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Awards 2006: Take your pick

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- 15 Dec 2005 ( #239 )

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FLTA's awards for excellence.

There is still time to vote for the finalists you think deserve to win the Fork Lift Truck Association's (FLTA) Awards 2006 as the closing date for voting is January 31 next year.

FLTA chief executive David Ellison said there had been keen competition for the awards, so every finalist could be seen as the "pick of the year".

"Each finalist in the crucial categories of ergonomics, safety and innovation has brought a genuine and significant advance to the industry," Ellison said.
The finalists are:

Ergonomics

Linde:

X range of reach trucks

Toyota:

Proportional power steering on 7SLL stacker

Yale:

Veracitor™ VX series 1.6-3.5 tonne IC engine counterbalance

Safety

Ashtree Glass:

MX 943 wide-angle safety mirror

Doosan Infracore:

Active safety control on Pro-5 series electric counterbalance

Linde:

X range of reach trucks

Mitsubishi:

Integrated presence system (IPS)

RTITB:

3rd level lift truck training and assessment software

Safeguard Systems:

Safe-truck high-visibility inspection paddles

STILL:

Side battery change on RX 20 electric counterbalance

Toyota:

SpeedSafe automatic speed system

Innovation

B&B Attachments:

PowerMount rapid changeover unit

Hyster:

Duramatch™ transmission on Fortens™ lift truck range

Jayline:

Fork and load protectors

Linde:

X range of reach trucks

RTITB:

National operator registration scheme (NORS)

Toyota:

Operator presence sensing (OPS)

Translift Bendi:

Bendi longloader

Yale:

Veracitor™ VX series 1.6-3.5 tonne IC engine counterbalance

For voting information, visit www.fork-truck.org.uk/awards or email mail@fork-truck.org.uk.

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