MHW Magazine News and stories from the Materials Handling Industry
Stowe Woodward (one of the World’s leading suppliers of elastomeric roller coverings) in Glenrothes, Fife have recently taken delivery of a Nu-Star Super Pusher for pushing & pulling their roll handling bogies on site. As part of a recent UK restructuring programme, paper and industrial rolls from around the UK …
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Hyster announces the launch of its new technology rich, customer tailored H2.0-3.5FT internal combustion lift trucks. The new Fortens™ series, the company says, has taken a quantum leap in providing added value for customers through cost effective application solutions. The new models mark a breakthrough in how lift-trucks are designed …
Read More »Productive Power
One of the UK's leading electricity distribution businesses has received a power boost from Toyota forklift distributor, M&W Toyota Handling. M&W Toyota Handling has supplied powerful diesel trucks with five tonne and seven tonne lifting capacities to Western Power Distribution (WPD) in Exeter and Barnstaple. Delivering electricity to 2.5 million …
Read More »Komatsu Division announces the new 1.5 to 3.5 ton Diesel or LPG AX50 and BX50 series
The new AX50/BX50 forklifts, characterized by revolutionary solutions, promise to be bestsellers capable of offering numerous advantages in terms of comfort, safety and productivity. Milan, 28 June 2005 – Komatsu Division, the Komatsu Forklift Ltd. division that distributes forklift trucks in Europe, has introduced the new AX50/BX50 forklifts series to …
Read More »Forking out on safe positioning
By Mike Barton, Managing Director, B&B Attachments The use of hydraulic fork positions on forklift trucks is a cost-effective way of enhancing safety, reducing damage to the load and increasing efficiency. Forklift trucks are nowadays seen more as materials handling solutions rather than a basic vehicle to handle loads, with …
Read More »New Cesab Drago
The 2.5 – 3.5 tonne category is without a doubt one of the bands of the fork-lift truck market where demand is highest. CESAB of Bologna (Italy) has drawn on its more than sixty years' experience in the counterbalanced fork-lift truck sector to present the new CESAB DRAGO 250-300-350 IC …
Read More »New space-saving storage system for bulk packaging materials and components
Industrial storage systems specialist Couzens Storage Solutions has launched a new vertical lift system for storing bulk packaging and industrial materials and components, called TowerMat. Able to take individual items up to five tonne and 8.5m in length, TowerMat is the ideal storage and handling solution for materials such as …
Read More »The Lean Machines at Kaye Aluminium
A repeat order for a fleet of Combilift 4-way forklifts at Kaye Aluminium has confirmed the crucial contribution made by the initial consignment of trucks four years ago to the implementation of leaner operations at the company's Doncaster extrusion facilities. The Combilifts' versatility enabled the company to more than halve …
Read More »Sidetracker launches first LPG and diesel models
Sidetracker Engineering has added diesel and LPG powered models to its range of multi-direction reach trucks and side-loaders, in order meet growing demand for space-saving outdoor performance on uneven surfaces. Since its formation over 40 years ago, Derbyshire-based Sidetracker has specialised in battery-powered trucks, mainly to work in narrow aisles …
Read More »Excellent Results for Komatsu Division in 2004 and even better forecast for 2005
Komatsu Division, the European Head Office of Komatsu Forklift Co., Ltd., which manufactures and sells forklift trucks in Europe, significantly increased production and achieved excellent sales results in 2004. The news of the absolutely positive close of fiscal year 2004 arrived along with the appointment of Eiji Fukuda as General …
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