productGet voting for Linde Material Handling
Linde has been shortlisted in all four categories of the 2015 FLTA awards.
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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.
productEnable tight turnaround time
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver two Gloria reachstackers to the Hams Hall Rail Terminal in Birmingham, operated by Associated British Ports (ABP). The deal will enable ABP to continue to meet key performance indicators for its blue chip customers, including a tight 30-minute turnaround time.
articlePyroban opens new UK factory to increase capacity
One of the leading developers of explosion protection technology in the world, Pyroban, has opened a new factory in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex in the UK to increase capacity and meet constantly growing sales opportunities.
newsCesab in running for FLTA award
Cesab Material Handling UK has been announced as a finalist in the Forklift Truck Association (FLTA) Awards for Excellence 2015.
productJungheinrich Benchmast shortlisted for safety
Jungheinrich’s Benchmast has been shortlisted in the Safety category of the FLTA Annual Awards for Excellence 2015. The Fork Lift Truck Association’s prestigious awards ceremony, now in its 21st anniversary year, will take place on Saturday, 28th February 2015 at The International Centre in Shropshire.
