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The Fork Lift Truck Association is your first port of call for information and advice on fork lift trucks and materials handling issues.

 

This site features free materials, including helpful fact sheets on operation, training and safety. There’s an online catalogue of resources and important documentation, details of key events, and ways to contact local FLTA Members.

 

The FLTA's Membership comprises the UK's most respected fork lift truck dealers, manufacturers, suppliers and training companies. Members adhere to a strict Code of Practice, and are vetted to ensure the highest standards of professionalism, safety and service.


 

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Safety Conference 2013 announced

The Fork Lift Truck Association is pleased to announce that the 11th annual Safety Conference will take place at Warwick university on Wednesday 25th September. Since the introduction of the FLTA Safety Conference, over a decade ago, the materials handling industry has seen a steady and significant decline in the number of such incidents. 

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Imran Khan injured in fork lift fall

The Fork Lift Truck Association has expressed its commiserations with Pakistani politician and former world-class cricketer Imran Khan and his family, following an accident involving a fork lift truck at a rally in Lahore.

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  Imran Khan falls from fork lift with bodyguards

FLTA extends Safe User Group

The Fork Lift Truck Association has further enhanced its popular Safe User Group service, introducing new resources and including up to five additional sites under a single membership, at no extra cost. Members benefit from a comprehensive support package valued at £1500 – including practical safety resources, regular updates on new rules and advances, a monthly newsletter and, importantly, a confidential telephone helpline – for just £177 per year.

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