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  Lift West Limited is pleased to be able to offer its support to Mind in Somerset in relation to its campaign to promote and raise awareness of mental health in the materials handling community. To this end we are proud to introduce the newest member of our hire fleet, Mervyn the Mind forklift. Painted purple to stand out from the crowd, Mervyn already has customers approaching Lift West to hire him to show support for the amazing work Mind in Somerset carries out. As part of their offer of support Lift West has agreed to donate 10 per cent of Mervyn’s hire income to the mental health charity. When asked for comment Steve Potter, managing director of Lift West said: “Mental health is an important topic that impacts many aspects of our day to day lives and we were delighted w...

When Amvar Group, TCM dealer for the West Midlands, became a Member of the Fork Lift Truck Association in 2015, the company was keen to reflect its status as a professional, high-quality supplier and service provider. Managing Director Malcolm Mitchell explains: “We have been trading for more than 20 years and have built an excellent customer base in the local area. “We wanted to move to the next level and our FLTA Membership has given us the recognition we were looking for. Our team has made good use of the technical and legal knowledge base which is readily available to Members, and the logical next step was to take advantage of the FLTA Member Audit.” A strictly confidential process, the Audit examines Member companies to ensure they are fulfilling the agreed criteria for M...

When fruit and veg wholesaler, T.G. Fruits, wanted a cleaner alternative to its IC engine trucks, it approached Mitsubishi dealer, Alto Handling for help. The company required trucks with a 1.5t capacity that can operate inside and outside and which can handle boxed fruit and veg. The electric EDiA EM truck offered a solution. It delivers an all-weather performance in a cleaner, cost-effective way. Colin Ivory, managing director of Alto Handling, says: “There is a definitive movement towards electric trucks. “They produce less noise and pollution, are fume-free, more economical and are better for the environment. It’s a straight forward alternative – electric is the way to go.” T.G. Fruits ordered 4 EDiA EMs with modified waterproof cabs for the drivers and red Safety Zone li...

Aberdeen-based Bear Handling Ltd, which specialises in handling equipment across Scotland and the oil & gas industry and is the Hyundai forklift distributor for the region, has secured a brand-new customer, leading engineering services company, TEXO Group. The company has just taken delivery of four new Hyundai forklift trucks from Bear Handling – two 160D-9 ‘s, which are 16,000kg load capacity diesel machines, a 30D-9E and a 30D-9, which are 3000kg capacity diesel forklifts. The machines are working at TEXO’s purpose-built facility in Westhill, Aberdeen, and the company’s fabrication facilities, at the Port of Dundee providing shipyard fabrication support, warehousing duties, loading, container and module handling. Richard Lamb, Managing Director TEXO Accommodation said, “We...

Briggs Equipment has completed the acquisition of Balloo Hire Centre Ltd, one of Northern Ireland’s largest tool and plant hire businesses, a move that represents the latest milestone in a programme of growth that seeks to build on the core strengths of the asset management and engineering services specialist. Balloo provides Northern Ireland’s business and domestic markets with plant and tool hire. Balloo’s fleet totals almost 10,000 units across a product range of more than 650 items, which makes it one of the largest and most versatile ranges in the industry. Balloo has over 120 employees and operates from five locations in Northern Ireland including their head office in Belfast, Bangor, Lisburn, Ballyclare and Glenavy. This acquisition will strengthen Briggs’ hire capability in N...

Solution MHE, a Bristol-based forklift dealership, has agreed a deal which will see them offer Jungheinrich fork trucks. This deal will provide customers of Solution MHE – with a range of warehouse transportation equipment that will help drive efficiency around storage areas. “We feel like we have found the right partner in Jungheinrich, the range, the pedigree that comes with the name, the diversity of the product range, and the in depth knowledge of our industry from a manufacturer is immense, so I feel it fits perfectly with our own reputation, that we have worked tirelessly to achieve” Frank Smith, Managing Director of Solution MHE has stated. Jungheinrich is well-known for its innovative warehousing logistics that make work easier and more productive, this is now a field Sol...