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Oct62018 by adminNo Comments
50,000 Used Trucks for Jungheinrich

50,000 Used Trucks for Jungheinrich

Industry, Manufacturer
The Jungheinrich Used Equipment Centre has delivered its 50,000th forklift The milestone vehicle was a Jungheinrich EFG 216k counterbalance forklift. Julien Caloud, sales manager at Jungheinrich in France, received the vehicle as part of a ceremonial handover at a vineyard in Radebeul, near Dresden. Jungheinrich has been restoring second-hand industrial vehicles at its site in the outskirts of the Saxon state capital since 2006. "Thanks to unique industrial reconditioning in one of the most state-of-the-art plants in Europe, our restored trucks are some of the best used vehicles, and our JUNGSTARS are just as much part of the Jungheinrich fleet as new trucks," explains Tino Alban, production manager. A continuous increase in production numbers has led to considerable expansions...
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Oct12018 by adminNo Comments
A Bright Future ahead for Fuel Cell Technology

A Bright Future ahead for Fuel Cell Technology

Batteries, Featured, Industry, Trending
Hydrogen fuel may have found a substantial use in powering these industrial machines. Fuel cell technology may be struggling for adoption among consumer vehicles, but it is proving to be quite promising for forklift trucks. These industrial movers are becoming top early adopters of hydrogen fuel cells. This use of hydrogen fuel power proved very promising at Japan’s largest logistics trade show. The hydrogen fuel cell was shown to be one of the top attractions for Toyota Industries. It showed off a new 1.8 tonne forklift as well as a concept airport towing tractor model, each of which are powered by fuel cell technology. This use in forklifts and similar machinery shows that hydrogen fuel has significant potential to take off in these types of vast niche markets. Battery-based ...
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Sep252018 by adminNo Comments
Cargotec refines its strategy:

Cargotec refines its strategy:

Business, Industry, Latest
Focus on digitalisation and services continues, emphasis on customer centricity and productivity, financial targets remain unchanged Cargotec's Board of Directors has confirmed the company's refined strategy for 2019-2021. With its business areas Kalmar, MacGregor and Hiab, Cargotec will continue to work towards the vision "Becoming the global leader in intelligent cargo handling". During the current strategy period 2015-2018, the focus has been on leadership, services and digitalisation, and good progress has been made in all three areas. Services and digitalisation will continue to have a key role during the next strategy period, while leadership - still fundamentally important to the company - will now become an integrated part of Cargotec's processes. In the coming strategy pe...
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Sep242018 by adminNo Comments
Latest Digital Fleet Management Modules Revealed by Linde

Latest Digital Fleet Management Modules Revealed by Linde

Industry, Logistics, Manufacturer
Linde Material Handling has revealed new modules for its ‘connect’ fleet management system at the Intralogistics Safety Forum, held in Aschaffenburg on September 20. The digital applications ‘Zone Intelligence’ and ‘Truck Mapping’ aim to utilize various technologies to make the use of industrial trucks even safer and more transparent. Zone Intelligence will be available both as a retrofit solution and ex works from the beginning of next year and is claimed as another significant step towards greater safety in halls and other indoor environments. Currently, drivers themselves can determine speed and to what extent they reduce this speed at crossings or in narrow aisles. The same applies to driving with the lift mast raised too far. Collisions with roller shutters or ceiling supports caus...
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Sep212018 by adminNo Comments
Mentor FLT Training to showcase Forklift Refresher Risk Calculator

Mentor FLT Training to showcase Forklift Refresher Risk Calculator

General, Industry
Mentor FLT Training has confirmed that its team will be on-hand throughout the National Forklift Safety Convention on 3rd October to help delegates better understand the risk rating of their current operations and how it informs their potential refresher training period. In the event’s exhibition, Mentor FLT Training will showcase its Forklift Refresher Risk Calculator, which was launched as part of National Forklift Safety Month. The free, online tool was developed by Mentor FLT Training, in its role as FLTA Safety Partner, as part of National Forklift Safety Month (Safetember). Designed for use with PCs, tablets and phones, the tool allows employers – in a just a few minutes and at no cost – to determine their risk, while gaining best practice advice on key subjects, with result...
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Sep192018 by adminNo Comments
Closing date for the FLTA Awards for Excellence 2019 is approaching

