Good practice spreads overseas

Posted on Friday 1 January 2010

Fork lift truck users in Jersey can now benefit from assured standards in Thorough Examination, as 4fleet, part of 4group, has become the first Channel Islands company to gain CFTS accreditation.

Mike Mathias, Chairman of CFTS (Consolidated Fork Truck Services), said: “The regulations governing Thorough Examination on Jersey have different names but essentially they cover much the same as ours in the UK – and the arguments in favour of CFTS Thorough Examination are just as strong.”

Without the CFTS procedure and code of practice there is a risk of Thorough Examinations failing to comply with the law – allowing safety defects to go unnoticed and putting the fork lift user at risk of prosecution.

For Jersey-based 4group, which provides a wide range of materials handling, transport, construction, electrical, power generation and other equipment for hire, sale or as managed packages, CFTS accreditation is seen as another important way of ensuring customer confidence, as MD Nigel Blandin explains: “UK businesses have long recognised and enjoyed the extra reassurance of the CFTS mark and we want nothing less for our customers in Jersey.”