DEL has launched the Quick-Lift programme where two popular column lift models are available for express delivery within 72 hours of an order being made. DEL offers one configuration of the DL500 MK5 configuration and one configuration of the DL500 GP MK5 as part of the Quick-Lift programme. Up to… Read more »
Volvo Trucks hoovers up more business at W M Donald
Civil engineering contractors W M Donald has added another Volvo to its fleet – taking delivery of a new FMX 540 Globetrotter, mounted with a triple fan suction excavator. The striking 8×4 Tridem rigid, decked out in the firm’s deep blue livery, will be used to help the Aberdeen-based business… Read more »
The first Fassi F1450R-HXP Techno is already operational in Finland
Just two months on from the presentation of the new ‘top of the range’ Fassi F1450R-HXP Techno, the market has demonstrated its appreciation for its many features, and the first model is already operational in Finland. It is a further demonstration of the efficiency and manufacturing capacity of Fassi Gru. Being in… Read more »
Online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum invests in new Toyota forklift fleet to deliver growth strategy
Online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has invested in a new fleet of more than 50 electric-powered Toyota lift trucks to help deliver its ongoing growth strategy. Including state-of-the-art reach and counterbalance models, as well as powered pallet trucks and order pickers, the trucks have been deployed at the company’s 277,000… Read more »
Eddie Stobart upgrade with new Flexi Truck models
Eddie Stobart Contract Logistics has upgraded the materials handling equipment at a site in Magna Park, Lutterworth, with the introduction of state-of-the-art Flexi Truck articulated very narrow aisle (VNA) forklift technology. Eddie Stobart has operated articulated trucks across its UK business for several years and the new Flexi Truck models… Read more »
New crane-equipped FL is the latest Volvo to deliver the goods for LLIW building supplies
Lliw Building Supplies has taken delivery of a new Volvo FL 250 4×2 rigid equipped with rear mounted crane, continuing its long relationship with the manufacturer. The Pontardawe-based business has been ordering Volvo trucks for more than 20 years and has returned to them again due to the reliability and… Read more »
Modulift manufacture their first ever CMOD 250 corner units
Modulift, the lifting equipment specialist based in Poole, Dorset in the UK have manufactured their first ever CMOD 250 corner units. The CMOD 250 can achieve a WLL of 300t load and can reach spans of 20m x 20m, the corner units come with a new improved design that reduces… Read more »
Hiab a firm favourite with recycling company
West-Midlands based aluminium recycling specialists, Alwin Limited, has invested in two new significant pieces of equipment from world leading provider of on-road load handling equipment, Hiab, in response to growing demand for its business. The company, which is headquartered in Cradley Heath but operates nationwide, opted for Hiab’s next generation… Read more »
On-going global supply chain issues prompt upsurge in used forklift demand as buyers opt for ‘blended fleets’
With ongoing global supply chain issues leading to longer lead times for all types of new materials handling equipment, Toyota Material Handling UK reports that demand for its pre-owned forklifts is at an all-time high as truck users look to second- or third-life machines to support their fleets. “With refurbished… Read more »
Victoria Plum invests in new Toyota forklift fleet
Online bathroom retailer Victoria Plum has optimised its intralogistics processes by investing in a new fleet of more than 50 electric-powered Toyota lift trucks. Including state-of-the-art reach and counterbalance models as well as powered pallet trucks and order pickers, the trucks will be deployed at the company’s 277,000 sq ft… Read more »
