articleWarehouse and logistics managers operating forklift fleets have two prime concerns: the safety of their staff and the efficiency of their businesses. Increasingly, they also need to consider the impact their operations have on the environment. The right choice of tyre can play a significant role in helping them address these concerns, says Trelleborg.
productSide battery exchange is now an option on selected Hyster 1.5T – 3.5T electric counterbalance trucks. Exchange takes a few minutes, helping multi-shift applications.
productAn international food company has been fined £333,000 after a fork lift truck collided with a visiting recycling company driver.
articleThe Translift group are delighted to announce their partnership with Jasper Private Equity and the appointment of Neil Dickinson as the new Managing Director. Neil joins current Sales Director Paul Berrow to bring in expertise and industry experience.
productTiger Trailers has taken delivery of a fleet of new materials handling and access equipment from Impact, the UK’s sole Cat Lift Truck distributor.
articleMichelin has invested more than £10m in a major upgrade of its Stoke-on-Trent based logistics operation, opening a new European Distribution Centre.
productCesab’s Hand Pallet Truck (HPT) Scrappage Scheme encourages customers to trade in their old hand pallet truck and receive a cash back payment of £250 when they purchase a new Cesab P113 powered pallet truck.
productLinde Material Handling has received a record number of applications to its UK apprenticeship programme – more than 1000, a 250% increase on the previous year.
articleWithin the Toyota Production System, there is a Japanese expression ‘poka-yoke’ which translates into English as ‘mistake proofing’.
articleReal estate is an often forgotten part of the supply chain but could be a major pinch point in coming years, Savills director Kevin Mofid told a Warehouse Technology Group Live event in Manchester last month. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
productTwo Wilko forklift truck drivers have been recognised among the best in the world at the Talent in Logistics Awards 2017.
articleWith an enviable reputation spanning over 50 years, Translift has consistently strived to, and succeeded in, offering its customers innovative and groundbreaking solutions that will ultimately save time, space and money.
productRAVAS has introduced the RAVAS-SafeLoad: an aftermarket product for forklift trucks that provides both weight and stability information in a single combined display.
productNew laminated leaflets from Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) explain why – particularly in agriculture and construction – where accident rates continue to be high – Through Examination is as essential for rough terrain trucks and telehandlers as it is for fork lift trucks.
productFrom the 1st September, anyone training as a fork lift truck operator will find the test considerably tougher than ever before.
productA fleet of Mitsubishi fork lift trucks is helping one of the UK’s largest independent paper converters maintain a decade of consistent growth.
productA North West manufacturing company has been fined after an employee was struck by a fork lift truck.
productLeading manufacturer of industrial trucks, Linde Material Handling, has announced that Max Sammartano has been appointed as general manager of the Northern Europe and South Africa region, including the UK, Scandinavia and Sub-Saharan Africa markets with effect from 1st July 2017.
productThis September, the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) will put those who have championed safety in the spotlight at the National Fork Truck Safety Conference.
productAmit Ghosal, chief executive of Espex Batteries makes the case for lead acid batteries against their more novel lithium-ion competitors.
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