productKingsbury Builders Merchants’
location in London’s Kentish
Town is convenient for local
customers, but the cost of land posed
a potentially expensive problem for
the company’s plan to expand its
range of timber. By repl
productThe MAP3 mobile access platform,
developed by Abex to ensure safer
practices when working at height,
has won the UK Fork Lift Truck
Association’s 2010 Award for safety.
Martin Connop, MD, accepted the
‘Archie’ award f
productToyota Material Handling has
delivered strong results for 2009,
with increased market share and
some important contract wins. To
support its offering for 2010 and
beyond, depots in Sittingbourne and
Quedgeley have been
productA Still reach truck with a fuel cell
drive is being tested at BASF Coatings
in Münster. Others involved in the
project are Hoppedcke (fuel cell
system developer), Linde Gas
(hydrogen fuelling station) and the
federal st
productThe latest 1.5 to 5.5t IC engine
counterbalance products from
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks come
with a new design, new specifications
and a new name – Grendia.
Mike Jones, general manager, says:
“The name means green di
productWessex-based independent timber
and building merchants, Sydenhams,
has just taken delivery of three new
Lancer 5t LQ 50 sideloaders. The
trucks were procured by Sydenhams’
materials handling partner, Lift West,
after ca
productContact Attachments has supplied a
pair of specially designed fork
extensions to dedicated provider of
components for aircraft gas turbine
jet engines, Orange Aero.
David Manuel, technical sales
consultant at Contact
productIndependent third party logistics
(3PL) service operator, Bowker,
provides a range of contract
distribution and dedicated and shared
user warehousing services from three
strategically located facilities at
Preston, Leyl
productThe rugged mobile computer
business of EMS Technologies, LXE,
has released two updates to its Trux
line of rugged Vehicle Mount
computers. The VX8 Kärv and VX9
Förj incorporate sharper LED backlit
displays, Intel Atom a
productAlliance Flooring Distribution has
improved materials handling
performance at its warehouse in
Kidderminster by working closely
with Atlet. Storage capacity has been
maximised and the time products
spend on site before
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