newsWhen GR Lane Health Products was looking for replacements for its ageing fleet of articulated forklifts, a critical issue was not only finding trucks that would fit the bill from a quality and performance point of view but which would also fit into very narrow pre-existing aisle widths.
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.
articleArticulated forklift pioneer Translift Bendi has appointed Paul Berrow to its board of directors.
articleAs the Christmas season approaches, Linde Material Handling is seeing a surge in demand for its short term rental trucks.
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.
productAs part of a number of long-term contracts with major carpet and flooring manufacturers, Brit European operates a dedicated fleet of 60 box van trailers, all of which are fitted with rear mounted forklift trucks.
articleWe spoke to key pedestrian truck manufacturers to discuss the many benefits they bring to the warehouse.
newsIrish specialist forklift manufacturers Combilift and Aisle-Master have been selected as finalists in two categories of the FLTA Awards for Excellence 2015.
newsWhen 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.
newsAfter 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.
productIndependent 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.
productMorris 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.
newsPete Dunn has joined Flexi Narrow Aisle as business development manager based in the Midlands.
newsNew products, new names amid record numbers of nominations.
productTimber and building materials supplier, Stamco has recently installed a sizeable fleet of new Combilift sideloaders at its main facility at St Leonards on Sea.
productGR Lane Health Products has replaced its ageing fleet of articulated forklifts with two Aisle-Masters at its manufacturing facilities in Gloucester.
productKalmar, 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.
articleOne 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.
articleSwedish manufacturer MaxTruck has developed an omni-directional forklift.
productKalmar, part of Cargotec, has supplied Tarmac Building Products (TBP), one of the UK’s largest construction manufacturers, with an efficient new fleet of 13 medium fork lift trucks comprising eight Kalmar DCG100-6 forklifts, three Kalmar DCG140-6 forklifts and two Kalmar DCG120-6 forklifts.
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