forklift trucks

As part of its strategy to streamline intralogistics processes and reduce the impact of the labour crisis on its business, Primafruit – a leading name in the fresh produce industry – has introduced a fleet of fully automated counterbalanced trucks from Toyota Material Handling’s Autopilot range at its Vale of Evesham-based production and storage facility. […]

The UK’s fastest growing accrediting body for the training of operators of workplace transport equipment has reported strong growth throughout 2022. As the only membership-run accrediting body in its sector, AITT managing director Liam Knight believes it is the most effective way to deliver and maintain the highest training standards for operators, instructors, tutors and […]

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a comprehensive five-year service agreement with a Swedish steel producer including the provision of equipment, parts and service personnel. The order, which is valued at 25 million euro, was booked in Cargotec’s 2022 Q4 order intake. The service agreement will come into effect from the beginning of January 2023. […]

Parker Hannifin, a global leader in motion and control technologies, is launching a set of next-generation pre-compensated load sensing (LS) valves, as part of the VA Series, designed specifically for highly demanding mobile machinery applications including: forklift trucks, material handling cranes and reachstackers. The performance of the VA Series mobile directional control valves ensures outstanding […]

For its inaugural Archies event UKMHA chose the theme of Hollywood Glamour and from the moment the capacity audience entered the VIP Lounge there was a real sense of  dinner and the awards ceremony hosted by Mark Durden-Smith. “It was a fantastic night and we’d like to extend huge congratulations to all the winners” said […]

Carolina Handling is the exclusive Raymond Solutions and support centre in the Southeast of the USA for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida’s Central time zone territory. On 10 October the company will attempt to create the world’s largest pallet painting when it hosts The Patriotic Pallet Project at Greenville Downtown Airport in […]

Jungheinrich is launching two new series of robust electric forklift trucks worldwide. The new EFG forklifts are cost-effective entry-level models for classic transport and stacking tasks between 1.6 and 3t. From now on, in addition to Jungheinrich’s well-known high-performance electric forklifts, the company will also be offering its customers basic models for light to medium-duty […]

The arguments for why electric forklifts are better than diesel are well rehearsed. But, for many, a nagging doubt remains: what about ramps and steep slopes where there’s the very real possibility of power drop-off? These issues have been addressed by Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks with its new, patent-pending,  AutoBoost feature. According to Stewart Gosling of […]

As the US state of California plans to ban the sales of new propane and diesel-powered trucks starting in 2026, it has already introduced an incentive program for switching to zero-emission forklifts in 2022. The Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project (CORE) has $125,000,000 to spend on subsidies to encourage California businesses to purchase or lease zero-emission […]

Narrow Aisle Ltd – the VNA materials handling solutions specialist – recently hosted a series of distributor open days at its UK Flexi Truck manufacturing plant in Great Bridge, West Midlands. Attended by some 150 visitors, the three open days gave guests the opportunity to see some of the recent additions to the Flexi Truck […]