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BT forklift wins safety award
MJÖLBY, SwedenBT's compact three-wheel counterbalanced forklift, the C3E 100R-150R, has been recognised with a safety award at the Préventica exhibition in Toulouse, France.
The innovation prize was awarded for the forklift's "automatic speed reduction on cornering, comprehensive lights, reversing alert, drive-wheel direction indicator and all-round visibility", a BT statement said.
Préventica is a workplace safety show held twice a year at different locations in France.
Largest order to date for AccelRate
VANCOUVER, BC, CanadaAccelRate Power Systems has received its largest order to date from its new South African distributor.
AccelRate president and CEO Reimar Koch said: "We are extremely happy with the advancement of our relationship with Toyota Forklift since we announced them as a new distributor on October 4, 2006, ... we have received a substantial order for our high-speed battery chargers."
The Vancouver-based company claims its main product is the world's most advanced high-speed battery charger.
Saficon Industrial Equipment Pty Ltd trades as Toyota Forklift.
Improved safety and ergonomics for BT trucks
MJÖLBY, SwedenBT has introduced an LRE200 pallet truck and SRE and SSE model stackers for intensive applications.
According to BT market communications manager Charlotta Björklund, the trucks' predecessors were the LR2.0 and the SPS and SR models, introduced in the early to mid-1990s.
The Mjölby, Sweden-manufactured trucks, available in all BT global markets, have enhanced safety and ergonomics compared to their predecessors, Björklund said.
Forklift parts company opens in Benelux
GREVEN, GermanyGerman forklift parts and accessories supplier Latec GmbH has opened a sales office in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Latec Benelux.
The new office was opened because of increasing customer demand, Latec said in a statement.
Established in 1972, the company employs 30 workers and has a multilingual customer service team to serve European countries.