Toyota Material Handling UK has announced the opening of a dedicated automated handling technology demonstration centre. The 800 square meter facility – which is located at the same site as Toyota’s Midlands business centre on the Meridian Business Park, Leicester – will provide a permanent showcase for the Toyota Autopilot range… Read more »
New Flexi fleet for ‘the UK’s largest online garden centre’
Online garden supplies retailer, Primrose, has upgraded the materials handling fleet at its Sharpness, Gloucestershire, high-bay fulfillment centre with a new fleet of Flexi articulated forklift trucks from Narrow Aisle Ltd. Flexi articulated truck technology has been deployed at the Sharpness facility for several years and when the operation was… Read more »
Kalmar’s new-generation RTGs ready to enable productive eco-efficiency for container terminals
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, introduces a new generation of its rubber-tyred gantry crane (RTG). The new generation covers five models, with a stronger, lighter and simpler modular design and intelligent features to provide customers with a highly productive and eco-efficient solution for container handling. The new Kalmar RTG is optimised to… Read more »
Kalmar and Maritime Transport extend cooperation with new order for straddle carriers and 10-year Kalmar Complete Care maintenance agreement
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a deal to supply Maritime Transport Ltd. (Maritime) with two next-generation Kalmar straddle carriers for its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) in Tamworth, central England. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2021 Q1 order intake. It includes a 10-year Kalmar Complete Care service agreement… Read more »
MV Commercial & Hiab Deal Boosts Supply Chain with 100 Ready To Go Truck Cranes
A multi-million-pound deal has been struck between Hiab UK and Ireland Ltd and MV Commercial Ltd for 100 light, medium and heavy-duty truck-mounted cranes. MV Commercial has been a long-standing partner of Hiab and the latest deal is one of several multi-million-pound agreements in recent years which has cemented the… Read more »
Doosan expands Euro Stage V compliant 9-Series forklifts with 2.0 – 3.5t capacity models
Doosan, the leading manufacturer of robust high performance forklift trucks, has expanded its powerful new 9-Series – world-class Euro Stage V compliant IC engine counterbalance forklift trucks – with the launch of the advanced D25S-9 range. Available in five models across a capacity range of 2.0 – 3.5 tonne, these… Read more »
Kalmar and Nokia extend partnership in terminal automation
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and Nokia, announced that they will expand their ongoing collaboration to provide new solutions for ports and intermodal terminal operators seeking to automate operations and achieve greater productivity. Nokia and Kalmar will combine their communications and cargo handling technology expertise in new joint go-to-market ventures, integrated… Read more »
Modulift Custom Lifting Frames help HS2 get off the ground
Modulift’s team of in-house experts designed, manufactured and delivered two custom lifting frames for the High Speed 2 (HS2) project, all within 6 weeks from the initial contact. The infrastructure project, which is currently the largest in Europe, will provide a welcome boost to the economy with an estimated budget… Read more »
Doosan launch low-cost NXE Series electric forklifts
Doosan, the leading manufacturer of robust high performance forklift trucks, has launched the NXE Series – a versatile range of four-wheel electric counterbalance forklift trucks suited to the needs of the small-to-medium size enterprise (SME), or where occasional usage or light duties are the norm. This electric equivalent of Doosan’s… Read more »
Kalmar and Belfast Container Terminal extend long-term collaboration with six-year Kalmar Care agreement
Kalmar, part of Cargotec has signed a six-year Kalmar Care service agreement with long-term customer Belfast Container Terminal Ltd in Northern Ireland covering the supply of maintenance support personnel for Belfast Victoria Terminal 3 (VT3). The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2020 Q4 order intake with the agreement coming into… Read more »
