Former and serving members of the British armed services, who have suffered physical injury, attended the Jungheinrich-hosted forum.

Jungheinrich UK Ltd held an open forum at its Birmingham centre to assess how five commonly used materials handling equipment types could be modified for disabled users.

Serving and former members of the British armed services, all of whom have suffered physical injury while on active duty, attended the forum at the forklift manufacturer's showroom and training centre.

They helped gauge the feasibility of adapting the powered pallet and ride-on pallet trucks, reach, counterbalance and VNA combination picker/stacker trucks.

Craig Johnson, marketing manager of Jungheinrich UK Ltd, says the company is pleased to work with its industry partners to deliver long-term, sustainable solutions. "This campaign has its sights set on creating real jobs - not false roles that simply allow a box to be ticked as part of a company's corporate social responsibility commitment."

He adds: "Sadly, it is the case that some employers are reluctant to employ anyone with a physical disability because they perceive that disabled people bring a unique set of problems.

"Along with our partners, we are working to change that view and hope to be able to demonstrate that the physically impaired have an important role to play in the modern logistics industry."

The event was jointly held by third-party logistics specialists along with the Poppy Factory (where poppies, crosses and wreaths for the Royal British Legion's annual Remembrance Day appeal have been made for 90 years) and Skills for Logistics.

Jungheinrich UK Ltd supplies pallet trucks, stackers, counterbalance trucks, reach trucks, order pickers, very narrow aisle trucks and stacker cranes in more than 60 truck variants. The company is a division of the German-headquartered Jungheinrich Group.