Product Spotlight: LPG Forklift Trucks

7 September 2020

LPG forklift trucks , also known as gas-powered forklift trucks offer many benefits to businesses and their forklift operators. Not only are they often an economical purchase, but they also have superior horsepower to some of their alternatives. In many ways, they offer the best of both electric and...

6 Forklift Attachments for Improved Efficiency

11 August 2020

Forklift attachments give you extra versatility and are a great way to modify your truck to meet specific needs and requirements which a standard truck may not otherwise be able to achieve. Forklift attachments can also bring improvements in efficiency and productivity, and, most importantly, they...

The importance of Genuine Cat forklift parts

8 July 2020

Updated January 2024. Maximising forklift uptime is essential. With demand on many companies increasing, the need for forklifts to be robust and vigorous is too. That is particularly true for companies in the pharmaceutical and food industries who are currently facing unprecedented demand. Although...

Meeting the needs of the food and grocery retail industry

17 June 2020

Food and grocery businesses can have very different requirements to other businesses when it comes to materials handling equipment. And in the current climate, with so much pressure on this industry, it is more important than ever that their materials handling equipment is performing optimally. As...

Plastic against metal

28 May 2020

Can plastic safety barriers really match metal structures in protecting against forklift truck collisions? With the right materials, design and technology, yes, they can. What’s more, their flexible solutions offer important advantages over traditional solid defences. In the March edition of Eureka...

How logistics and manufacturing companies have adapted

15 May 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 across the world has had detrimental effects on many industries, including logistics and manufacturing. And although things may feel difficult for logistics and manufacturing businesses at the moment, they are needed now more than ever. When we think about our keyworkers, we...

Air is the last thing you want in your shipment

12 May 2020

In modern logistics, managers leave no stone unturned to reduce costs and boost efficiency and so transporting air makes no sense. In a recent article for Eureka Magazine, the online magazine for the materials handling professional, Gian Schiava looked at how to increase packaging efficiency whilst...

Life in a digital world - logistics

27 April 2020

Last month Gay Sutton wrote an article for Eureka Magazine, which cut through the hype and assumptions around big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning to discover how the vast swarm of continuously flowing online data is being channelled cost-effectively to enhance logistics and supply...

A change is going to come in logistics

17 April 2020

Writing for Eureka Magazine, the online magazine for materials handling professionals, Ruari McCallion looks at how changes in consumer purchasing habits require the logistics and materials handling industry to adapt quickly and adopt Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. Here’s a summary of...

Managing social and environmental responsibilities

6 April 2020

We all have a responsibility to keep on top of your environmental and social impacts. Not only do we need to be mindful of our carbon footprint, we also need to consider our impact on our local neighbours. It’s all about doing our best for the wider environment while simultaneously managing our...