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Month: October 2019

Oct202019 by adminNo Comments
Linde Material Handling Expands Lithium-ion Portfolio

Linde Material Handling Expands Lithium-ion Portfolio

Batteries, Manufacturer
Linde Material Handling is expanding its lithium-ion battery portfolio. For trucks in the load capacity range from 2 to 3.5 tons (Linde E20 to E35), the existing 24.1 kWh and 60.3 kWh battery versions have been complemented by a larger variant with 84.6 kWh capacity, which is designed for energy-intensive three-shift applications found in the paper and beverage industries, for example. A new medium-capacity battery has been added for industrial trucks in the load capacity range between 3.5 and 5 tons. Here, Linde Material Handling closes the gap between the smaller (36.2 kWh) and the larger (118.4 kWh) battery with a 66.3 kWh battery. Last but not least, a second battery size of 64.7 kWh is now available for the 6-8 ton forklift trucks as a supplement to the existing 118.4 kWh batte...
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Oct182019 by adminNo Comments
Kalmar Introduces New-Generation Heavy-Duty Forklift

Kalmar Introduces New-Generation Heavy-Duty Forklift

New Trucks
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, recently announced a new-generation version of its forklift solution for demanding loads of up to 54 tons. The Kalmar DCG380-540 is designed to offer the heavy-lifting power needed to handle the heavy loads typically seen in the stevedoring and metal industries combined with the smooth, precise control of a smaller-capacity machine. The Kalmar heavy forklift offers a new lifting experience for heavy-duty, high-capacity forklifts, with improved lifting and lowering speeds combined with load-sensing hydraulics to ensure smooth, safe handling of even the most challenging loads. It also features built-in connectivity as standard to enable customers to take advantage of the Kalmar Insight performance management tool, which provides a clear overview of fleet oper...
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Oct182019 by adminNo Comments
Ardent places £13m Manitou order

Ardent places £13m Manitou order

Dealer
Ardent hire has placed a £13m order with Mawsley Machinery for Manitou telehandlers. The order includes fifty of the 14-metre MT1440 as well as more than forty MT625, MT732 and MT932 machines and up to thirty MT625s before the end of the year. Ardent was formed in 2015 from a merger of One Call Hire and telehandler specialist Fork Rent. It still claims to have the largest fleet of telehandlers in the UK, with more than 3,600 machines. Almost all of Ardent’s telehandler fleet is the simpler rigid type, with the non-slewing upper works but Ardent is starting to build a fleet of rotational telehandlers as well. Ardent’s roto telehandler fleet which has grown from 12 to 45 units in the last 12 months and this latest order includes several MRT2150, MRT2550, MRT3050 and MRT3255 rota...
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Oct162019 by adminNo Comments
Is the Future of Forklifts All Electric?

Is the Future of Forklifts All Electric?

Industry
  Q&A with Russell Baker, Territory Manager, UK & Ireland for Hyster Europe. As the Hyster® brand celebrates its 90th anniversary and Hyster Europe marks over 20 years of producing electric lift trucks in Craigavon, UK, Russell Baker discusses how the use of battery powered forklifts is changing. Q: When did battery powered lift trucks become a focus for Hyster Europe? A: The introduction of the Hyster® XN and XNT series’ of electric forklifts back in 2008 cemented Hyster as a world class provider of low energy consumption trucks, with reduced maintenance requirements, minimised operating costs and zero emissions. Our plant in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, UK, started manufacturing battery powered trucks in 2008 and is the European source of all Hyster® 1.3 - 3.5...
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Oct152019 by adminNo Comments
Crown Marks 50 Years With New Offerings

Crown Marks 50 Years With New Offerings

Manufacturer
Crown participated in IMHX with one of its strongest line-ups ever as it marked its 50th year in the UK. Simon Barkworth, managing director - UK, Crown Lift Trucks, noted that the UK market was "just about the only market in Europe that was up this year". Barkworth conceded that some of the growth in the UK was related to Brexit: "We’re seeing additional storage facilities, and with those, you’re looking at additional racking and additional forklifts, so we’re seeing a spike." Crown used the show to debut its new ESR 1000 Series with its Gena operating system and the Xpress Lower that doubles lowering speed to increase productivity by up to 21%. "The real battleground is not travel speed because that is generally subject to speed limits. The real opportunity is how quick you g...
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Oct152019 by adminNo Comments
Combilift training the engineers of the future

