A new fully integrated handling and storage business will provide the most comprehensive product and service offering in the sector. It has been forged by joining two well-established independent companies into a single operation under the new brand of Altegra Integrated Solutions. Midlands-based Amvar Handling Solutions Limited and Lift West …
Read More »Everything you need to know about Electric Pallet Trucks
Are you keen to discover which applications pallet trucks suit best, the benefits of going electric, and the different electric pallet truck models available at TCM? Read on to find out more. Whether you are purchasing a single pallet truck or multiple forklifts, material handling equipment represents a significant investment …
Read More »Product Spotlight: How TCM’s FB Electric 3-4 Wheel Counterbalance Truck Ensures Operator Comfort
Operator safety and comfort has never been more important. Can you confidently say you’re offering your operators the best handling experience? Discover how TCM’s new, improved FB Electric 3-4 Wheel Counterbalance truck could help. Comfort might not be the first word that springs to mind when you think of material …
Read More »Amvar Group takes it to the next level
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 …
Read More »Fuel savings and smarter working for forklift fleet
Managers at George Walker Transport have been working with engineers at Sheffield-based CAM Forklift Trucks developing new techniques to improve the crucial role forklifts play in their intensive materials handling operation as part of a productivity and £1/2 million cost reduction platform. Plans to up-date their forklift fleet began back …
Read More »TCM Heavy Duty Eco Warrior
TCM is staking a claim on the heavy-duty forklift market with the re-entry of its FD60-100 range which offers both energy efficient and environmentally-compliant power units, in a series of strong and powerful model options. It means that businesses don’t need to compromise but have a real choice of solutions …
Read More »TCM – Agile, Tough and Lean
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 …
Read More »Countrywide Freight Group upgrades forklift fleet to latest TCM Trucks
Belfast-based Countrywide Freight Group, has up-dated its warehouse forklift fleet with new TCM forklifts supplied and supported by TCM’s Northern Ireland dealership W Hall. The mixed fleet of TCM forklifts includes 2.5, 3.5 and 5.0 vehicles designed for the wide range of lifting duties that Countrywide have. “Our fleet is …
Read More »Businesses struggle to understand true costs to operate a forklift truck over its working life
A national survey of businesses operating forklift trucks suggests that there are wide inconsistencies in the way total cost of ownership (TCO) is understood and calculated. It suggests that some fleet managers may be wide of the mark when the true life-time cost finally emerges. It points at potential weaknesses …
Read More »Forklift battery technology is top priority for the future
Battery technology has emerged as the top technical challenge for the future by forklift truck operators, dealers and the wider industry according to early results from a new national survey being undertaken by FLT manufacturer TCM. Interest in this area has been further stimulated by the recent government announcement that …
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