Good practice spreads overseas
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.
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.
A UK-based manufacturer of materials storage and handling equipment is urging specifiers and plant managers to make sure they check their steel components suppliers are CE compliant to ensure all purchases meet the performance, health and safety requirements of their projects.
Exemplifying the results that can be achieved through a crane modernisation programme is Konecranes’ extensive refurbishment of the river Tyne’s most historic Hammerhead heavy lifting crane, which worked on maritime vessels Ark Royal and HMS Illustrious in the golden era of the North East shipyards.
Businesses that own, operate or have control over lifting equipment must be familiar with the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER).
DENIOS has brought yet another product innovation in hazardous materials storage to the market with the Multistore.
In Wild Water Racing, Great Britain has a long established history of competing with distinction at an international level.
A major high street retailer of domestic white goods and electrical equipment required a bespoke pallet elevator for its new factory and approached Lancashire based Blackstar Handling Systems, in partnership with Keymas to provide a solution.
Bradshaw Electric Vehicles, a leading manufacturer of industrial electric vehicles, has provided a bespoke tow tractor to a dump truck manufacturing company, in order to provide a material handling solution.
Fibrelite can now provide a lightweight alternative to traditionally used heavy concrete and metal access covers for areas imposing particularly high wheel loads – such as aircraft pavements, taxiways of civil airports, shipping ports and dockyards.
From 1 September 2015, the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) will be running its ambitious, month long safety campaign – Safetember.
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