Winning ways
March 1st 2007 At its recent annual Awards for Excellence, the Fork Lift Truck Association paid tribute to companies and individuals who break new ground and set higher standards for the industry. A total of 10 more winners added their names to an exclusive roll of honour. As always, the Awards' four prestigious product categories were hotly contested, with a 30% increase in votes over previous years. Doosan Infracore won the Safety Award with an Operator Sensing System that acts upon the truck's transmission – standard in all its 2006 models. The Environment Award was won by the new axle design on the latest electric counterbalance range from Linde Material Handling, which virtually eliminates maintenance, and therefore reduces the environmental impact of replacement parts. The Award for Ergonomics was collected by Hubtex for its twinmasted EZK20 long load picking platform which allows two operators to carry out lifting together at their waist height. Crown's TSP 6000 turret order picker beat no less than six other contenders to win the Innovation Award, impressing voters with its performance in very narrow aisles. Also achieving 'Archies' were TVH UK as Supplier of the Year, Trevor Clifton of Briggs Equipment for his Services to the Fork Lift Truck Industry, and Jungheinrich for the rotating cab on its new EFG D30 which was named the year's outstanding Design Achievement. Peter Davies of STILL Materials Handling won the Apprentice of the Year Award, and United Fork Trucks' faithful 'Enforcer', Freda Glanville, who was named Employee of the Year. CMP Replacement sales manager, Chris Hawley, became only the eighth recipient of the industry's highest honour – the FLTA Lifetime Achievement Award. Paul Nichol, FLTA chairman, comments "These Awards play a crucial role in recognising the best in materials handling, and every finalist has achieved that status." More articles from The Fork Truck Association: | 
