 Heli's biennial competition saw staff competing in various projects over three days that tested their competencies. |
Heli holds staff competition
Anhui, ChinaHeli Forklift Group held its 10th technical staff operation competition for 244 employees from its seven subsidiaries last month.
The biennial event saw staff competing in various projects over three days that tested their competencies in technical quality and operational capacity.
Group chairman Zhang Dejin says the manufacturer's growth and leading position in the Chinese forklift industry are closely related to its strategy of developing its technical department. Heli was recently ranked
eighth place in Modern Material Handling's world ranking list of forklift manufacturers.
Schabmuller appoints dealer
Birmingham, United KingdomSchabmuller Motors has appointed Midland Group as its sole sales, service and parts centre for the United Kingdom and Ireland. The announcement was made at the IMHX expo in Birmingham this week.
Head of after-sales Eduard Moser says many OEM applications have thousands of the company's products. "It is the right time to support the aftermarket through a dedicated UK specialist.
Established in 1988, Mildland Group supplies motors, alternators, hydraulic pumps and carbon brushes to the materials handling industry.
Midland Group's Gary Millington says the company is delighted to be one of Schabmuller's six authorised worldwide partners.
Cooper SH wins award
Oxford, United KingdomCooper Specialised Handling (Cooper SH) has won the 2010 Rail Freight Group Awards environmental innovation award.
The awards celebrate the best achievements in the rail freight sector for the year. Cooper SH won the award with the Eco Drive tool that helps fleet owners monitor driver behaviour, saving up to GBP11,000 (USD17,484) per truck in fuel costs.
Cooper SH says it has noticed an 8% improvement in the fuel consumption of a machine that uses Eco Drive. This equates to 58 tonnes of reduced carbon dioxide over a machine's lifecycle.
The annual awards were held in Oxford.
Palletforce's online challenge
Burton-upon-Trent, United KingdomPalletforce has set an online challenge to piece together a jigsaw puzzle illustrating its newly launched book.
Anyone who successfully completes the puzzle on the company's website will receive a free copy of the book, No Job Too Tall. The children's book, aimed at teaching the next generation about green issues related to the transport industry, was officially launched on 13 November during the "world's biggest bedtime story event" in Palletforce's hub in Burton-upon-Trent.