productAvonmouth Shipping has called on Impact, the UK’s sole supplier of Cat lift trucks, to expand its materials handling capabilities, adding a specially modified Cat DP45 diesel-powered forklift to its hard-working fleet.
productThe St Clare Engineering range of Grab-O-Matic ATEX fork attachment and pedestrian drum handlers is said to provide a safe and efficient solution for lifting or moving drums in hazardous areas.
productA Buckinghamshire delivery firm has been fined after a driver suffered life changing injuries when he was hit by a reversing forklift.
articleCombilift’s new walk behind Combi-Counterbalanced Stacker (Combi-CS), premiered at IMHX, is said to be able to work in the smallest operating aisles for a machine of its type and lift capacity.
articleFlogas Britain has announced the launch of ‘Gaslight’, an innovative composite LPG cylinder, which comes with manual handling advantages.
productThe launch of a 25 tonne counterbalance truck was one of the highlights of Doosan’s IMHX presence in 2016.
articleThe Bendi SpaceMate is an attachment that is designed to convert a standard forklift into a VNA stacker at a fraction of the costs of purchasing a specialist truck for the job.
newsPolice officers were called to the centre on Hall Wood Avenue by employees reporting a colleague had been involved in an incident with a fork lift truck.
newsTranslift Bendi MD Simon Brown has made a statement as his father and Bendi founder Freddy Brown passed away.
articleOldham manufacturing firm R Tindall (Fabricators) has been prosecuted after a worker died after he was crushed under metal pipework.
productThe new NexSys range of high-performance motive power batteries from EnerSys offers fast charging, opportunity charging, zero change and virtually zero maintenance capabilities that deliver significant operational benefits and lifetime cost savings compared with traditional flooded and gel battery alternatives.
newsGeoff Martin has been appointed chairman of CFTS – the UK’s first national scheme for the Thorough Examination of fork lift and warehouse trucks. In doing so he succeeds Mike Mathias, Managing Director of Toyota Material Handling UK.
articleFreddy Brown, founder of Translift Bendi, passed away last week.
productIn order to help the police and to protect the public, the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has created an online database where thefts of trucks can be reported.
productBriggs Equipment has launched BE Finance – a new asset finance division, which provides tailored funding to support customers’ growth ambitions.
articleWho is most at risk of being injured by a fork lift truck? Peter Harvey, Chief Executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association, reveals the answer and explains what you can do to minimise the dangers at your site.
articleOur impending exit from the European Union is the biggest issue currently facing industry and the country as a whole. Below James Clark, Secretary-General of BITA, reflects on the specially commissioned post-referendum Forklift Truck Market Outlook for 2016 from Oxford Economics, produced on behalf of BITA.
articleIt is vital that managers and supervisors who are responsible for the safety and lawful use of industrial equipment understand their legal obligations, explains CFTS technical manager Shaun Prendergast.
productVetter relies on state-of-the-art manufacturing technology to produce large forks under its BIGForks range.
productThe new EU standard EN1755:2015 is set to impact the design of materials handling equipment intended for use in Zone 21 and 22 hazardous areas, where powders and dusts are present.
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