Closing date for the FLTA Awards for Excellence 2019 is approaching

FLTA, Industry, News
Even though this year's winners are still basking in the glow of their Archie wins, the juggernaut rumbles on. With the 2019 Awards firmly in the FLTA's sights, we are turning to the industry for companies and individuals to get involved, helping us to reward excellence and be rewarded, too. Plans are already well underway for the Awards' 25th outing. Yes, indeed: 25 years of being the standout night of the materials handling calendar. We have exciting things in the works, a top-quality host in Mark Durden-Smith and now we just need your help. There are all sorts of ways to get involved in the awards (not least of which is simply buying a ticket and joining us on the night). The closing date is the last working day of October so interested parties had better be quick! Enter a p...
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Sep182018 by adminNo Comments
Coming to a town near you – VR Forklift Driver Training

Coming to a town near you – VR Forklift Driver Training

Business, Featured, Industry
The manufacturing industry continues to be challenged with a shortage of skilled workers. A survey of manufacturing executives conducted by the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte ranked access to a highly skilled, flexible workforce as the most important factor in their success—20 percentage points higher than other factors, such as new product innovation or increased market share. While the need for skilled labour increases, so do consumer demands. These heightened demands, both for talent and quick turnaround times, are presenting the material handling industry with a big challenge. Shrinking the Skills Gap To address this concern, the industry is looking for innovative ways to attract new talent to fill these positions and reach higher operator proficiency levels efficiently....
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Sep132018 by adminNo Comments
New Assessor course from the RTITB

New Assessor course from the RTITB

General, Industry, Training
The RTITB Instructor Academy has launched a new Assessor course to help employers cost effectively check whether lift truck operators have the correct training and skills to work safely in their business. The new Lift Truck or MHE (Materials Handling Equipment) Operator Assessor course enables employers to acquire in-house skills and knowledge for assessing and reporting on an operator’s abilities, without the need to invest in training staff as Lift Truck Instructors. Qualified Operator Assessors will be able to conduct pre-employment assessment, return to work after absence assessment, ongoing periodic assessment (between refresher training), post-incident assessment and post-near miss assessment and create appropriate, compliant records of all assessments that have taken place. ...
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Sep72018 by adminNo Comments
The road to a greener future with Calor BioLPG the fuel of tomorrow

The road to a greener future with Calor BioLPG the fuel of tomorrow

General, Industry, News, Trending
Implementing sustainable business strategies across the value chain has never been so urgent, and FLT fleet managers can play a vital role in helping the UK move towards a greener future, in line with the country’s legislative and environmental ambitions. To help the UK meet its lower carbon commitments, a new, renewable fuel has been developed: BioLPG, which is available exclusively from Calor. Building upon the already established benefits of LPG for the FLT industry, BioLPG is chemically identical to conventional LPG but created from renewable, ethically sourced feedstocks, such as organic plant materials, vegetable oil and animal fats. This means it is a ‘drop-in’ fuel and – as a result – there is no need for you to alter any equipment, appliances or supply infrastructure if you...
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Sep42018 by adminNo Comments
New appointment at Yale

New appointment at Yale

Business, Industry, Manufacturer
Michael Ganem has been promoted to Area Business Director, Southern Europe for Yale Europe Materials Handling. The Parisian will lead the Southern European team in continuing the development of the Yale® brand across the region. The spotlight will remain on driving the established dealer network to grow profitable market share, as well as providing support to new dealer start-ups. Ganem joined the company in 2007 as a Territory Manager, before progressing to Major Account Manager, Major Account Sales Manager, and Director of Business Development and Major Accounts. Prior to this he studied electronics at university before going on to work in various sales positions in the materials handling equipment sector. Commenting on his new role, Michael said: “I have spent much of my career...
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