Electric forklifts Archives - Professional Builders Merchant

Travis Perkins plc launches study on electric forklift “sound alert study”

|Date: 14 Jun 2023

Travis Perkins plc launches study on electric forklift “sound alert study”

The Travis Perkins Group has partnered with University of Salford Manchester’s specialist acoustics testi ...

The Travis Perkins Group has partnered with University of Salford Manchester’s specialist acoustics testing team to conduct an evidence-based study into the development of electric forklift truck soun ...

14 Jun 2023
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Travis Perkins plc announces major investment in electric forklifts

|Date: 17 Feb 2023

Travis Perkins plc announces major investment in electric forklifts

The Travis Perkins Group is accelerating its decarbonisation plan by switching out its diesel forklift tr ...

The Travis Perkins Group is accelerating its decarbonisation plan by switching out its diesel forklift trucks - up to 1,100 - with electrics by mid 2024. ...

17 Feb 2023
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Electric dreams: Laker Builders Merchant achieves electric forklift ambition

|Date: 12 Jul 2022

Electric dreams: Laker Builders Merchant achieves electric forklift ambition

As part of its wider sustainability drive, Laker Builders Merchant is celebrating the achievement of its ...

As part of its wider sustainability drive, Laker Builders Merchant is celebrating the achievement of its long-standing ambition to be running a fully electric forklift fleet. ...

12 Jul 2022
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Combilift adds to electric range with Combi-FSE

|Date: 08 Jul 2022

Combilift adds to electric range with Combi-FSE

Combilift has launched yet another addition to its now extensive electric range with the new Combi-FSE. ...

Combilift has launched yet another addition to its now extensive electric range with the new Combi-FSE. ...

08 Jul 2022
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Fuel price fears prompt Burton Roofing to switch to electric-powered Toyota forklifts

|Date: 17 Mar 2022

Fuel price fears prompt Burton Roofing to switch to electric-powered Toyota forklifts

Burton Roofing Merchants is replacing the diesel-powered Toyota counterbalance trucks in operation across ...

Burton Roofing Merchants is replacing the diesel-powered Toyota counterbalance trucks in operation across its 13 UK depots with electric-powered models, also from the Toyota range. ...

17 Mar 2022
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Combilift outlines the growth in electric-powered handling equipment

|Date: 20 Jan 2022

Combilift outlines the growth in electric-powered handling equipment

Combilift’s UK Manager Ricky Durkin argues that it is worth making the switch to electric power. ...

Combilift’s UK Manager Ricky Durkin argues that it is worth making the switch to electric power. ...

20 Jan 2022
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Laker drives further sustainability

|Date: 19 Jan 2022

Laker drives further sustainability

Laker Builders Merchant’s MD Steve Robinson explains that the company’s ambitious growth plans includes a ...

Laker Builders Merchant’s MD Steve Robinson explains that the company’s ambitious growth plans includes a requirement to “be more sustainable and push hard to reduce the carbon footprint of the busine ...

19 Jan 2022
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