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Aug152018 by adminNo Comments
Still Time to Enter IFOY 2019

Still Time to Enter IFOY 2019

Euronews, General, Industry, Manufacturer
The IFOY organisation has appointed four more jurors for the 2019 staging, including Logistics Business and www.logisticsbusiness.com editor in chief, Paul Hamblin. He is joined by Winfried Bauer, editor-in-chief of the German intralogistics journal “f+h Fördertechnik, Materialfluss, Logistik 4.0” and Gilles Solard, publisher and editor-in-chief of  French logistics magazine “Stratégies Logistique” as the newly elected jurors. Anders Karlsson was re-elected after transferring to the Swedish logistics magazine “Svensk Åkeritidning” as editor-in-chief. A total of 28 editors-in-chief of leading international logistics publications from 19 nations are now part of the IFOY jury. Once again, in spring 2019 they will test and select the world’s best intralogistics products and solutions. Th...
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Aug122018 by adminNo Comments
The TCM FB Series – Agile, tough and lean

The TCM FB Series – Agile, tough and lean

General, Industry, Manufacturer, News
The UK food and warehouse/distribution sector has hailed TCM’s best-in class FB 3-wheel electric as a boost to productivity and energy saving. Launched last year it has since seen successful uptake by businesses looking for agility, safety and lower operating costs. Advocates such as Crucial Sauce, the Birmingham-based manufacturer of over 30 sauces and chutneys up-graded its trucks to the new TCM agile electric forklifts and added extended lift capability to meet their 4.5M racking height. Tahir Amir, Crucial Sauce’s Process Manager, says the electric trucks are ideal for their food manufacturing and distribution operation. “We operate on a compact footprint, so we have 4.5M high racking and narrow aisles. Our new forklifts have much smaller turning circle and extended reach” The...
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Aug92018 by adminNo Comments
Scottish Expansion for Impact Handling

Scottish Expansion for Impact Handling

Dealer, General, Handling, Latest
Impact Handling has further strengthened its UK coverage with the acquisition of leading West Lothian handling specialist Dechmont Forklift Trucks. Dechmont will now represent Cat Lift Trucks, Konecranes heavy lift trucks, Rocla AGVs, Carer electric lift trucks and Spijkstaal tow tractors, alongside specialist brands Flexi, Combilift and Bulmor. Terry Kendrew, managing director at Impact Handling, says: "Having worked closely with Dechmont over the last few years, developing their business into a very successful Cat dealership, it was a natural progression to fully integrate their operation with Impact. The acquisition means that we are now able to supply and service our customers across Scotland directly with our entire premium brand product portfolio. "Dechmont’s excellent facil...
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Aug92018 by adminNo Comments
Refurbished Options from Hubtex

Refurbished Options from Hubtex

Euronews, General, Industry, Latest, Manufacturer
Buying a refurbished vehicle represents a good alternative to investing in expensive new forklift trucks. At its service workshop, Hubtex Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG conducts maintenance work and general overhauls to its own vehicles. As a result of the wide range of refurbishment possibilities at the manufacturer's factory, users benefit from forklifts that are particularly durable, highly productive and perfectly tailored to their new area of application. Hubtex, the manufacturer of special-purpose vehicles and multidirectional sideloaders for heavy and bulky goods, offers to refurbish used vehicles at its forklift factory in addition to its range of new vehicles. "You don't necessarily have to buy a new vehicle for every single application," explains Pascal Haack, responsible f...
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Jul92018 by adminNo Comments
The most secure Doosan electric trucks ever!

The most secure Doosan electric trucks ever!

Dealer, General, Latest
Doosan forklift trucks are well known for their many safety and security features but these three electric trucks are now more secure than ever; because they're being used in a high security compound on a public sector contract! The three brand new Doosan trucks are B25X-7 models, which are electrically powered and designed to deliver quiet, clean, efficient handling across a range of different applications in the kitchen stores and raw materials areas. All three trucks were supplied by Ability Handling as part of a public sector framework agreement for the provision of materials handing equipment and electric vehicles. In order to meet the enhanced security measures required, all three of the Doosan trucks were supplied complete with a mast lock-off system, which prevents anyone fro...
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Jul92018 by adminNo Comments
The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

General, Handling, Industry, Logistics, Top Stories
Speaking at this week’s United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) Annual Awards Lunch, Peter Ward – UKWA’s CEO, warned that global political and economic uncertainty allied to societal shifts and changing consumer behaviour is creating “a perfect storm that is driving an unprecedented pace of change within the logistics sector.” However, he added, the future offers tremendous opportunities for those companies capable of adapting their working practices to the needs of the modern commercial landscape. Peter Ward said: “The continued demise of the high street means that retailers are having to face up to the challenge of re-shaping their routes to market to meet the ever-increasing demands of technology-enabled consumers. As a result, logistics has become ‘the new retail’. “But,...
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Jul32018 by adminNo Comments
Hawthorne at 30

Hawthorne at 30

Dealer, Featured, General, Latest, News, Top Stories
Established in 1983, Hawthorne has supplied the forklift industry with quality used forklift trucks for the last 35 years and is still owned and managed by the Forsyth family.   They have been located at our current site since 2000 and continue to supply the trade and end users with a wide variety of the most popular makes & models. Toyota / Linde / Yale / Hyster / Mitsubishi / Caterpillar / Komatsu / TCM / Kalmar / Nissan / Daewoo / JCB / Manitou are just some of the manufacturers we stock. Daniel Forsyth said "As an independent dealer, we can advise you on the best machine for the job. We also specialise in  the export of quality used forklift trucks to dealers all over the world." ​"We have a fully equipped, dedicated workshop to carry out any necessary repairs to our...
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