The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) has announced that its long-serving Secretary-General, James Clark is to retire from his position at the end of 2020. After a successful career as a wheat buying director in the UK Flour Milling industry, James joined BITA in 1996. His tenure as Secretary-General has …
Read More »BITA updates Covid-19 safety protocols
The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) – the UK trade association for manufacturers and suppliers of forklift trucks and associated components and services – has received key Government recognition for its innovative action in helping to ensure the materials handling industry remains safe and fully operational during the Covid-19 pandemic. …
Read More »FLTA creates online resource for latest COVID-related information
In light of an ever-changing landscape for all those in the materials handling and logistics sectors, the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has created a dedicated section of its website for information on COVID-19. Developed to provide clear, concise guidance, the COVID-19 Resource Centre will deliver up-to-the- minute and highly …
Read More »FLTA Awards and regional meetings postponed
The 26th annual FLTA Awards for Excellence, which had been due to take place on Saturday 21st March has officially been postponed in light of the current coronavirus pandemic. At present there isn’t a timetable for when the event will be rescheduled, but the FLTA is monitoring the situation and …
Read More »F-TEC sponsors top industry award
The Forklift Training Engineering Centre (F-TEC), has announced its sponsorship of The Safety Award at the prestigious Awards for Excellence 2020. The Awards for Excellence is the biggest annual event in the materials handling industry calendar bar none. The FLTA Awards will be returning to the Hilton Metropole at the …
Read More »Could this clear up end-of-term rental disputes?
FLTA guide clarifies the difference between abuse and fair wear & tear With more than 60% of all new trucks acquired on long term rental, it’s no surprise that there can be real issues when trucks are returned at the end of the term. Indeed, according to Tim Waples, CEO …
Read More »Jury casts its votes ahead of the FLTA Awards for Excellence 2020
Tickets are now on sale for the big reveal: 21st March at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole hotel The Jury has met. The votes have been cast and counted. All that remains is for the results to be announced at the biggest, most breathtaking night in the materials handling calendar: the …
Read More »Linde announced as finalist in the FLTA awards
Linde Material Handling has been nominated as a finalist in the Safety and Ergonomics category at the forthcoming FLTA awards. The Fork Lift Truck Association Awards for Excellence (FLTA) is an annual event that recognises the best in industry through engineering and design excellence. The awards aim to celebrate those …
Read More »Yale precision control tiller head selected as FLTA Awards 2020 finalist in two categories
Yale Europe Materials Handling announced as a finalist in the Ergonomics and Innovation categories of the Fork Lift Truck Association Awards 2020 with its precision control tiller head. Awards ceremony to take place at The Hilton Metropole at the NEC Birmingham on 21st March 2020. Yale Europe Materials Handling is …
Read More »FLTA unveils two major new sponsors for the Annual Awards for Excellence 2020
Two of the foremost companies in the materials handling industry have seized the opportunity to become sponsors of the Fork Lift Truck Association Annual Awards for Excellence 2020. Carrylift and F-TEC will join an elite group of sponsors and supporters that already reads like a who’s who of the industry, …
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