklift trucks can offer tremendous value for money under the right conditions, and many businesses are starting to catch-on. But don’t be caught out. Neil Warren, Jungheinrich UK’s Used Equipment and Short Term Rental Director, sets out five top tips on what to look out for when buying a second-life truck.
articleVoting has opened to decide the best products in the renowned Fork Lift Truck Association Awards for Excellence 2016.
productThe Fork Lift Truck Association is inviting firms up and down the country to nominate one fork lift truck dealership in the UK deemed worthy of the prestigious title: FLTA Dealer of the Year Award 2016.
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