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SAFETY FIRST: PATERSON SIMONS SUPPORTS NATIONAL FORKLIFT SAFETY DAY!

SAFETY FIRST: PATERSON SIMONS SUPPORTS NATIONAL FORKLIFT SAFETY DAY!

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By
Alisa Evans
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June 2024
Paterson Simons proudly supports National Forklift Safety Day, which is observed annually  in the UK and USA on the second Tuesday in June, falling on 11 June this year. Organised by the Industrial Truck Association, this initiative brings attention to a critical safety issue within the industrial sector: the significant...
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KONECRANES SMV25-1200C FORKLIFT COMMISSIONED TO MINUSMA IN BAMAKO, MALI

KONECRANES SMV25-1200C FORKLIFT COMMISSIONED TO MINUSMA IN BAMAKO, MALI

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By
Alisa Evans
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June 2023
Paterson Simons recently commissioned & delivered a Konecranes SMV25-1200C Forklift, on behalf of Konecranes, to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission In Mali (MINUSMA), in Bamako. MINUSMA is a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. The Konecranes SMV25-1200C  Forklift will be used for project cargo handling. Konecranes range of...
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JUST FOR FUN: JUMP BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A FORKLIFT IN ‘BEST FORKLIFT OPERATOR’ GAME

JUST FOR FUN: JUMP BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A FORKLIFT IN ‘BEST FORKLIFT OPERATOR’ GAME

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By
Alisa Evans
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June 2022
Just for a little bit of fun, have you ever wondered what it is like to drive a Forklift? Best Forklift Operator is a simulation game that gives players a unique opportunity to test their skills as a forklift operator. It is up to you to ensure that the supply...
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TWO 5 TON MI-X50D MANITOU FORKLIFTS JOIN FLEET OF EQUIPMENT AT GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY

TWO 5 TON MI-X50D MANITOU FORKLIFTS JOIN FLEET OF EQUIPMENT AT GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY

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By
Alisa Evans
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March 2022
Two 5 ton Manitou MI-X50D Forklifts were commissioned and handed over to GPHA by Paterson Simons on 16 January 2022. Kenneth Vigbedor, from Pasico Ghana, one of our subsidiaries, handed over the equipment.   The two 5 ton MI-X50D Manitou Forklifts supplied are all container versions, which have a low cabin and closed...
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THE BENEFITS OF USING THE COIL RAM ATTACHMENT ON A KONECRANES FORKLIFT

THE BENEFITS OF USING THE COIL RAM ATTACHMENT ON A KONECRANES FORKLIFT

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By
Alisa Evans
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February 2022
The coil ram attachment for a Konecranes forklift is a solid bar mounted at the front of the forklift. This can be used to easily lift and carry many types of coiled material. The coil ram attachment has rounded edges, which reduces the chance of damage to the inner coils. Using the coil...
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NEW CARER A140-160S: SMALL IN FOOTPRINT, HIGH IN CAPACITY

NEW CARER A140-160S: SMALL IN FOOTPRINT, HIGH IN CAPACITY

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By
Alisa Evans
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January 2022
With the launch of the A140-160-Short, Carer expands the brand’s range of AS series electric forklifts, with capacities up to 35,000lbs, at a 24-inch load center. As a result of the ongoing success of the A series in these and other sectors, the vision of the A140-160S was to maintain...
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PATERSON SIMONS SUPPORTS KONECRANES & TERBERG FROM MAURITANIA TO CAMEROON

PATERSON SIMONS SUPPORTS KONECRANES & TERBERG FROM MAURITANIA TO CAMEROON

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By
Alisa Evans
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June 2021
Longstanding Konecranes Lifttruck customer Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority [GPHA] have added 3 x SMV16-1200C 16 tonne forklifts to their existing fleet of Konecranes reachstackers, empty container handlers and heavy forklifts for use in conventional cargo handling in Tema Port. As with much of the Konecranes fleet the machines are...