newsFirm puts faith in long term forklift supplier
When cable drum supplier Askern UK looked at replacing its fleet of IC trucks, warehouse equipment and rough terrain forklifts, it used long term relationships as one of its buying criteria.
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articleCity Mover pallet truck for confined spaces
Baoli expands its portfolio of warehouse equipment with the City Mover 1.5 tonne electric pallet truck for use in confined spaces.
articleFLTA launches national Safer Site Programme
Free safety programme will benefit any company that operates one fork lift truck or an entire fleet.
newsKey hire boosts Impact’s credentials in heavy lifting sector
After introducing Konecranes, MAFI and Carer products to its range earlier this year, Impact Handling has further strengthened its focus on the heavy-duty truck sector by making a senior appointment to lead its specialist division.
productGet voting for Linde Material Handling
Linde has been shortlisted in all four categories of the 2015 FLTA awards.
productSafer battery handling
Battery and lift truck suppliers have made great strides in recent years to ensure routine battery handling procedures are carried out quickly, efficiently and above all safely, says John Lawton from EnerSys Motive Power.
productSafe & productive distribution tractors
Independent British haulage firm, Jempsons, continually looks to provide customers with a quality service. This includes purchasing new equipment and replacement fleets to ensure the most efficient service possible is delivered.
newsWorker crushed by unsecured forklift load
A worker was severely injured when he was crushed under nearly two tonnes of plasterboard that fell from a forklift on an icy building site.
productOperator registration scheme
In October, the Accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport (ABA) tightened requirements for registering certified materials handling equipment (MHE) drivers, stating that all member accrediting bodies should “have in place their own certification registration system” on which all accredited training is “verified and recorded”.
articleSpecialist forklift attachments enable fast loading
B&B Attachments has supplied Beacon Packaging with two designs of Kaup Fork Positioners and one specially-designed Rotating Load Inverter, delivered through Locators.
productAssistance for poppy installation
Morris Leslie, the national plant hire company specialising in event management, was pleased to assist with the poppies installation at the Tower of London by supplying a Manitou MT625 telescopic handler.
newsFlexi Narrow Aisle hires business development manager
Pete Dunn has joined Flexi Narrow Aisle as business development manager based in the Midlands.
newsUK training manager boosts forklift safety standards in Tanzania
A UK training manager has spent two weeks in Africa raising the teaching standards of forklift truck driving instructors to help ensure newly qualified drivers know how to safely operate the machines.
articleSix of the best
Doosan Industrial Vehicle UK has launched six new warehouse products, with two more due to launch in 2015.
articleLonger lasting battery
Ironclad will help MHE run for up to one hour longer on each charge compared to conventional batteries, even in heavy duty applications, says Enersys.
articleLinde tweaks fuel cell project with BMW
BMW has been operating four tugger trains and five forklift trucks with fuel-cell hybrid drives from Linde Material Handling at its facility in Leipzig, Germany.
newsVoting gets underway as the FLTA unveils its ‘Pick of the Year’
New products, new names amid record numbers of nominations.
newsToyota shortlisted for safety by FLTA
Toyota Material Handling UK has been shortlisted in the upcoming FLTA Annual Awards for Excellence in the safety category with the BT Levio LPE powered pallet truck.
productFour-wheeled side loaders
Timber and building materials supplier, Stamco has recently installed a sizeable fleet of new Combilift sideloaders at its main facility at St Leonards on Sea.
productManoeuvrability & efficiency
GR Lane Health Products has replaced its ageing fleet of articulated forklifts with two Aisle-Masters at its manufacturing facilities in Gloucester.
