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Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, is using this month’s National Forklift Safety Day, sponsored by the Industrial Truck Association (ITA), to emphasise the importance of taking a holistic approach to safety that brings a consistent focus on safety management and stresses the important role everyone plays in a safer […]

Established in the United States in 2013 by the Industrial Truck Association (ITA), National Forklift Safety Day is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of the safe use of forklifts and the importance of proper operator training. Last year the event was picked up in the BITA (British Industrial Truck Association) and was supported […]

The crane, rigging, and specialised transportation industry relies on people with technical skills, but faces a shortage of qualified workers. In order to promote the career opportunities in this fast-paced, high-tech sector, Lift & Move USA connects students and educators with the people, equipment, and companies that work in crane, rigging, and specialised transportation operations. […]

ITI is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of overhead crane repair and technician training specialist Triple Phase Training (TPT). Through the integration of TPT, ITI will expand its services to include training solutions for overhead crane repair technicians, inspectors, and operators. As part of the acquisition, TPT founders Jennifer and Dain Wyman will join […]

Haulotte is taking advantage of the activity slowdown to perform training sessions. Training remains a vital part of the aerial industry and so Haulotte UK has made good use of the time available during this unprecedented crisis, to provide their workshop engineering teams with fully comprehensive internal training. With courses covering repair and maintain on […]

Guidance has been issued by the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) to assist those using mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), mast-climbing working platforms (MCWPs), construction lifts and hoists to work safely and minimise the risk of spreading coronavirus. The new document has been developed and reviewed by IPAF’s safety experts and members with specialist knowledge […]

Narrow Aisle Ltd., a leading pioneer of very narrow aisle (VNA) equipment, has launched a new programme of advanced training courses for operators of its Flexi articulated warehouse reach trucks. The new courses are designed to ensure operators of the latest models in the Flexi ACiON range have the skills to make optimum use of […]

Companies are urged to prioritise training as forklift operators are classed as key workers. With greater focus on the nation’s supply chains than ever before, operators of materials handling equipment will be key to ensuring the continued delivery of vital goods around the country over the coming weeks and months. The UK’s Association of Industrial […]

As the official Safety Partner for the UK’s National Forklift Safety Convention, Mentor FLT Training was invited to use the occasion to launch its hard-hitting Forklift Safety Insights report to a packed audience of professionals responsible for on-site safety. Organised by the Fork Lift Truck Association at the climax of October’s Safety Month, the theme […]