productBaumann will present to a worldwide audience at the Safety in Logistics digital conference on November 23, sharing expert guidance on what is a very important, and sometimes tricky, handling problem.
productThe UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA), the trade body representing all aspects of the UK’s material handling industry, is reinforcing its commitment to improving safety standards across the sector with the launch of a new Safe Working Area charter.
articleUK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) was formed in 2021 by the merger of the industry’s two most respected trade associations – the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA).
articleNew testing technology introduced by CFTS – the UK’s fastest-growing accrediting body for Thorough Examinations – sets new standards for accuracy, repeatability and transparency.
articleRTITB managing director Laura Nelson asks what does compliant lift truck training look like in a digital world?
productCFTS IS asking employers to think about how long each Thorough Examination of their lifting equipment is taking – and to question whether the inspections are thorough enough to assure legal compliance and truck safety.
productCALOR TECHNICAL trainer Brian O’Flynn is big on safety when it comes to handling LPG. He specialises in training engineers and people across the business. Here, he gives steps to safely refill an LPG gas cylinder on a forklift truck.
productFRONIUS HAS launched a load balancing function for its Charge & Connect connectivity software. This allows users to harmonise peak loads when charging lead-acid traction batteries.
productFLEET OPERATORS using diesel forklifts from Linde Material Handling can achieve reductions of up to 90% in carbon dioxide emissions by using hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
productA RESURGENCE in sideloader use and the adoption of electrics among timber and steel handling businesses has helped Baumann break its UK delivery record for the third consecutive year.
productA GROWING number of forklift operators are seizing the opportunity to switch from operating forklifts to training others to do it, says leading accrediting body AITT.
productGOING GREEN is a key target in the strategy of Aldi and the next obvious step for their Chelmsford distribution centre was to change from IC trucks to Lithium-Ion forklifts from Armill Lift Trucks.
productTHE AUTOBOOST feature is one of a clutch of patent-pending design innovations that singled out the Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks electric EDiA XL from its rivals and helped it scoop a deserved Archie at the UKMHA’s Awards for Excellence.
newsOcado will present to a worldwide audience at the Safety in Logistics digital conference on November 23, sharing lessons learned from the catastrophic fire at its Andover fulfillment centre in 2019.
articleA UK equipment rental company has boosted operational efficiency with a fleet management solution from GemOne.
productTHE HYSTER A Series lift trucks recently won the Ergonomics category at The Archies Awards for Excellence 2022, from the UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA).
productLEADING WORKPLACE transport training provider Mentor Training has launched its new online Forklift Awareness course to protect everyone working around forklift trucks, including those most at risk of injury, colleagues on foot.
articleBuilding materials firm uses a variety of forklifts to meet differing needs on site, with safety a key priority.
productCOMPANIES THAT order new forklift trucks and other materials handling equipment (MHE) in the coming months may find that they miss out on the chance to claim significant tax relief allowances on their new machinery due to the ever growing lead times currently being quoted by a number of industrial truck manufacturers.
productFOR ITS inaugural Archies event UKMHA chose the theme of Hollywood Glamour… and the delivery certainly lived up to the billing.
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