Our congratulations go out to two sets of winners this week - both gaining glory in Birmingham in recent days.
Firstly, well done to the eight forklift operators heading through to the RTITB International Forklift Operator of the Year finals early next year.
The heats held in Birmingham as part of the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) selected eight out of 40 operators from around the world.
Best wishes also to the winners of the prestigious Design4Safety Awards, also announced at IMHX 2016, and especially to Toyota Material Handling UK which landed awards in two categories.
While materials handling is a competitive industry, with players of all sizes chasing sales and marketshare, it's good to see contests of skill and of ideas. These serve as a reminder of what this industry is really about - people!