productCrown wins iF Design Award 2018
Crown has earned the prestigious iF Design Award for the WP 3010 compact pallet truck.
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articleAlert to the danger of lift truck overloading
Increased safety awareness has prompted a huge uptake in hydraulic overload check devices for Abbey Attachments, exclusive UK supplier for Ravas products. HSS editor Simon Duddy hears more from Paul Saunders and Nicky Whittle from Abbey.
newsBITA and RTITB ink deal to raise FLT training standards
The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and RTITB, an accrediting body for workplace transport training, have announced a collaboration aimed at raising the standards of fork lift truck training in the UK.
productUpskilling: It’s the future…
So, what’s to be done? With skilled fork lift engineers retiring faster than new ones are recruited there is an acute skills shortage.
productCFTS Thorough Examinations: the quality controlled process
Even Thorough Examinations need through examinations…
productELOKON: Award winning products for a safer workforce and a safer warehouse
Accidents involving forklift trucks are still all too common in the warehouse, but using smart technology such as that developed by ELOKON can greatly reduce the risks of injury to personnel and damage to equipment and the infrastructure.
productMajor Toyota operation selects I.D. Systems
Toyota Motor North America Service Parts and Accessories Operations (Toyota) group has agreed to purchase I.D. System’s PowerFleet industrial vehicle management solution for 11 parts distribution centres throughout the U.S.
productLatest materials handling solutions at CeMAT
Curtiss-Wright Industrial has announced that it will be exhibiting at this year’s CeMAT show in Hannover, Germany and using its stand to promote products from its four family brands – Arens Controls, PG Drives Technology, Penny & Giles and Williams Controls.
articleSteel manufacturer avoids downtime with Doosan ‘DPF free’ heavy lifting
Forklift downtime can be critical for Outokumpu so it turned to Doosan for cleaner, new diesel powered trucks.
productFive reasons to visit Toyota at the Health and Safety Event
It’s just a few weeks until the Health and Safety Event at NEC, Birmingham on 10th – 12th April 2018 and we will be displaying a range of our equipment that is aimed at reducing manual handling and increasing safety.
productAttachment for unstable forklift loads
Contact Attachments has delivered further bespoke Four Fork Attachments for forklift trucks.
articleClark launches new IC truck series
The S series gas and diesel counterbalance trucks have capacities between 2 and 3.5 tons, and feature improved driver ergonomics.
articleNarrow aisle work
Deanta Doors moved into newly built premises in December 2017 and enlisted the help of Eastern Forklift Trucks for advice on their stacking solutions.
articleBaumann names Windsor 2017 Dealer of the Year
Italian sideloader manufacturer Baumann has named Windsor Materials Handling as its 2017 UK dealer of the year.
articleNew-gen shuttle and straddle carriers built for increased reliability
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has launched its latest-generation shuttle and straddle carriers, incorporating significant changes and upgrades based on customer feedback and years of extensive R&D work.
productLinde Material Handling (UK) opens Northampton depot
Leading solutions provider Linde Material Handling (UK) has opened a new depot in Wellingborough to strengthen its local network and better serve its customers in the region.
article‘Is lithium the complete solution?’ asks EBT
Battery specialist ECOBAT Battery Technologies (EBT), has raised the concern that the increased use of lithium-ion batteries in forklifts may not be the utopia that many are suggesting. HSS editor Simon Duddy recently met with EBT Industrial to talk batteries.
productTrucks allow freight forwarder to pick 40% faster
Jungheinrich UK has supported its partner, Armill Lift Trucks, in the rapid delivery of an additional 12 forklift trucks to the expanding forklift fleet of global freight forwarder, Woodland Group.
productAITT appoints new General Manager
One of the UK’s foremost accrediting bodies for trainers of forklift trucks and related workplace transport operators and instructors – AITT – has announced the appointment of a new General Manager.
productHubtex ramps up production
Hubtex is once again investing in the expansion of its Fulda headquarters, with the company building an additional production facility and a new customer centre.
