articleYou don’t walk away from a fork lift accident
The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) warns that fork lift accidents are anything but ‘everyday’ – the change lives in an instant.
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article7 reasons to have qualified LGV and lift truck instructors in-house
Many businesses question whether to outsource the training of LGV drivers and material handling equipment (MHE) operators, or have instructors in-house. Laura Nelson of RTITB explains some of the benefits of in-house instructors.
productDrive-away prevention system
Convenience foods manufacturer Greencore has installed Castell’s drive-away prevention system Salvo at four UK sites. The interlocking device is providing loading bay safety at Greencore’s Kiveton, Warrington, Wisbech and Park Royal facilities.
productThree new categories
Safety company Arco has launched its 2017-18 Big Book catalogue offering a wide choice in personal protective equipment (PPE) and workwear.
productSpecial edition trucks
Marking 25 years of keeping businesses in Europe, Africa and the Middle East productive, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has launched a special 25th anniversary edition of its award-winning range of warehouse and forklift trucks, explains Red Diamond Distribution.
productShifting steel safely & speedily
Managing the safe and efficient movement of 70,000 ft² steel stockholding at the Duggan Steel Group’s site in Kilkenny is now in the hands – or the forks, to be more accurate – of five Combilift 4-wheel sideloaders.
productFree safety resources
Toyota Material Handling UK will be showcasing a range of hand pallet trucks, powered pallet trucks and tow tractors that reduce manual handling, and will be on hand to provide support and free safety resources to visitors to the stand who use materials handling equipment.
productHazardous waste management
Loadhog, the transit packaging innovator, has broken into the market of removing and transporting hazardous waste, including liquids, with a reusable container with one of the highest UN certifications on the market in this category.
productPositioning for handling & manufacturing
Material handling and automated pallet storage systems require robust and reliable distance and location measurements for an efficient system. The FLS Dimetix laser sensor measures over long distances with a high degree of accuracy and reliability.
productNew online crane specification tool
Konecranes has simplified the overhead crane specification process with the introduction of its online tool, Crane Advisor.
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