The system has been developed by Avery Weigh-Tronix and Erwin SICK.

Achieving the higher output, would normally have required the lengthening of the existing assembly line, to accommodate the additional operators needed.

Two Hyster lift trucks, a H2.

Introduced by British Airways as part of an efficiency drive for servicing Boeing 747s and 777s, Cribmaster provides visibility for all maintenance, repair and operations stock – thousands of different items.

The company employs around 4,000 people in the UK (including franchise staff) and has around 2,500 employees involved in making deliveries across the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Palletways has invested in a fleet of Caterpillar LPG-fuelled forklift trucks to help reduce emissions and improve working conditions for staff across its sites.

Emission standards for diesel engines used in fork lift trucks are effectively the same for Europe and the United States.

A fuel cell operates a little like a battery.

Linde scooped the environmental award at the 2007 Fork Lift Truck Association annual awards for extended component life on its electric counterbalance range.

Environmental concerns are increasingly influencing the logistics decision-making process – particularly among public-facing businesses such as retailing. How is forklift truck technology developing to meet the challenge?