productYoungsters gain forklift skills
A world leading wine business in County Durham has developed an apprenticeship course designed to train local 16-18 year olds with transferrable warehouse skills.
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articleFinding the right financing option
Customers often focus on the build quality and features of products, but Yale is encouraging you to look at the wider picture.
articleDoosan reveals lithium-ion forklift
Doosan Industrial Vehicle recently celebrated its 50th anniversary at its headquarters in Korea with the reveal of new products and technologies, including a lithium-ion powered forklift and fleet management software.
articlePowered pallet truck handles very heavy loads
Combilift has added to its growing pedestrian range with the Combi-PPT, a powered pallet truck with standard lift capacities of 3,000kg and 6,000kg, with higher capacity models from 7,000kg to 16,000kg available on request.
productCFTS tailors inspections to your precise truck type
When it comes to forklift inspections, one size does not fit all. From counterbalance to stacker trucks, telehandlers to demountables, each has its own unique components and inspection requirements.
productUnstable load topples from forklift injuring worker
A Cheshire-based trailer manufacturing company has been fined after a worker was struck by a load on a fork lift truck and left with multiple injuries.
articleDeeper IoT-driven battery insights
EnerSys has launched the Wi-iQ3, its next generation wireless monitoring devices for motive power batteries.
productForklift Dealer of the Year acquired
Red Diamond Distribution, the UK national distributor for Mitsubishi Forklifts, has acquired Bristol Forklifts which covers the South West of England.
articleCrown to highlight safety features at H&S Scotland
Crown Lift Trucks will be exhibiting a cross-section of its market-leading equipment at the forthcoming Health & Safety Scotland event at the SEC, Glasgow (12-13 September 2018), with a special show price promotion on one of its most popular models.
productScottish expansion for Impact Handling
Impact Handling has acquired West Lothian handling specialist Dechmont Forklift Trucks.
productCFTS tailors inspections to truck type
When it comes to forklift inspections, one size does not fit all. From counterbalance to stacker trucks, telehandlers to demountables, each has its own unique components and inspection requirements.
productHoppecke wins £1m battery and charger order from Briggs
Energy management specialist Hoppecke Industrial Batteries has won a major contract valued at £1million from leading forklift truck distributor Briggs Equipment to supply batteries and chargers for the company’s short-term hire (STH) fleet.
productWindsor acquires Geolift to expand Southern presence
Windsor Materials Handling is expanding into the South coast area of the UK following the acquisition of Southampton-based material handling equipment supplier, Geolift. The move marks the opening of Windsor’s 13th branch across the UK.
news‘Make sure they get home safe’ motto for Safetember
The Fork Lift Truck Association has revealed this year’s Safetember campaign will focus on the life-changing nature of many fork lift accidents, urging truck operators and their employers to “Make sure they get home safe”.
productSeamless transition to electronic documentation for Stacatruc
When you’re overseeing 40 mobile engineers operating nationwide, from a central location, paperwork can create problems for you, your engineers and, of course, your customers.
productFleet intelligence for smaller fleets
I.D. Systems is launching PowerFleet Essence, a new smart management solution to improve substantially the safety in small and medium sized forklift and other industrial truck fleets.
articlePre-use authorisation
In their haste to get all hands on deck, many managers rush new forklift operators through the induction process (or skip it entirely), allowing new operators access to MHE before they are fully trained to use it safely.
productCFTS launches electronic documentation scheme
The CFTS is in partnership with Protean in the scheme.
articleLinde’s new fleet management system in use at Fowler Welch
The Connect system was part of the deal when Linde Material Handling supplied Fowler Welch, a national third-party logistics supplier, with a fleet of more than 180 new lithium-Ion forklift trucks and warehouse equipment.
articleUp and away
Uptime is a key issue for forklift fleet managers, and this makes truck reliability and efficient service among the highest priorities for Impact Handling. Managing director Terry Kendrew talks truck utilisation and much more with HSS editor Simon Duddy.
