Awards 2006: Take your pick

Fork Talk
- 15 Dec 2005 ( #239 )
2 min read
FLTA's awards for excellence.
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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