Fork Lift Truck Association News

The industry’s biggest Awards get bigger Leading materials handling equipment manufacturer Yale Europe has confirmed that it will be a full Award Sponsor for the Fork Lift Truck Association Awa...read more

For the first time ever, the Fork Lift Truck Association has announced its shortlist for the Fork Lift Truck Apprentice of the Year title ahead of its annual black-tie Awards event… to coincide...read more

The Fork Lift Truck Association has confirmed an Olympic-quality line-up of entertainment for the industry’s Awards in 2012, co-hosted by world-leading sporting icon Sally Gunnell OBE. Th...read more

High calibre of Finalists impresses Fork Lift Truck Association judgesAnnouncing the Finalists for the Fork Lift Truck Association’s Awards for Excellence 2012, the FLTA has paid tribute t...read more

Supplier of the Year commits to rewarding industry excellence   The UK’s leading battery specialist – Powercell Industrial Battery Engineers Ltd – has confirmed that i...read more

Over 1.2 million workers in the UK could be at risk of a serious or even fatal accident because they have not been adequately trained to work near fork lift trucks. The shocking findings we...read more

The road transport industry now has by far the UK’s worst fork lift truck safety record, accounting for around a quarter of the overall UK injury toll, according to new figures revealed ...read more

The West Midlands’ status as Britain’s fork lift truck accident capital could be down to a lack of training by local companies, a major industry body has claimed.   Between ...read more

Fork lift truck batteries worth many thousands of pounds are being brazenly stolen right under companies’ noses, often in broad daylight, the UK industry body has warned.   The ...read more

Starting today, the Fork Lift Truck Association will offer UK businesses a new set of free, downloadable safety materials in support of its annual safety campaign, National Fork Lift Safety Week...read more

Announcing the opening of nominations for the Awards for Excellence 2012, the Fork Lift Truck Association has launched seven new, one-off Olympic categories.    According to FLTA c...read more

With September – traditionally the most dangerous month for fork lift truck injuries – fast approaching, the UK’s Fork Lift Truck Association is calling upon its members to p...read more

Tyre firm confirms sponsorship of FLTA Awards for Excellence   The Fork Lift Truck Association has confirmed that Interfit, Europe’s leading tyre and wheel service provider, will...read more

Third consecutive improvement sees accidents reach new record low Fatal fork lift truck accidents in the UK have fallen by more than two thirds since the introduction of the Fork Lift...read more

The Fork Lift Truck Association has appointed Handling Storage Solutions as its official media partner for the Fork Lift Truck Awards for Excellence 2012.   The partnership strengthens ...read more

Industry leaders warn training shortfall will result in more accidents More than half of men and women who regularly work with fork lift trucks in Britain are not sufficiently trained to do s...read more

Deadly collision with lorry prompts FLTA reminder on road use laws   A fatal crash between a fork lift truck and an HGV has prompted the Fork Lift Truck Association to issue an urgent reminder ...read more

FLTA celebrates as 10-year campaign results in a dedicated qualification   A longstanding campaign by the Fork Lift Truck Association has finally resulted in the creation of a new, nationally r...read more

The Fork Lift Truck Association Annual Awards for Excellence 2011 reached an emotional climax on Saturday as the highest honour of the evening – the Lifetime Achievement Award – was awarde...read more

 Brian Nealon 1944 - 2010 The fork lift truck world will be saddened to hear of the loss of industry leader Brian Nealon, who passed away unexpectedly on Monday 29th November.  ...read more