The deadline for voting for the Fork Lift Truck Association's (FLTA) 2010 Awards for Excellence has been extended after a website glitch was discovered.

The glitch has since been fixed and industry members can now vote for the awards online.

FLTA CEO David Ellison says the 20 finalists in the awards consist of companies that have "continued to innovate and strive for progress" despite difficult trading conditions.

"It is therefore all the more important that people vote, to recognise the efforts of these companies and to determine who is most deserving of these awards."

For instruction on casting your vote, go to www.fork-truck.org.uk/awards. The deadline for voting is now Friday, 29 January 2010. Winners will be announced in a ceremony at the Barceló Hinckley Island Hotel on 27 February 2010.

The awards finalists for the different categories are:

Environment
Cascade Corp - hydraulic force control paper clamps
Cooper Specialised Handling - Konecranes reach stacker with special attachment
Enersys Motive Power - Powertech IQ chargers
TVH - SmartSweep

Ergonomics
Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd - Series 1152 electric pedestrian pallet truck
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks UK - OPB20NE order picker operator compartment
Still Materials Handling Ltd - Still GX-X man-down narrow aisle forklift

Safety
ABEX - MAP3 access platform
Jungheinrich UK Ltd - Jungheinrich personnel protection system
Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd - Series 1152 electric pedestrian pallet truck
Nexen Forktrucks Ltd - Anti-rollback system
Stanley Handling Ltd - ROBUR SBP/4V 4-way pedestrian stacker
Transmom Engineering Ltd - Zone speed savure system

Innovation
Jungheinrich UK Ltd - RFID warehouse navigation
Linde Material Handling (UK) Ltd - Series 1172 electric pedestrian pallet stacker
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks UK - OPB20NE order picker operator compartment
Narrow Aisle Ltd - Flexi VNA
RAVAS Europe BV - iForks
Women in Logistics - Promotion of women in logistics
Yale Europe Materials Handling - Yale Stop automatic park brake