productDF CAPITAL partnered with Handling Equipment UK to help support its dealers in the UK electric forklift market. Handling Equipment is a UK importer of EP Equipment. Based in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, it is a family-run business that employs 20 people. It currently works with over 40 material handling dealers in the UK.
productEACH YEAR in Britain some 150,000 people are injured and about two million suffer from ill health caused or made worse by their work – with back strains and other musculoskeletal disorders brought on by manual handling tasks among the main causes of staff absenteeism.
productIN HIGHLY intensive operations, handling equipment and its traction batteries are often pushed to the limit during daily use. To tackle this, industrial battery specialist Hoppecke has launched a new range, purpose-designed for heavy duty applications.
productBOILER MANUFACTURER Vaillant has made a transition from lead acid to Lithium-ion forklift batteries. It partnered with Jungheinrich to introduce a new 26 vehicle Lithium-ion fleet to operations.
productENERSYS IS providing a real-time window into battery health with power management tools designed to maximise battery life while reducing operational downtime.
productTHE GNB Tensor battery is said to achieve multi-shift operations and help warehouses to achieve greater levels of efficiency.
articleDOOSAN HAS unveiled a major upgrade to its BT/BX 7 Plus Series electric counterbalance forklift trucks, bringing advanced performance-enhancing design and improved capabilities to the three and four wheeled, 1.5-to-3.5-tonne, mid-market product range.
newsTHE PORT of Tyne’s Warehouse 21 has been revamped to run entirely using clean energy from renewable sources.
articleThe Mitsubishi EDiA XL electric forklift delivers all of the power of a diesel but with none of the noise or emissions, says Stewart Gosling.
articleNearly a quarter of all Toyota electric-powered forklift trucks ordered for delivery in the UK now feature Lithium-Ion battery (LiB) technology, but the manufacturer stresses the importance of good charging discipline.
articleCombilift has launched the Combi-XLE – an electric powered multidirectional forklift with up to 5-ton lift capacity.
productFOR THE electrification of warehouse equipment, think Curtis.
articleLPG-POWERED Mitsubishi GRENDiA ES forklift truck offers all the convenience of a diesel but with far lower running costs.
articleTHE TONERO range of counterbalanced forklift trucks from Toyota Material Handling is now offered with newly-developed Stage V compliant diesel and LPG engines.
articleYale Europe Materials Handling has unveiled the first of a new generation of high performance electric trucks for demanding applications.
articleForklift motive power has entered a new era with the arrival of an entirely new battery technology that delivers significantly longer run times and far faster charging than ever before, says Tom Burgess.
productTHE FHB40-55 counterbalance truck is designed to be comfortable for operators and easy to use, even on long shifts.
productTHE STILL NXV is a narrow aisle truck (man-down) and is said to be particularly effective in high and narrow warehouse aisles.
articleTOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING has updated and enhanced the models across its highly popular Tonero HST family of hydrostatic IC engine counterbalance forklift trucks.
articleA diverse fleet for a demanding application, these electric and diesel forklifts are matched to their tasks.
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