Mentor appoints new commercial director
THE UK’s leading provider of forklift truck training, Mentor FLT Training, has announced the appointment of Adam Smith as its new commercial director.
THE UK’s leading provider of forklift truck training, Mentor FLT Training, has announced the appointment of Adam Smith as its new commercial director.
LINDE MATERIAL Handling secured the contract to supply 5 new X20-X35 electric forklifts with Sherbourne Recycling.
WHOLESALER LWC Drinks has introduced a fleet of VNA articulated forklifts across its nationwide estate of distribution depots, including the company’s recently opened new 173,000 sq ft bonded DC in Chadderton, Oldham.
DHL SUPPLY Chain has introduced its largest single implementation of autonomous forklifts to date, with 15 embedded in its warehouse operations at Tyrefort in the West Midlands.
TOYOTA MATERIAL handling UK has provided the fleet, spearheaded by state-of-the-art reach trucks.
OWNERS DID not carry out adequate maintenance or regular Thorough Examinations.
Mitsubishi EDiA trucks help leading pipe manufacturer reduce costs and emissions as part of extensive carbon-cutting programme.
THE LEADING materials handing equipment supplier has completed the acquisition of materials handling dealer, Forkway Group.
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
UKMHA NOTES rising sales but says manufacturers are struggling to meet demand.
Tomorrow’s Warehouse is a free-to-attend event that takes place on November 30 at the CBS Arena in Coventry.
AT THE forthcoming Tomorrow’s Warehouse conference (which takes place at Coventry’s CBS Arena on November 30th) team members from Toyota Material Handling UK will take part in two important discussion panel sessions that consider the rise of automation and robotics in logistics and the future role of forklift trucks across the supply chain.
BOILER MANUFACTURER Vaillant has made a transition from lead acid to Lithium-ion forklift batteries. It partnered with Jungheinrich to introduce a new 26 vehicle Lithium-ion fleet to operations.
GERMAN FIRM Beiersdorf AG is building a production centre with STILL set to provide production intralogistics for the site. STILL brought Kion Group sister company Dematic on board. Dematic is supplying a conveyor system for pallets that links all subsystems together.
DEMAND FOR quality used equipment continues to grow, and with it a need for a professional approach. Second-life products offer companies an affordable option to meet their immediate requirements.
As the only industry-recognised independent Thorough Examination scheme in the UK, CFTS provides complete peace of mind when it comes to the safety of your equipment.
Accreditation offers many benefits for organisations delivering materials handling equipment training in-house. With a continued focus on safety in post-pandemic operations, correct compliance with safety regulations should be top of the list for many employers, says Laura Nelson.
THINGS CHANGE fast in today’s world, so coming up with ways of achieving manpower savings, improving safety or increasing capacity could make that critical difference.
When it comes to maintaining high levels of productivity, comfortable employees can make all the difference to a company’s operation, says Gianbattista Scaramuzza.
Careful consideration has to be paid to staff safety, for both manual pickers and forklift drivers, says Steve Coley.