articleDoosan G2 coup for Marshall’s
Engine distributor Marshall’s Industrial is bringing the new Doosan G2 engine to the UK market.
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productBetter battery management
The new Hawker BSI40 battery status indicator provides users with a cost-effective solution to manage battery fleets for warehouse trucks and other mechanical handling equipment.
articleGNB launches turnkey project management solution
GNB Industrial Power, a division of Exide Technologies, has launched its new range of battery handling and management solutions known as Battery XTraction.
productPowercell Extends its National Coverage
Industrial battery specialist, PowerCell, has acquired a 50% stake in Sheffield-based firm Motive Power Services (MPS) as part of its nationwide expansion programme, enhancing its sales and service capability into Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland.
articleLonger contracts place strain on batteries
Extending forklift rental contracts beyond five years cuts costs, but PowerCell MD Derek Anderson asks can batteries keep pace?
productService reporting tool
The new Service Activity Report Management (SARM) system developed by EnerSys allows the company to maintain a full service profile and audit trail for its complete range of Hawker batteries and chargers for motive power applications.
articleDiesel fuelled all-rounders a hit in huge DC
3PL Itella Logistics has taken delivery of Clark forklifts for a huge new DC in Finland.
productCompact power
New compact Hawker XFC, powerbloc and powerbloc dry batteries from EnerSys are designed for smaller motive power applications that need high performance levels and long running times with reduced operating costs and enhanced sustainability.
articleLifetime costs key as Briggs secures £1m deal
A focus on lifetime cost reduction, coupled with fleet management, has secured Briggs Equipment a £1 million contract to supply 22 new Yale forklifts and extend their existing contract on 11 used machines to a global construction products company.
productHigh charge efficiency
Battery specialist Powercell has launched a new battery charger that delivers what is claimed to be the world’s highest charge efficiency: 96%.
articleFurniture Village selects Atlet for high and heavy work
Furniture Village extended the racking of its 100,000 sq ft national NDC in Milton Keynes to make full use of the building’s height. The company then sought a forklift truck supplier to provide trucks that could cope with the demands of its busy warehouse.
productAdditional 2V batteries
Providing more choice and greater flexibility to specify plug-and-play power sources that can be charged for as long and as often as required to support total operational autonomy, EnerSys has extended its range of Hawker XFC batteries with 2V cells.
articleDon’t miss the event of the year!
The Fork Lift Truck Association’s Annual Awards for Excellence show is the industry’s most prestigious awards show; a glittering celebration of the best and the brightest the UK has to offer.
articleLPG forklifts stand up to the challenge
The UKLPG says liquefied petroleum gas is an improving fuel for forklifts that has earned a place in the market and can more than hold its own in competition with electric and diesel. HSS editor Simon Duddy meets up with the association’s chief executive Robert Shuttleworth and Nick Carter, the md of industrial market specialist Lister Gases, to talk about LPG use with forklifts.
productDeep-cycle batteries
Deep-cycle battery expert, Trojan Battery Company, has been selected by Taylor-Dunn Manufacturing Co. to power its electric commercial and industrial vehicles. Taylor-Dunn’s equipment will feature Trojan’s T-605, T-105 and T-145 deep-cycle batteries, as well as Trojan’s HydroLink battery watering system.
productComplete charging systems
A year on from when the Battery Charging Systems division of Fronius International launched the Ri charging process, the company has now unveiled another development in the form of complete charging systems.
productTrusted supplier
With facilities to store 25,000 traction cells, chargers and accessories in its Cardiff warehouses, for over 10 years ESPEX Batteries has been a trusted and reliable supplier of industrial batteries in the UK.
productThe industry’s biggest event just got bigger!
New sponsor and supporters join the FLTA’s Awards for Excellence 2014.
productATEX137 certified
GNB Industrial Power has announced the successful certification of its service management, engineers and product support team, who can now perform the necessary work on explosion-protected batteries according to the Workplace Directive 1999/92/EC, also known as ATEX 137.
articleThe future of the forklift
HSS Editor Simon Duddy speaks to forklift manufacturers to ask what the future holds for this industry workhorse.