Combilift training the engineers of the future

Manufacturer
Everyone likes an anniversary and a success story, and no more so than Combilift. During the 21 years since the company was established in Monaghan with just a handful of employees, it has gone on to become one of the fastest growing forklift manufacturers in the world, and the global leader in its specialist field of long load handling solutions. The product range has grown significantly since the first C-series multidirectional Combilift was launched in 1998, and at least 30 different models are now available, all of which ensure safe, space saving and productive handling and storage. Combilift’s workforce at the global HQ and manufacturing facility now numbers around 650 – an increase of 100 since it was officially opened in May 2018. But an expanding company also depends on a...
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Oct142019 by adminNo Comments
A-Plant moves into new Manchester depot

A-Plant moves into new Manchester depot

General
A-Plant has opened its biggest service centre to date near Oldham as a hub for the Greater Manchester region. The new Chadderton depot has 60,000 sqft of workshops and 18,000 sqft of office and training facilities, with more than 100 employees working there. Various divisions including A-Plant Rail, A-Plant Powered Access, Tool Hire Express, Astra Attachment Solutions, FLG Services and PSS Hire all operate from there. Chief operating officer Andy Wright said: “The investment in our new Manchester hub will support our on-going growth whilst further enhancing the service that we offer to our customers across the north. “Our new depot will allow us to serve our customers faster, and with multiple divisions housed in one hub we can also support our Manchester and northwest trad...
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Oct142019 by adminNo Comments
Boost your KPIs (not RSIs)

Boost your KPIs (not RSIs)

Featured
Pioneering armrest now available with Mitsubishi GRENDiA ES. With repetitive strain injuries (RSIs) affecting operators costing British businesses millions of pounds each year in sick pay and lost productivity, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has revealed that GRENDiA ES will be the first IC engine range to benefit from its pioneering armrest with award-winning fingertip controls. A rich heritage in aerospace has allowed Mitsubishi to lead the way in this arena. In 2015, the manufacturer launched its latest generation, which offers class-leading support: from palm and wrist to elbow and upper arms. While most associate RSIs with office workers or those handling pneumatic drills, according to Stewart Gosling of Red Diamond Distribution, the official importers of Mitsubishi forklift ...
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Oct142019 by adminNo Comments
RTITB transforms lift truck training with eTruck UK

RTITB transforms lift truck training with eTruck UK

Training
RTITB is changing lift truck training forever with its new offering, eTruck UK – a completely unique digital storytelling tool that will increase training effectiveness while reducing training time by as much as 2 days per course. “Traditionally, lift truck operator training covers the required theory and practice behind operation but is not designed with a focus on behavioural change,” says Laura Nelson, Managing Director for RTITB, the preferred workplace transport training regulatory body. “However, our new eTruck UK offering is unique, using digital storytelling to teach operators the reasons behind driver behaviour and why people may make bad decisions, alongside the relevant theory.” eTruck is an award-winning digital storytelling system, developed by MA Systems in Sweden, ...
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Oct112019 by adminNo Comments
The STILL RX 60 series of e-trucks sets new standards

The STILL RX 60 series of e-trucks sets new standards

Featured
STILL continues its successful history of the RX with a reissue of the RX 60-25/35 series. With record-breaking acceleration, a driving speed of up to 21 km/h and lift speeds which have once again been improved, the RX 60 sets new standards in the 2.5- to 3.5-ton weight class. The new drive concept with two motors offered in two performance classes, together with active cooling and shortened power transfer distances, ensures extremely short response times and maximum torque even from the first revolution. It all adds up to previously unrivalled dynamism, greater driving and goods handling performances together with pure battery-powered driving pleasure. The RX 60-25/35 is nothing short of inspiring from the very first second, with its perfect relationship between performance, availabil...
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