Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS), the body responsible for the fork lift truck industry's national Thorough Examination standard, has welcomed Mike Mathias of Toyota Material Handling UK to its Board and acknowledged Toyota's campaigning support.
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Shortlist of the UK's best factories announced
Aug 21, 2013
Cranfield School of Management has announced which British factories have been shortlisted for the 2013 Best Factory Awards (BFA).
The awards programme, now in its 22nd year, celebrates manufacturing excellence in the UK and is run by Cranfield School of Management in partnership with the magazine Works Management.
Palletways unveils inaugural Platinum Club
Aug 21, 2013
British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes helped Palletways to launch a new initiative to reward its members for continuously enhancing their customer service performance at its annual summer conference.
Pallet wrap health check
Aug 21, 2013
Gloucestershire-based pallet wrapping company, Golden Valley Pallet Wrap Specialists Ltd (GVPS), is offering a personalised 'packaging health check' service to help businesses wrap their palletised loads as cost efficiently as possible.
Component supplier takes the HiLOAD
Aug 21, 2013
Narrow Aisle Flexi – manufacturer of the Flexi range of articulated forklift trucks – has won a contract to supply Flexi HiLOAD articulated trucks to the Germany-based production facility of leading automotive components supplier Magna Decoma.
Ogilvie Fleet online reporting tool wins 'techie' title
Aug 21, 2013
Ogilvie Fleet, which has around 11,000 vehicles on its books, has won the Leasing and Contract Hire category of the 2013 BusinessCar Fleet Technology Awards - known in the industry as 'The Techies' they are the only prizes in fleet that reward technological innovation.
Thermo King introduces new V-600 and V-800 Series of powerful refrigeration units for city distribution
Aug 16, 2013
Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control solutions for a variety of mobile applications and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, introduces the new V-600 and V-800 refrigeration units.
Firmly at the core of Leicestershire's distribution industry
Aug 14, 2013
A Leicestershire company specialising in warehouse and distribution services for retailers such as Marks & Spencer and L.K.Bennett has unveiled its new corporate identity after investing £50,000 in a complete rebrand.
FLTA opens online nominations for Awards for Excellence 2014
Aug 14, 2013
Does your company have an excellent new product or service, or a special individual or team that deserves industry-wide recognition?
Edinburgh and Glasgow's worst roads named and shamed by Eagle Couriers
Aug 14, 2013
The worst roads in Edinburgh and Glasgow have been named and shamed by Eagle Couriers, which says it is spending £24,000 a year repairing damage to its vehicles caused by potholes.
West Port, Charlotte Square and the Western Approach Road have been named by delivery drivers at Eagle Couriers as having some of the worst potholes and broken tarmac in Edinburgh.
