articleLPG trucks beefed up by Kubota engine
Yale achieves a step change in efficiency by equipping its GLP40-55VX LPG counterbalance trucks with a new Kubota industrial engine.
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articleLeading sideloader manufacturer sets up in UK
Baumann UK will be headed up by Jason Reynolds and will market diesel, LPG and electric models.
newsCaught – firm fined £9,000 for failing to regularly maintain forklifts
An animal feed supplier has been fined for safety failings after the company had failed to ensure their fork lift trucks had undergone regular examination, putting employees at risk.
productOperators get to test drive
Midlands-based privately owned logistics company, Knights of Old Group, has signed a new contract that sees UniCarriers become the company’s sole supplier of industrial indoor and outdoor trucks.
articleAuto tipping skip reduces accidents
Businesses looking to take advantage of commercial waste incentive programmes may be creating conditions that endanger their employees, according to leading forks and attachment specialists, Invicta.
articleForklifts. Like you’ve never seen them before.
For the second time Toyota Material Handling Europe has launched a Logistic Design Competition.
articleSimon Barkworth promoted to Crown Lift Trucks UK MD
Simon Barkworth (41) has been appointed to the position of Managing Director UK Operations at Crown Lift Trucks.
productBarkworth takes helm at Crown UK
Simon Barkworth (41) has been appointed to the position of Managing Director UK Operations at Crown Lift Trucks.
articleHand pallet truck users urged to be vigilant
With the height of the handling season fast approaching, employers are urged to pay special attention this year to their manual hand pallet trucks.
productFleet upgrade
Hastings Freight, part of palletised freight network, Palletways, has made significant investment in updating it forklift fleet. The South Yorkshire-based firm has taken delivery of five Yale VX LPG Counterbalance trucks, supplied by Forkway.
articleAgency worker hurled from forklift tines
The 26 year old was thrown from the forks of a forklift truck and crushed between it and the back of a lorry suffering broken vertebrae, a fractured pelvis and blood blisters all over his body.
articleTile high Toneros
Toyota’s hydrostatic Tonero HST meets the high demands of the ceramics sector.
articleFoundry forklifts
Ironworks EWM relies on tough fleet of materials handling equipment from Hyster.
articleManitou creates subsidiary dedicated to warehouse trucks
LMH Solutions SAS will bring the Loc and Manilec brands to market through a network of independent dealers. The company’s main focus is the French market, but it will also set its sights further afield.
articleFund to help smaller firms develop apprentice engineers
The new chairman of the FLAT Fund has highlighted the benefits of the dedicated bursary for fork lift truck service engineers.
articleYou’ve got to be in it to win it
Could your company be the next winner of the FLTA’s Safe Site Award?
newsIndia’s forklift Operator of the Year 2015 open for entries
Entries are now open for India’s forklift operators to compete for the prestigious title of ‘Forklift Operator of the Year – India’.
articleDesigned for intensive operations
Toyota Material Handling has released a complete new range of platform stackers. The new BT Staxio P-series includes 11 models from 1.2 up to 2.0 tonnes.
articleWhy you shouldn’t operate a hand pallet truck until you’ve read on…
Hand pallet trucks: they’re well… handy. But all too often we put them into a situation that doesn’t suit them – an uneven floor… a gradient… a longish distance to travel…
productCFTS clears up hire confusion
Uncertainty over responsibility for the Thorough Examination of fork lift trucks could be placing thousands of businesses renting fork lift trucks at risk of prosecution, according to inspection experts CFTS.
