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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, […]

TVH in the Americas (TVH), a leading provider of replacement parts and accessories for the material handling and industrial equipment industries, has moved facility in Mississauga, Ontario to a larger space.  The new facility is located at 75 Skyway Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, and has been in operation since April 8, 2019. The new warehouse is […]

The Swedish Steel Prize is an award for ideas and products that have an impact on future steel solutions, and it attracts competitors from across the world. It will be awarded on November 14th, 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden as part of the Swedish Steel Prize 2019 event. Applications are now being accepted. This year marks […]

LHA is proud to be a sponsor of Skyjack’s entry in the biannual Shitbox Rally raising money for Cancer charities. Team 19ft High Club will be taking place in the October event driving its “Shitbox” 3614km between Melbourne and Townsville. The Shitbox Rally is not a race, rather a challenge to drive cars worth just […]

The 32nd bauma Munich exhibition opened at Messe Munich on 8 April 2019 and Chinese manufacturer Sinoboom showcased six new, upgraded, electric series products with the theme of “We Are Lifting”. The new products were the GTJZ0608S, a 6m electric scissor lift; the GTJZ1212, a 12m lithium battery scissor lift; the GTJZ0407SE and GTJZ1212E, 4m […]

Customers throughout Southeast Asia and Oceania will benefit from shorter delivery time of up to five days and a significant increase in spare parts availability with the new Jungheinrich spare parts distribution centre in Singapore. A 24/7 dispatch from the distribution centre is also offered for particularly urgent customer needs. With the implementation of the […]

In the first order for its Singapore-based Asian office Corvus Energy is supplying the energy storage system (ESS) for battery-hybrid rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes by The CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering (CCCCSEE). The order is for various retrofit and newbuild deliveries by CCCCSEE’s affiliate Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co Ltd (ZPMC) in Chinese ports. Corvus […]