05_SHD_June 24/5/07 08:38 Page 6
■ Newsdesk June
BITA steps up a gear
liaison;
• Tony Wheeler (REMA):
Component Suppliers Group
(CSG) Chairman;
new image is the first of many • Geoff Bolton (MSI Forks):
exciting initiatives in the TPC Chairman.
pipeline.” Among current board members
Outgoing President Steve continuing, or taking new roles,
Hodkinson commented: “I am are:
delighted to hand over the • David Rowell (Hyster)
Presidency to such a capable and FEM/BMHF Representative;
committed individual as Brendon • Brian Tyrer (Pyroban) IMHE
Sparks. I am sure that under his Director and CFTS Director;
leadership we will see BITA • Steve Hodkinson CFTS
The British Industrial Truck Examination fork-lift inspection continue to deliver ever-higher Director.
Association (BITA) has scheme. levels of support.” Presentations at BITA’s AGM
unveiled a fresh corporate BITA’s new logo – unveiled by Also newly-elected to BITA’s took stock of world market
image to help increase new BITA President, Brendon board are: conditions and current technical
awareness of its role promoting Sparks, at the Association’s 22nd • Richard Close (Briggs): Vice issues. Guest contributors
best practice and safety within Annual General Meeting on May President, Development & included Stan Simpson of the US-
the £2.5billion UK materials 11 – lies at the heart of a Member Services; based Industrial Truck
handling industry. commitment to improve internal • Tim Waples (Doosan): Vice Association, plus Stuart Turner,
BITA’s revised look is based and external communications. President, Communications and the award-winning motivational
on a visually-descriptive new Enhancements will include IMHE Director; speaker and former scion of
logo and colour scheme, designed regulatory synopses and • Tom McLoy (Still): TSG BMC/Ford Rallye Sport.
to emphasise credibility and briefings, plain-English technical Chairman, statistics and TPC www.bita.org.uk
authority, which will be applied summaries, economic and market
across the wide range of activities forecasts, plus a fully overhauled
undertaken by BITA on behalf of website with online purchasing
its members and the industry as a capability. Oxfordshire
whole. communications agency Razor
BITA is the focal point for has recently been appointed to
forklift manufacturers, suppliers, provide PR and strategy support.
service providers and media in Brendon Sparks, Director of
the UK. By interpreting and the Industrial Machinery Division
influencing technical and legal at Nissan Motors GB, has
complexities at the highest assumed the BITA Presidency
European and international from Steve Hodkinson, Deputy
levels, during a period of Managing Director of the newly-
extraordinary change and formed Toyota Materials
challenge for the UK fork-lift Handling UK Ltd. It is the second
truck industry, BITA provides time Sparks has taken on this
unique support to its members’ role. He commented: “We must
business activities. seek new initiatives that our
BITA’s activities include association can adopt to the
providing a highly-respected benefit of its members. We look
range of publications – safety to improve communication with Speakers at the 2007 BITA AGM. Left to right: Paul Michael MD, Quartz
booklets and technical guidance our individual members and to Publishing & Exhibitions Ltd; Brendon Sparks (Nissan Forklift) President,
notes – as well as its unique the media alike, providing BITA; James Clark Secretary General, BITA; Stuart Turner Guest speaker;
corporate partnerships, in leading tangible benefits not only in terms Steve Hodkinson (Toyota) CFTS Director, BITA; Stanley J Simpson (Kalmar
materials handling show IMHX of enhanced information RTCenter) First Vice President, Industrial Truck Association; Geoff Bolton
and CFTS, the company behind provision, but also in terms of (MSI Forks) TPC Chairman; and David Rowell (Hyster) FEM/BMHF
the quality-assured Thorough practical business benefits. Our Representative.
Joe Dobson from Argos certainly got more than he expected from his visit to the Barloworld &
Hyster stand at IMHX. He won a brand new Renault Clio worth £8,000 in the prize draw that
featured on the stand. Unsurprisingly Barloworld and Hyster were swamped with hundreds of
entries for the car, and there was a buzz of excitement in the air as visitors enjoyed many of the
other attractions on the stand. The Barloworld and Hyster stand featured a sports bar providing
free refreshments and screens broadcasting live racing from the Cheltenham races. A sweep
stake was run on each race with the winners picking up Kärcher pressure washers worth over
£200. The stand even featured its very own golf course with a putting competition. Mike
Ferguson of Richard Burbridge Ltd won the top prize of a Power Caddie and golf bag. Joe (left)
is pictured receiving his new Renault from Graham Jones, Barloworld Handling's Corporate
Accounts Sales Manager.
6 ShD June 2007 www.PressOnShD.com
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68