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In response to greater responsibilities for managers and supervisors overseeing fork lift truck operations, CFTS is urging managers and supervisors to be vigilant when it comes to Thorough Examination.
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productAppointment announced
Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) has announced the appointment of Mike Mathias, of Toyota Material Handling UK, as its new Chairman. He takes over from Richard Hayes of Brindley Lift Trucks, whose two-year term of office has seen continued growth and success.
productPromotion reflects demand
The body behind the fork lift truck industry’s own national Thorough Examination programme has responded to growing demand by promoting Shaun Prendergast to the role of Technical Manager (North).
productThorough Examination leaflet
A simple laminated leaflet, created to help fork lift engineers and competent persons explain the importance of a truly Thorough Examination, has needed to be reprinted – because so many operators, owners and users of fork lift trucks asked to keep it!
product‘Half measures’ warning
You wouldn’t wear half a suit… but every year thousands of companies get stitched up anyway by accepting half a Thorough Examination of their fork lift trucks, according to research from Consolidated Fork Truck Services – the body behind the industry’s Thorough Examination standard.
productForklift examinations
Time is money and, as any forklift manager knows, downtime can cost you crucial throughput, increasing your overheads and eating into your bottom line.
productBeware half-measure Thorough Examinations
Many businesses operating fork lift trucks may, unknowingly, be falling foul of the Law over Thorough Examinations, according to CFTS, the body behind a national standard for the Thorough Examination of fork lift trucks.
productGet to grips with Thorough Examination
At IMHX 2019, CFTS is offering visitors the opportunity to discuss what constitutes a forklift Thorough Examination – and what does not.
productCustomers urged to demand a Thorough Examination
CFTS, the body behind a UK national standard for the Thorough Examination of lift trucks, is urging owners and operators of forklifts to check that equipment has undergone an inspection at least once a year in accordance with the law.
productLift truck inspections: Clarity needed
Logistics managers are being urged by CFTS to seek clarity over forklift Thorough Examinations, after it was revealed lift trucks are involved in 50% more serious accidents than HGVs.
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