productTemperature & voltage monitoring system
Yuasa Battery Sales has introduced a temperature and voltage monitoring system for use with the its industrial battery range.
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articleSeegrid expansion – AGVs target fast ROI
Seegrid chief growth officer Michael Hasco tells HSS editor Simon Duddy about the AGV company’s European expansion plans.
productPlug-and-play power
Providing more choice and greater flexibility to specify plug-and-play power sources that can be charged for as long and as often as required to support total operational autonomy EnerSys has extended its range of Hawker XFC batteries with 2V cells.
productActive anti-collision system
Despite stringent HSE standards and legislation, each year many workers are still injured or even killed as a result of forklift truck accidents; such accidents can often be attributed to poor driver training, poor visibility or the operator’s distraction.
productForklifts worked hard
Timber firm Cranwood Industries has added a fourth Combilift 4-way forklift to its fleet, having acquired its first – which is still going strong – in 2002.
articleWeighing in favour
Properly managing inventory and billing in material handling and logistics environments often depends upon precise and fast documenting and weighing freight upon arrival and before shipping, says Laura Wilks, from Avery Weigh-Tronix.
productRDS shows the weigh
RDS Technology offers a varied suite of on-board weighing systems for Forklift trucks – the Liftalert, Liftlog 100 and the Liftlog 100+.
productCrown continues design excellence
The Crown ES/ET 4000 Series of stacker forklifts has earned a GOOD DESIGN Award from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. This recognition marks the 13th GOOD DESIGN Award for Crown Equipment.
productVehicle-mount computers
Designed for warehouse, port and yard process automation, Honeywell has expanded its range of Thor VM2 vehicle-mount computers to now offer support for Microsoft Windows 7 Pro and Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating systems for easy application development and system integration.
productPedestrian drum handling
For restricted areas that forklifts cannot access, and for general movement around the warehouse, the Grab-O-Matic range of drum and materials handling pedestrian equipment can provide a safe and efficient solution.
productRaising safety for forklift repairs
Leading supplier of heavy duty vehicle lifts, SOMERSTOTALKARE, asserts that while the connection between the correct maintenance of forklift trucks and improved operator safety is well established, there is still room for improvement when it comes to carrying out the necessary servicing and repairs.
productDeep-cycle batteries
According to Trojan Battery the battery you choose to operate your handling and storage machines must be both powerful and reliable to effectively meet the day’s work demands.
productEngine overspeed protection
Diesel engine protection equipment manufacturer, Wyndham Page, has launched an innovative range of cost-competitive shutdown valves for diesel engine overspeed protection in areas in which hazardous concentrations of flammable gas or vapours may exist.
productProtection package increases working life & cuts fuel bills
The latest range of GRENDIA ES 1.5 to 3.5 tonne range diesel counterbalance trucks from Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks will be fitted with full belly plate and, uniquely, with sealed rear wheel arches as standard.
productPushed for time
The SweepEx push broom system from Broadwood International simply attaches to a host vehicle such as a forklift, loader, telehandler, skidsteer or tractor to sweep virtually any material in what the company says is a fraction of the time it would take with manual labour.
productPort takes on reachstackers
DP World has placed an order with Kalmar, part of Cargotec for two new generation Gloria reachstackers to serve its new container terminal T3 at Jebel Ali in Dubai, with delivery scheduled for June 2014.
productStar apprentices’ names on Bloodhound
Linde Material Handling has launched an annual award to celebrate the success of its apprenticeship scheme, arranging for the winner’s name to be printed on the SCC Bloodhound, the 1000mph land speed car as a reward.
productSafe skip solution
Forklift attachment specialist, Contact Attachments has provided MKM Building Supplies with one of its tipping skips, providing a safe and convenient way to dispose of waste products.
productElectric side loaders
Italian side loader manufacturer Baumann has launched a new range of 120V electric side loaders to complement its comprehensive range of diesel powered units.
productNew FLTA member
Forward-thinking Andover Fork Truck Services is reaping the benefits of making two key changes this year. Following a move to bigger, improved premises in Andover, the company has joined the ranks of the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA).
