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Jun242019 by adminNo Comments
Hire controller apprenticeship launched

Hire controller apprenticeship launched

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The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) has launched a new trailblazer apprenticeship scheme for hire controllers. Since the new hire controller trailblazer apprenticeship secured approval from the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) in December 2018, the CPA has been working with the Construction Industry Training Board on the details of documentation and assessment. Hire controllers play a key role within plant hire companies and thus the construction industry, co-ordinating the supply of essential equipment. The aim of the hire controller (plant, tools & equipment) trailblazer apprenticeship scheme, which has been several years in development, is to attract new recruits by effectively turning a job into a profession with recognised qualifications. The apprentic...
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Jun172019 by adminNo Comments
New apprenticeship standard

New apprenticeship standard

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In a major new development for the sector, a Level 3 Lift Truck and Powered Access Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard and end point assessment (EPA) have been approved by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education. The 36-month course will be recognised by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (I/MechE), the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). Originally part of the Government’s Trailblazer initiative, the new standard is the result of industry-wide consultation coordinated by F-TEC — the forklift industry’s training facility — working in tandem with a steering group drawn from across the industry. Among the manufacturers, dealerships and industry bodies involved were Crown, Linde, Acclaim Handl...
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Jun102019 by adminNo Comments
Jungheinrich Launches UK-based Racking Spares Initiative

Jungheinrich Launches UK-based Racking Spares Initiative

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Jungheinrich has launched a new racking spares initiative, with parts now held in the UK. The new announcement will ensure easy access to required racking parts for fast fulfilment of service requests in what is a rapidly growing market. Racking spares now held in the UK include essential components, comprising uprights, beams, horizontal and diagonal bracing, nuts, bolts and more. The company says the speed in which spare parts can be attained will considerably reduce lead times and drive efficiencies, while maintaining and improving SLAs. It says the launch is “part of a continued global investment by Jungheinrich to provide dedicated local support to its expanding international customer base”. Steve Richmond, Director – Logistics Systems, Jungheinrich UK, comments: “Combine th...
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Apr282019 by adminNo Comments
Doosan leads the field at Cereals 2019

Doosan leads the field at Cereals 2019

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Doosan will be exhibiting at Cereals 2019 (stand No. 632), the UK’s top event for the arable farming industry, to be held at Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire, 12th-13th June 2019. Visitors to the Doosan stand will be able to take a close look at three fully-refurbished Doosan counterbalance trucks – a D35 3.5 tonne diesel with 6m mast, a D30 3.0 tonne diesel and a D25 2.5 tonne diesel – all available to buy from the stand. Also, on display will be a brand new entry-level workhorse, the Doosan D30GX Plus, which is a low-cost diesel counterbalance truck, perfectly suited to farmyard duties. Productivity focused farmers will be interested in Doosan’s revolutionary G2 diesel engine, which is fully compliant with all current Euro Stage lll/lllB/lV emission regulations, without requiring ...
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Apr152019 by adminNo Comments
Taking the Biscuit

Taking the Biscuit

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Based in the UK, Pladis Global is one of the fastest growing global snacking companies. The company has been dealing with Still Materials Handling for the last 15 years. Still supply the full range of materials handling equipment, from hand pallet trucks, forklift trucks to fully automated warehouse solutions. The German manufacturer have over 7,000 employees worldwide and service centres throughout the UK. Still have been supporting Pladis Global with their ongoing materials handling requirements and ever changing needs at their Ashby-de-la-Zouch site which now boasts over 25 trucks in their fleet. During the course of ongoing health and safety surveys across the site (with continuous site improvements ensuring that the workforce is kept as safe as possible), Pladis identified 2 ke...
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Mar262019 by adminNo Comments
Jungheinrich Battery-Integrated Truck Wins Design Award

Jungheinrich Battery-Integrated Truck Wins Design Award

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The Jungheinrich ETV 216i reach truck has received the iF Design Award 2019. Billed as the world’s first reach truck in which the battery has been permanently integrated into the truck design, Jungheinrich say it has consistently utilised the advantages of space-saving and powerful lithium-ion battery technology for this purpose. It claims the ETV 216i is significantly more compact than conventional reach trucks, providing greater agility and improved ergonomics, giving the operator more freedom of movement and better all-round visibility. The result is an especially user-friendly and safer warehouse, according to the Hamburg OEM. The iF Design Award is a highly regarded bauble. It honours design achievements in the disciplines of product, packaging, communication and service design...
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Mar192019 by adminNo Comments
Harsh conditions for soft paper

Harsh conditions for soft paper

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Heat, humidity, dust, abrasion – producing soft, hygienic paper is tough business and having equipment that can perform continuously in this environment is crucial to maintaining productivity. The Kimberly-Clark factory in Switzerland exclusively trusts trucks supplied by Yale® dealer, Avesco. From heavy duty forklifts to platform pallet trucks, the Yale equipment onsite operates round-the-clock and continues to impress with its ergonomics and reliability. Andreas Nussbaum is not easily impressed. The facility manager at the Kimberly-Clark Group operation in Niederbipp has seen many different materials handling providers come and go. Almost every brand has attempted at some time to prove their worth in the Swiss paper factory. For six years, this producer of Kleenex® and Hakle® h...
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Jan292019 by adminNo Comments
Kalmar champions the move to electric forklifts

Kalmar champions the move to electric forklifts

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Kalmar, a provider of automated and electrified solutions, has published a new feature which highlights the potential of electric forklifts as a “viable alternative” to diesel vehicles. While electric forklifts have existed for several years, the advent of new lithium batteries and even more powerful forklift machines has started to provoke a shift in sectors like the port and terminal industry. According to David Malmström, Business Development Manager at Kalmar Forklift Trucks, “major companies in big industries, such as the automotive industry, are driving the development in part because of environmental policies”, while “smaller companies are also switching to electric trucks”. View Kalmar’s solutions for ports and terminals in PTI’s Supplier Directory The report from K...
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Jan292019 by adminNo Comments
Kion Group plan US expansion to avoid Chinese tariffs

Kion Group plan US expansion to avoid Chinese tariffs

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Half of the vehicles that Kion sells in the U.S. comes from China every year. German-based Kion Group is planning to expand its Summerville, South Carolina factory in an attempt to stray away from a 25 percent tariff the U.S. placed on forklifts imported from China. The Wall Street Journal reports that around half of the vehicles that Kion sells in the U.S. comes from China every year. The company operates two forklift manufacturing facilities in the country. “It is worth exploring ways to expand our production in the U.S. to avoid tariffs,” Kion CFO Anke Groth told CFO Journal. The company is also scouting out additional U.S.-based suppliers that could provide parts to its Summerville parts. Several companies have made decisions to expand their U.S. manufacturing footprint...
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Jan252019 by adminNo Comments
Baoli prepares for LogiMAT 2019

Baoli prepares for LogiMAT 2019

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Baoli, a manufacturer of fork lift trucks and warehouse equipment operating in more than 80 countries around the world, will be present at the important trade fair scheduled from 19 to 21 February in Stuttgart: for the occasion, the company will present its new range of reach trucks from the ER family. This year Baoli is going to be once again the protagonist of one of the most interesting international events in the field of logistics, Logimat, to be held from 19 to 21 February 2019 in Stuttgart, Germany, where, in its stand (Hall 10-C51), it will present the new products launched in 2018 to the general public and industry professionals, raising the curtain on its latest range of ER reach trucks. This is an important milestone for the company, which has been reached after planning i...
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