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Toyota Australia together with Toyota Material Handling Australia and Toyota Fleet Management will be introducing a fleet of autonomous Autopilot vehicles in to its Altona warehouse from its operation start in 2020. Manufactured in Sweden by Toyota Material Handling Europe, the fleet itself will consist of six Autopilot Tow Trucks (TAE500) and one Autopilot Reach […]

In the future, Jungheinrich and aerial work platform and telehandler rental specialist Riwal, will work together internationally to rent their equipment. Jungheinrich will use Riwal aerial work platforms for logistics centres, while Riwal will be able to offer Jungheinrich forklifts in other segments. The aim is to create a global one-stop shop for forklift trucks, […]

The Crosby Group is intending to acquire Gunnebo. The leading global provider of lifting, rigging, and material handling hardware has entered into an agreement to acquire Gunnebo Industrier Holding AB from Segulah, a Nordic private equity firm, and all closing conditions have been satisfied. Gunnebo Industries is a global leader in innovating, developing, manufacturing and […]

Konecranes stacking cranes are used by Cogent’s integrated logistics hub with a rooftop container depot a world first and currently the only one in existence One of the largest integrated logistics hubs in Singapore, Cogent One-Stop Logistics Hub, houses a world’s first – a cutting-edge rooftop container depot that enables the facility to provide its […]

Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, announced today that it has been named among Forbes Magazine’s “America’s Best Employers” for 2019. “We are honoured to receive this distinction as a celebration of our employees’ efforts to help make Crown a great place to work and build a successful career,” said […]

The Raymond Corporation hosted more than 150 high school students at its headquarters in Greene, New York, on 17 May, for the company’s inaugural Engineering Day. Students from more than nine schools across the Southern Tier of New York learned about career opportunities within engineering and its multitude of disciplines. “At Raymond, our goal is […]

The UK Accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport (ABA) has announced new national standards for the testing of powered pedestrian truck operators. The ABA developed the new standards following its October 2018 summit in Coventry. The meeting was attended by a large number of representatives from industry organisations, such as the Health & Safety Executive […]

As part of 2019’s year of celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of its foundation, the UK  Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced that HRH The Princess Royal will be the Guest of Honour at this year’s UKWA Annual Lunch and Awards. UKWA CEO, Peter Ward, said, “2019 is a momentous year for UKWA and we are absolutely delighted […]

Thousands of businesses operating forklift trucks may, unknowingly, be falling foul of the law over their Thorough Examinations. Studies have shown that 93% of UK managers overseeing lifting operations believe that their Thorough Examination, as the name suggests, checks the entire truck. However, the UK’s Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS), the body behind a national […]

UK company Red Rooster Lifting Ltd celebrates 30 years of delivering powered lifting and load measuring solutions to projects as diverse as St Paul’s Cathedral in London and the new Queensferry Crossing across the Forth in Scotland. Founded in 1989 Red Rooster has grown from three staff working out of a small unit in Altens, […]