This issue includes:
The Logistics Conference: A look at this month’s conference, including the agenda, and insight from our headline sponsor, Prologis.
Opinions: Safety as a journey, not a destination, is a widely accepted construct. UKMHA Chief Executive and FLTA Director Tim Waples explores.
Features: Cold Chain: An analysis of the current divers of change in the sector.
Property: E-commerce is being replaced by quick commerce, and it means another surge in demand for last-mile logistics property.
Much more!
The UK’s hosting of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference this autumn will focus the attention of politicians, academics and industrialists on all aspects of green technology and decarbonisation, as the developed nations look to a world beyond the coronavirus.
Tim Waples, Chief Executive, UK Material Handling Association said: “This is a great opportunity for the industry to focus on environmental improvements. As the industry’s leading body, the UKMHA is committed to working with its members to develop cleaner energy consumption and advise on best practice for reducing carbon emissions.”
The challenge facing all industries is to find the innovative solutions that will ensure a cleaner future for us all. While the internal combustion engine (ICE) helped to power the mass industrialisation of the 20
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UKMHA has been formed following the merger between the material handling industry’s two most respected trade associations, the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA), together with their co-owned subsidiary, Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS), the accrediting body introduced to deliver the first national procedure for Thorough Examination.
Virtually all manufactured goods and commodities are moved by material handling equipment at some point in their journey from factory to end user. The material handling industry therefore plays a pivotal role in the UK economy and is almost unique in the way it operates across all industries, keeping the UK moving.