productLinde Material Handling (UK) opens Northampton depot
Leading solutions provider Linde Material Handling (UK) has opened a new depot in Wellingborough to strengthen its local network and better serve its customers in the region.
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article‘Is lithium the complete solution?’ asks EBT
Battery specialist ECOBAT Battery Technologies (EBT), has raised the concern that the increased use of lithium-ion batteries in forklifts may not be the utopia that many are suggesting. HSS editor Simon Duddy recently met with EBT Industrial to talk batteries.
productAITT appoints new General Manager
One of the UK’s foremost accrediting bodies for trainers of forklift trucks and related workplace transport operators and instructors – AITT – has announced the appointment of a new General Manager.
news5 people hospitalised with life-changing forklift injuries every day
Despite stringent legislation in the UK, serious injuries resulting from forklifts are still common.
articleInspire change transform service
Handling & Storage Solutions editor Simon Duddy interviews Managing Director of Windsor Materials Handling, Stephen Burton, who lets us in on the secret to supplying the best possible service to the UK warehousing and logistics industry: inspiring change.
articleEfficiency at your fingertips
Typically, order picking applications would not be the first thing you would associate with health and safety risk, but order picking is a labour-intensive process.
productCFTS: lift truck safety inspections need same clarity as HGVs
Logistics managers are being urged to seek absolute clarity over forklift Thorough Examinations, after it was revealed lift trucks are involved in 50% more serious accidents than HGVs.
productELOshield wins MHI Innovation Award
Warehouse safety specialist ELOKON has won a further major award – its third in the past few months – this time for its ELOshield proximity detection system.
articleNarrow Aisle adds lithium-ion option for Flexi AC
Narrow Aisle has announced that models across its top-selling Flexi range of articulated forklift truck-based intralogistics solutions are now available with the option of lithium-ion battery power.
articlePremium tyres reduce costs and boost productivity
Switching to Trelleborg’s latest Elite XP premium-quality resilient tyres on its fleet of counterbalance trucks has more than doubled the life of the standard tyres used previously by one of the UK’s most successful foundry businesses, and considerably reduced fork truck operating costs.
articleTCM survey highlights fuel as cost worry
Forklift fleet managers identified fuel as the key total cost of ownership concern in a survey by forklift manufacturer TCM.
productFork positioner improves operator visibility
Linde Material Handling has launched a new hydraulic fork positioner – View – that improves operator visibility when handling loads.
articleYale expands tow tractor range for ‘milk run’ applications
Tow tractors can help manufacturing operations make the logistics ‘milk run’ more efficient, says Yale Europe Materials Handling. Its two new models offer greater towing capacities.
articleExpansion for Linde
Linde Material Handling UK recently opened its 24th UK location in Wellingborough, near Northampton. At the opening event, HSS editor Simon Duddy sat down with Linde’s UK MD Max Sammartano to hear how expanding infrastructure is only one of the manufacturer’s recent innovations.
articleTyres boost for heavy load lifting
Trelleborg launched ProHD, a tyre compound that is engineered to increase the load capacity in critical material handling applications at the recent CeMAT event.
articleLinde adds two safety light solutions to its forklifts
Linde Material Handling has launched two new lighting products after the sales success of its BlueSpot lighting system.
articleCustomers demanding connected fleets
With increased demand for ‘connected’ operations, Hyster Europe is supporting applications throughout the logistics chain with innovative 360 degree technology solutions.
productBriggs Equipment acquires Hitec Lift Trucks
Briggs Equipment strengthens its presence in the East Midlands with the purchase of Hitec Lift Trucks. Completion is expected no later than 1 June.
productFood firm deploys AGV shuttle and reach truck combination
Jungheinrich is building the semi-automated finished goods warehouse for Germany’s oldest noodle producer.
articleBuilding firm revamps extensive forklift fleet
Building supplies firm The Bradfords Group is boosting its fleet with over 170 new MHE units supplied by Briggs Equipment.
