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We want our customers to get maximum value out of every single piece of kit they operate,
Terry Kendrew, Managing Director, Impact
The transition from college to career can be difficult, so Impact Handling is geared to provide additional help as our newly qualified engineers take on the responsibilities required of a fully-fledged Forklift Engineer.
John Davies, Impact Handling Group Operations Manager
Anything we can do to help save lives, reduce accidents and boost efficiency is a very worthwhile cause – and we’re confident we can do this through imparting some of our knowledge and expertise,
Terry Kendrew, Managing Director, Impact Handling
Specifying equipment which is durable and can cope with the demands of an intensive workload was essential; so far the changeover to new machines has been seamless and we are looking forward to seeing how they perform in our business.
John McKeever, Transport Manager, Harsco
By working closely with Impact Handling we can offer our customers access to one of the most extensive product line-ups available, backed up by an unrivalled support network.
Russ Butcher, Service Director, Glosrose Mechanical Handling
Impact Handling impressed us with its service offering, and has already proven they can deliver on their promise to maintain our equipment to the highest standards.
Steve Haigh, Purchasing Co-ordinator, Q8Oils
We couldn’t have found a business better suited to join our network and represent the Cat Lift Trucks brand.
Terry Kendrew, Managing Director, Impact Handling
One of the key advantages for Abex customers will be our increased product range, speed of response and flexibility.
Terry Kendrew, Managing Director, Impact Handling
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IMPACT DONATION HELPS TRANSAID TRAIN 80 FORKLIFT OPERATORS IN ZAMBIA

17 November 2016A forklift donated by Cat® Lift Trucks and delivered by Impact to support the work of Industrial Training Centre (ITC), a partner of Transaid, in Zambia has already helped 80 people qualify as forklift truck operators. The three-tonne DP30N machine was specially tailored by Impact to protect it against dusty environments before it was gifted to the Professional Driver Training Project, which works to provide UK-standard training in Africa. Forklift Truck Trainer Grieves Kachingwe explains: “The generous donation from Impact means we are able to train a greater number

IMPACT EXPLORES ELECTRIC AVENUES AT EXCEL LAMINATING

17 October 2016Excel Laminating has called on Impact – the UK’s sole supplier of Cat® lift trucks – to electrify its forklift fleet, taking delivery of four new three tonne electric forklifts as the sheet material manufacturer moves away from gas-powered trucks. Impact – a supplier to the family-run business for more than a decade – assisted Excel Laminating with the switch ahead of the company’s relocation to a new 80,000 square foot manufacturing facility on Hedon Road, Hull. Key to securing the order was the economical, quiet nature of the Cat® EP30CN electric forklift truck, four of

IMPACT UNVEILS ENHANCED CAT LIFT TRUCKS® PRODUCT LINE AT IMHX

Stand 10H27, OS2, IMHX, NEC, Birmingham, 13-16 September 2016Impact, the UK’s sole distributor for Cat® Lift Trucks, has unveiled a suite of enhancements to its Cat® product line at IMHX, including details of a new cold-store cab for reach trucks, and enhanced cold-store protection for its 48V electric forklift range. The Nottingham-based materials handling equipment (MHE) provider is displaying eight Cat trucks on its stand, including four forklifts: a diesel-engined DP25N and gas-powered GP18N, plus a pair of electric trucks – an EP18PNT and EP25CN. Several other electric MHE

COLLEGE ‘CHUFFED TO BITS’ WITH IMPACT FORKLIFT DOUBLE DONATION

5 May 2016North Warwickshire and Hinckley College engineering students are getting hands-on with hydraulics and energised by electrics thanks to Impact, after the company donated a pair of Cat® lift trucks to the institution. Impact, the UK’s sole distributor for Cat®­­ Lift Trucks, transferred ownership of the former short-term rental vehicles – a Cat GC30K and EP16KT – to the college to be used in workshop training sessions. The company also supports the college’s apprenticeship programme by providing placements for nine students at Impact depots around the UK. After successfully

IMPACT BOSS INSISTS THE SERVICE IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE SALE

30 November 2015The Managing Director of Impact, the UK’s sole Cat® Lift Truck distributor, believes that equipment downtime in the materials handling sector could be drastically reduced if more suppliers followed its example and implemented proactive maintenance programmes for their customers. Terry Kendrew says service teams working from Impact’s 11 branches across the country take pains to develop tailored maintenance schedules for every customer, which in turn ensures maximum uptime with minimum fuss. Engineers aim to visit customers outside of their peak times wherever possible –

EUROPA WORLDWIDE GROUP CALLS ON IMPACT’S EXPERTISE TO SPECIFY FORKLIFT FLEET FOR NEW EUROPEAN HUB

11 November 2015Independent logistics operator, Europa Worldwide Group, has once again called on Impact’s expertise to equip its new European 1hub with 15 electric 1.6 tonne forklift trucks, cementing a relationship that began more than a decade ago. Europa’s 1hub is the UK’s largest European groupage hub where the business centralises all of its European road freight. The facility in Dartford, with a 25,000 pallet capacity, has also taken delivery of five ride-on pallet trucks, completing the order from the UK’s sole distributor of Cat® lift trucks. Impact also worked with the

IMPACT HANDLING INDUSTRY-WIDE SKILLS SHORTAGE WITH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME

1 October 2015The UK’s sole Cat® Lift Truck distributor Impact Handling is countering the acute skills shortage in the logistics and materials handling industry with its apprenticeship programme, with this year’s intake already signed up – and the company hopes to expand the initiative in coming years. Launched in 2012 and running in conjunction with North Warwickshire & Hinckley College, the three- or four-year programme currently sees four new students per year combining college-based technical training with hands-on experience repairing and maintaining forklifts and other materials

IMPACT HANDLING BOLSTERS MCGREGOR LOGISTICS’ WAREHOUSE GROWTH WITH NEW CAT® LIFT TRUCKS

10 June 2015International logistics provider McGregor Logistics has called on the support of Impact Handling to bolster its growing warehouse demand with a fleet of five new gas-powered Cat® lift trucks. The new deliveries join three existing forklift trucks in service and include four robust GP25N 2.5 tonne gas-powered trucks and a larger GP30N 3 tonne gas-powered truck, each supplied on full service contract hire. The new fleet will be used intensively, seven days a week, in McGregor Logistics’ 110,000 ft2 warehouse, as well as supporting the Palletways section of its business,

IMPACT HANDLING TARGETS IN-PLANT TRACTOR MARKET

1 July 2014Materials handling specialist Impact Handling is introducing a new range of specialist distribution, terminal, Ro-Ro and heavy-duty tractor units into the UK, following its appointment as sole distributor for MAFI Transport Systems. The MAFI range will complement Impact Handling’s forklift truck and warehouse product line-up, giving companies operating distribution centres, ports, rail freight terminals and manufacturing sites access to a quality range of in-plant tractors with power outputs of up to 375hp and featuring the most spacious cabs available. Built in Germany,

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