newsMacfarlane Packaging to reduced its forklift fleet by 20% by switching to 70 lift trucks provided by Yale dealer Forkway across its network of 16 distribution centres and three manufacturing facilities. Importantly, the firm also boosted handling reliability by standardising on one brand of trucks.
newsThe Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) is inviting all owners and operators of fork lift trucks to enter their workplace in the biggest awards show in the materials handling calendar: the annual Awards for Excellence 2015.
newsToyota Material Handling launched a new Toyota 41kW diesel engine for Tonero torque converter forklifts for 1.5 to 3.5t models, to help improve engine efficiency.
articlePeter Harvey, Chief Executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association, outlines the Safer Site Programme – its most ambitious safety initiative yet.
articleArticulated forklift pioneer Translift Bendi has appointed Paul Berrow to its board of directors.
article22-year-old scaffolding firm employee David Westwater was driving a fork lift truck down a sloped path between the factory and the yard when the forklift he was been driving toppled over and landed on him, killing him instantly.
productA million men and women working with and alongside fork lift trucks in the UK are being asked to show off their best practice in the new ‘Safety Selfie’ competition, which was launched by the Fork Lift Truck Association at the National Fork Truck Safety Conference.
articleCrown is continuing its integrated manufacturing tradition with the production of a 2.4L LPG engine used in its Crown C-5 Series industrial forklifts.
articleAs the Christmas season approaches, Linde Material Handling is seeing a surge in demand for its short term rental trucks.
articleWhen it comes to operating fork lift trucks, human error is the most common cause of accidents at work.
productThe new Hawker LifeTech Modular and Hawker Life IQ Modular high-frequency battery chargers from EnerSys offer increased flexibility, efficiency and reliability with reduced downtime, costs and carbon footprint.
productBird Stainless, headquartered just north of stainless steel’s home city of Sheffield, has taken delivery of its second Combilift 4-way forklift to enable it to cope with increasing demand for its products.
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productSt Clare Engineering has developed a Quick Attach/Release drum handler fork attachment, the Grab-O-Matic QR-2-DLR can be securely attached to the forks and released without the need for the truck driver to dismount from his cab.
articleCalsonic Kansei is the number one supplier of automotive parts to Nissan, and one of UK’s most successful manufacturers. Thanks to Rushlift, production remains firmly on the right road.
articleGerman manufacturer uses semi-automated shuttles and fully automated reach trucks from Still in a channel rack system.
articleToyota Material Handling UK compares and contrasts torque convertor and hydrostatic transmission options for your forklifts.
productLeading independent specialist in short-term materials handling solutions, Briggs Equipment is investing a further £10.5m to broaden its range and satisfy increasing demand. The company has identified short-term rental (STR) as a key growth area of the materials handling services marketplace and over the past few years has been building its capability.
articleJungheinrich has launched the latest versions of its hydrostatically driven 3s, 4s, and 5s series of engine-powered counterbalanced forklift trucks.
productAs part of an expansion programme at 3rd party UK logistics business, Great Bear, B&B Attachments, has supplied innovative Double Pallet Handlers, providing faster, more reliable loading, unloading and end-of-line support.
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