FLTA Awards
February 16th 2007

The recent Fork Lift Truck Association’s Awards for excellence saw ten more winners add their names to an exclusive roll of honour.

The FLTA had promised thrills and spills in line with the Awards’ 007 theme, and the ceremony did not disappoint, with explosions, stunts, and Paul Nichol’s co-host John Chappell repelling a spectacular attack by a back-flipping squad of ninja intruders.

The glamourous James Bond style continued throughout the evening, with Award nominations delivered in the form of “Q” style MI6 briefings, a hugely popular casino, and a showstopping cabaret turn by Shirley Bassey impersonator “Amanda”.

As ever, the Awards’ four, prestigious product categories were hotly contested, with a 30% increase in votes over previous years.

Doosan Infracore won the Safety Award with an Operator Sensing System that acts upon the truck’s transmission - standard in all its 2006 models.

The Environment Award was won by the new axle design on the latest electric counterbalance range from Linde Material Handling, which virtually eliminates maintenance, and therefore reduces the environmental impact of replacement parts.

The Award for Ergonomics was collected by Hubtex, for its twin-masted EZK20 long load picking platform, allowing two operators to carry out lifting together, at their waist height.

Crown’s TSP 6000 turret order picker beat no less than six other contenders to win the Innovation Award, impressing voters with superb performance in very narrow aisles.

Also receiving “Archies” were TVH UK as Supplier of the Year, Trevor Clifton of Briggs Equipment for his Services to the Fork Lift Truck Industry, and Jungheinrich, with the rotating cab on the new EFG D30 being named the year’s outstanding Design Achievement.

The evening’s other winners included Peter Davies of STILL Materials Handling, who pipped runners-up Nathan Smith and Alex Wise to the Apprentice of the Year Award, and United Fork Trucks’ faithful “Enforcer”, Freda Glanville, who was named Employee of the Year.

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