newsBITA and college to set up ‘forklift academy’
BITA has teamed up with City of Bristol College to deliver a forklift industry apprenticeships initiative.
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newsDoors open at BITA Academy
The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and City of Bristol College have cemented their new strategic partnership with the official opening of the BITA Academy by Jack Lopresti MP.
productTruck sales buoyant
BITA (the British Industrial Truck
Association) says orders for forklift
trucks increased by 20% in 2011,
continuing the recovery from the
market low point two years ago. In
the year to December 2011, members
reported s
productBITA members optimistic
The latest qualitative survey, carried out for BITA by Oxford Economics, indicates that 40% of BITA members are more optimistic about general economic prospects than they were six months ago, with the remainder feeling the same – but none feeling less optimistic.
productBITA reports increase in forklift truck sales
The second quarter of 2014 has seen an 18% quarter-on-quarter rise in forklift trucks sales, with 7851 sales recorded in Q2 2014 compared to 6615 for the same quarter of 2013 – a total increase in sales of 1236 trucks.
productBITA issues winter fuel warning
With the worst of the winter weather for the UK probably still to come, forklift trade association BITA is urging companies to ensure correct storage of fuel – and to check the specific fuel requirements in light of changing emissions legislation and the requirements of modern engines – particularly around the use of biodiesel and ultra low sulphur diesel.
productDedicated training centre
BITA Academy, industry-led organisation that delivers apprenticeships in materials handling equipment (MHE) engineering, has announced that it will now be known as F-TEC (Forklift Training Engineering Centre).
productBITA predicting a modest recovery
BITA (British Industrial truck
association) has predicted a modest
recovery for the lift truck market in
2010 with prospects for stronger
growth in the medium term
tempered by an uncertain economic
situation and conside
productBrexit ‘not as bad as feared’ says BITA
The latest Forklift Truck Market Outlook for 2016 produced by Oxford Economics on behalf of BITA suggests that the economic impact of Brexit might not be as significant as other forecasters are predicting.
productMood moderates as Brexit uncertainty continues
The Forklift Truck Market Outlook for 2016, produced by Oxford Economics on behalf of BITA, reveals that member confidence has softened in line with the slowing prospects for the UK economy.
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