When something goes wrong and a forklift has an accident, everyone’s involved: the victim, workmates, the manager. Those in charge are also accountable. So maybe it’s time to do everything possible to avoid it happening on your site? The perfect starting point would be to join the Safe User Group. Created by the leading independent authority on the fork truck industry, the Fork Lift Truck Association, it offers expert advice in no-nonsense language; practical resources and case histories from companies who have improved safety at low or no cost. Safe User Group members enjoy benefits including: exclusive safety resources; notification of new fork lift legislation; and a unique step-by-step safety programme.
This article was first published in the August 15th 2022 issue of Warehouse & Logistics News, subscribe to the magazine by clicking here.
Combilift’s presence at this year’s IMHX will be hard to overlook. Around 16 models will be exhibited across a number of stands, which offer a snapshot of the increasingly diverse range of products that the company now manufactures. Exhibits range from small pedestrian stacker trucks to the Combi-SC Straddle Carrier which can lift loads of over 100t.
In a joint aid campaign, Clark Material Handling International, Korea, Clark Material Handling Company, USA and Clark Europe, Germany donated baby food worth a total of 100,000 euros to Ukraine. This donation campaign was organised by the Korean parent company YoungAn and the Clark Europe headquarters in Duisburg. With this donation in kind, the Clark Family wants to ensure that the aid is not only quickly available on site, but also arrives where it is most urgently needed.
The new electric tow tractors Linde P120 to P350 and the Linde W20 and W30 platform trucks have been completely revised in terms of performance and ergonomics. The robust and powerful P120 – P350 electric tow tractors transport loads of up to 35 tons at top speeds of up to 25 kilometers per hour. Six models with different towing capacities ensure a perfect fit for each application.
Stand-in stackers are among the safest, most space-efficient and profitable handling equipment available. UniCarriers pioneered this technology and are now welcoming the next generation of the successful ERGO A series with the 2022 models. The 2022 ERGO A series, comprising of the ASR125, ASR160, ASR200 (including initial lift models), is the latest evolution of an unprecedented success story in material handling, with improved operator functionality, new electrical architecture and even better performance.
While it is exciting to see all the innovation in the forklift sector, it is also good to know measures are in place to ensure the safety of all who use forklifts.
George Simpson
Features Editor
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