articleTough and easy to service
Jungheinrich has launched a completely re-designed generation of IC-engine powered counterbalanced forklift trucks.
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articleBlending high efficiency and high performance
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has introduced a range of lean, green 4.0–5.0 tonne electric counterbalance trucks.
productContact celebrates in style
Forklift attachment firm Contact Attachments is celebrating its 40th birthday with a number of exciting export wins, and investment in cutting-edge technology.
productCrown picked for award
Crown earned its second consecutive International Forklift Truck of the Year (IFOY) Award at the CeMAT trade fair in Hanover. This year’s award honours Crown’s QuickPick Remote order-picking technology, which prevailed in the “Warehouse Trucks” category during an IFOY test week in real-world conditions.
productUsed truck service
Offering a combination of cost-effectiveness and environmental awareness, buying a used forklift truck is an appealing prospect to many companies. Before investing in used forklift vehicle, it is essential to fully check out the intended supplier to ensure the vehicle is safe to use and is fully guaranteed to provide a professional performance.
productDriver machine partnership
The latest addition to Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks’s range of warehouse trucks, SENSiA, has been developed following a Europe-wide study among managers and operators of forklift trucks to pinpoint the key to optimum reach truck operations.
blog2014 sees lithium-ion technology make progress
If you haven’t been to CeMAT, it’s best to think of it as a huge materials handling marketplace, a showcase where you can view products & solutions, picking up ideas to improve your warehouse and logistics processes and selecting partners to help with the work you need doing.
articlePD Ports opts for 45 tonne trucks from Rushlift
Independent materials handling specialists, Rushlift, has provided a major new fleet of materials handling equipment to PD Ports, including a fleet of 45t counterbalance forklifts fitted with a new integrated generator powering magnetic plate attachments.
newsTargeting the culture of silence
The Fork Lift Truck Association has announced plans for the largest and most ambitious Safety Conference yet.
productEnergy saving electric heavyweight
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has launched a new environmentally friendly electric forklift truck with a lifting capacity of 5-9t. The counterbalanced ECG50-90 forklift boasts features said to significantly reduce the cost of ownership whilst improving safety and environmental performance.
productDouble celebration
Midac UK has celebrated its third birthday by achieving record year on year sales growth and forecasts to almost double sales again in 2014. Midac UK forms part of Italian-owned Midac Spa, which also celebrates 25 years of manufacturing industrial power batteries this year.
articleNew mast design delivers visible productivity improvements
A series of product upgrades on Yale counterbalance lift trucks have been introduced offering exceptional operator visibility, promoting higher productivity and reduced maintenance contributing to lower cost of ownership.
articleNew range of high tonnage forklifts from Toyota
Toyota Material Handling has expanded its range of Toyota Tonero engine-powered forklifts with the launch of its high tonnage trucks from 3.5 to 8.0 tonne. The Toyota Tonero range is now available from 1.5 – 8.0 tonnes.
productFlexible battery chargers
The new Hawker LifeTech Modular and Hawker Life IQ Modular high-frequency battery chargers from EnerSys deliver increased flexibility, efficiency and reliability with reduced downtime, costs and carbon footprint across a wide range of materials handling, automatic guided vehicle and motive power applications.
articleFLTA Awards 2015: the inside scoop
Nominations are now open across all product and individual categories for the Fork Lift Truck Association’s 21st Annual Awards for Excellence.
articleToyota makes warehouse power play
Levio P-series powered pallet truck released with Toyota citing high driveability as a key strength.
product7 trucks stolen
The FLTA has put out a Stolen Forklift Alert reporting that 5 forklifts and 2 access machines have been stolen from Mentor Training in Chesterfield.
articleUniversal loader
Advanced steering makes Hubtex DQ 45 E sideloader more manoeuvrable as manufacturer targets volume market.
productPedestrian alert system
New from Davis Derby, the Pedestrian Alert System not only detects pedestrians and objects but also provides a warning and control thereby influencing the driver to improve safety, or reduce the speed of the vehicle if no action is taken.
newsHyundai steps up to Stage IIIB
Hyundai Heavy Industries has nearly completed converting its entire range of 1.5 to16 tonne load capacity diesel forklifts to Stage IIIB engines.
