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Companies encouraged to enter for chance to win honourable Safe Site accolade The Fork Lift Truck Association is calling for entries to the Safe Site category of the upcoming FLTA Awards for Excellence 2020. Organisations that have implemented initiatives to improve safety — and can provide evidence of the results …

UK’s leading training provider to release report on site shortcomings and solutions following industry survey. With October now confirmed as National Forklift Safety Month 2019, employers are being urged to take this as an opportunity to review their working procedures in a bid to drive down what industry leaders describe …

Attendees will have opportunities to develop professional skills that make a difference on site. The FLTA’s National Forklift Safety Convention 2019 will be focusing on the importance of clear communication under the theme of managing behaviours to transform onsite operations. The event is accredited to provide four Continuing Professional Development …

The Fork Lift Truck Association is calling all entries for the annual prestigious event to be held on Saturday 21st March 2020. Now in its 26th year, the FLTA Awards for Excellence is the longest running industry awards presentation of its kind, and is a highlight of the materials handling …

The Association of Industrial Truck Trainers AITT and the Fork Lift Truck Association FLTA have announced a strategic alliance aimed at maximising the flow of information, guidance and resources to those working within the forklift truck industry, as well as those owning and operating equipment on site. “It is a …

As the leading UK authority on forklift matters, the Fork Lift Truck Association FLTA is often the go-to place for members of the public with pressing lift truck queries. While a library of informative fact sheets is available on fork-truck.org.uk with detailed answers to many of the most common questions, …

Forklift safety. It’s no accident. Managing behaviours to transform on-site operations. The National Forklift Safety Convention will be held on Wednesday 30th October at the Heart of England Event and Conference Centre in Coventry. Particular interest will focus on the presentation from Kanwal Kanda, Head of Transportation at the Health …

The Fork Lift Truck Association FLTA has announced October as this year’s National Forklift Safety Month. The theme of the month will be: “Forklift Safety. It’s no accident.” In the UK, there are more than 1300 forklift-related accidents each year… which means, on average, 5 accidents every working day. And …

The Accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport (ABA) has announced new national standards for the testing of powered pedestrian truck operators. The ABA developed the new standards following its October 2018 summit in Coventry. The meeting was attended by a large number of representatives from industry organisations, such as the …

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 …