productIndependent supplier of forklift truck attachments, B&B has invested £720k in its new 40,000ft2. Cramlington facility, purchasing new machinery and adding to its workforce, as well as enabling the company’s hire fleet to expand significantly, with over 2500 attachments now available through its European network.
productDoosan Industrial Vehicle has announced the promotion of Tim Waples to vice-president and CEO of the company’s expanded UK operations. The new role was confirmed by Dr Keunbae Park, head of Doosan Industrial Vehicle, one of several senior figures who travelled from Korea to attend the company’s UK Vision & Strategy conference.
productKalmar, part of Cargotec, has unveiled its new K-Motion solution, a new drive train system, embedded into the programming of the Kalmar Gloria reachstacker, increasing efficiency and productivity by elevating uptime, ergonomics and safety, while reducing fuel consumption and running costs.
productFrom now until the end of September 2015 Fronius is offering the battery charging systems in the Selectiva model range with an optional warranty extension at no extra cost.
productEquipment downtime is the enemy of any workplace, so keeping forklifts (the workhorse of the warehouse) operating efficiently is essential to a successful business.
articleWorking together to meet a demanding brief from Partner Logistics, lift truck manufacturer Crown and battery manufacturer EnerSys have delivered an materials handling solution that has improved equipment availability, enhanced performance and saved costs at the cold chain specialist’s freezer store in Gloucester.
productProvider transport services for a host of air freight agents and their clients, Circle Express uses models from Jungheinrich’s TFG range of hydrostatic counterbalanced trucks.
articleStewart Gosling of RDD, the manufacturer’s UK importers, explains how to unlock your picking operation’s potential.
articleLinde has released its L14 to L20 pallet stackers, handling loads from 1.4 to 2 tonnes.
newsThinkLink Learning, in partnership with RTITB UK, is launching a competition to find the safest and most efficient forklift truck operator in India.
articleRecycling batteries is a key environmental win, says Manbat, as is ensuring batteries are not scrapped early.
productThe Mitsubishi EDiA EX – an 80-volt electric truck that is agile in small spaces, comfortable, easy and responsive to drive and can be used both indoors and out – has won a coveted Red Dot Design Award.
articlePeople, product and process, the 3 Ps that Toyota Material Handling focus on to be the world’s number one material handling provider.
productSimply Waste Solutions handles over 55,000 collections every month and facilitates the processing of over 80,000t of waste and recycling material every year. When the company needed to improve it materials handling efficiency it turned to The Forkway Group for a solution.
productTo ensure productivity levels are met and to support end of line operations, B&B Attachments, the exclusive UK distributor of Kaup equipment, has supplied the ale makers Timothy Taylor with innovative Kaup keg clamp forklift attachments.
productUK manufacturer of Truck Mounted Forklifts, Loadmac, has teamed up with specialist lorry loader expert Plant Equipment, whose 26 staff supply, fit and service cranes for some of the biggest crane users in the country.
productAccording to the Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT), currently there is no consensus amongst training providers concerning the content and duration of training courses for fork truck sales personnel and service engineers. As it stands, many of these professionals undergo full operator training, which is an unnecessary and uneconomical waste of employer’s costs and trainees time.
productKalmar, part of Cargotec, has unveiled its new K-Motion solution, which is embedded into the programming of the Kalmar Gloria reachstacker, increasing efficiency and productivity by elevating uptime, ergonomics and safety, while reducing fuel consumption and running costs.
product“Everyone has the right to be safe at work– the place, after all, where most of us spend a third of our lives. Last year 800 people lost this right when they went to work and were injured in accidents involving FLTs, most resulting in traumatic injuries that will change their lives and those of their families and employers forever. It’s just not good enough.”
productIn a bid to enthuse and excite forklift dealers across the land, The Fork Lift Truck Association is renaming one of its award categories.
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