news“Pedestrians routinely weaved between forklifts”
A logistics company was fined £20,000 after a worker was hit by a fork-lift truck in a busy yard and suffered head injuries.
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articleRental firm takes on Bobcat telehandler
Readyplant has bought the first Bobcat T35105L telehandler in the UK from Wigan-based Norwest Plant.
articleDouble decker forklift promises more operational capacity
TCM’s SRD 200 double stacker forklift focuses on important operational benefits; greater efficiency with long-distance capacity.
articleHyundai unveils high performance forklift
The Hyundai 30D-9 forklift is one of the high-performance machines in the newly designed 9 series of Hyundai diesel counterbalance trucks.
productAisle-Masters are tough enough for the Commodity Centre
The Commodity Centre Group handles over 200,000 tonnes of mainly dried fruits and agricultural commodities a year from all over the world at its HQ in Essex, which are destined for major supermarkets and repackaging plants.
productPort equipment order
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has won a significant order from long standing customer, Sociedad Portuaria Region de Cartagena (SPRC) and Terminal de Contenedores de Cartagena (Contecar) in Cartagena, Colombia.
productProduct & service brochure
Industrial battery, charger and service products supplier, IBCS, has released its new product and service brochure.
articleSeatbelt would have saved forklift driver, says HSE
A man who was crushed under his forklift truck at a Grantham company would have survived if he was wearing his seatbelt, an inquest at Grantham Magistrates Court was told.
articleMarket surveillance legislation update
The 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.
productFree warranty extension for battery charging systems
Fronius Selectiva battery charging systems are now available with free warranty extension for even greater reliability.
articleGet with the programme
Peter 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 ups tonnage
Manitou is expanding its range of industrial forklift trucks with 6 medium-tonnage and 8 heavy tonnage units.
articleWhere does the buck stop?
A survey carried out by the Fork Lift Truck Association has revealed that 84% of supervisors and managers that hire fork lift trucks incorrectly thought that the hire company was at least partially accountable for ensuring their truck holds a current Report of Thorough Examination…when the obligation actually lies with them.
articleManagement challenge to step into operator’s shoes
There 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.
productFree warranty extension
As part of a special campaign running until the end of December 2015, Fronius is offering selected battery charging systems in the Selectiva model range with a free five year full warranty – an additional three years’ warranty on top of the standard. Users can also decide to take out this warranty extension at a later time – up to one year from the purchase date.
productCommon language conversion
Communication standardisation for lift-truck control can seem like wishful thinking, but according to Curtis, savvy engineers can achieve one common control language for all on board devices from a wide range of devices available from different manufacturers, often from different sources.
productNew generation low lifter from TCM
Responding to the increasing demands on forklifts in warehouse and distribution operations for greater productivity combined with safety and economy TCM has introduced a new compact low lifter with a load capacity of up to two tons.
productBag handler for UAE
Contact Attachments has supplied one of its forklift attachments to a client based in the United Arab Emirates, to help with heavy bag handling operations. The Forklift Bag Handler was called upon by FAMCO (authorised distributor of Linde MHE products), which in turn supplied the attachment to its own client in the region.
articleImprove processes with the printer on the forklift
Datamax O’Neill by Honeywell says printers turn industrial trucks into mobile workplaces and enable a faster and more exact completion of tasks. What factors should you consider when implementing this approach?
articleDouble decker forklift promises more operational capacity
TCM’s SRD 200 double stacker forklift focuses on important operational benefits; greater efficiency with long-distance capacity.
