articleAccording to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), some businesses allow lift truck “training” to simply be carried out by a forklift operator, who may or may not be correctly trained themselves, rather than using professional lift truck instructors. RTITB warns of the dangers of ‘casual’ training and confirms best practice.
articleAisle-Master articulated forklifts offer unbeatable space saving, cost effective and productive storage and handling, and with lift heights of up to an impressive 15m as seen on the cover of this month’s issue, they enable every inch of available space in the warehouse to be exploited.
newsA Fork Lift Truck Association Alert states 12 Still forklifts have been stolen from Wincanton premises in Daventry.
articleEuropean Handling Equipment, best known for its Warrior brand of handling products, held Open Days last month to showcase products from its Taiwanese partner manufacturers Tailift and Noveltek.
articleTCM’s SRD 200 double stacker forklift focuses on important operational benefits; greater efficiency with long-distance capacity.
articleA man who was crushed under his forklift truck at a Grantham company would have survived if he was wearing his seatbelt, an inquest at Grantham Magistrates Court was told.
articleThe long planned market surveillance regulations are still not on the EU statute book. James Clark, BITA Secretary General examines why there has been such slow progress around these hugely important regulations.
articlePeter Harvey, Chief Executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association, looks at the key issues affecting fork truck safety and outlines its most ambitious safety initiative yet: the Safer Site Programme.
articleThere is a serious problem in the fork lift truck industry that is killing people. The good news however, is that we now know about it and we also know how to fix it. Dave Sparrow, MD of AITT (Association of Industrial Truck Trainers) explains.
productResponding to the increasing demands on forklifts in warehouse and distribution operations for greater productivity combined with safety and economy TCM has introduced a new compact low lifter with a load capacity of up to two tons.
articleTCM’s SRD 200 double stacker forklift focuses on important operational benefits; greater efficiency with long-distance capacity.
articleLinde Material Handling prides itself on its extensive range of reach trucks available for any application. Now adding value to the new range of R14-R20 reach trucks is the new intelligent operator-assist system – Dynamic Mast Control.
articleClark has launched the Clark Compact, a series of new warehouse equipment for both industrial applications and commercial use.
productIntroducing a wide range of new electric pallet trucks and stackers, Baoli Material Handling Europe has extended its portfolio of warehouse equipment for the European market.
articleThe trucks are designed to optimise operator performance and safety, with travel speeds up to 12.5 km/h and load capacity of up to 2,000 kilograms.
productConcerned by the lack of training provision for those in leadership roles, the Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) has developed the UK’s first comprehensive accreditation standard for the training for lift truck managers and supervisors.
newsThe Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has announced that renowned rugby veteran and TV presenter Martin Bayfield will host the FLTA Annual Awards for Excellence in February 2016.
newsThe name change aims to avoid potential confusion following the firm’s spin-off from NACCO Industries in 2012.
articleHyundai has launched a newly designed range of high-performance diesel counterbalance trucks ranging in lift capacity from 2.2 to 3.3 tonnes.
productNorthampton-based Hitec Lift Trucks has become the first UK based Cesab dealership to achieve certification in ASEC, the only worldwide quality programme of its kind in the material handling industry.
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