We are very proud to be sponsoring the ‘Colours of Banbury’ Origami Arts Project 2022.

 

This will be a suspended installation in St Mary’s Church Banbury to celebrate the Commonwealth Games taking place in Birmingham between July and August 2022.   It is an exciting and logistically challenging project. The installation will be made up of 5000 origami paper cranes hanging 7 metres or so from tensioned cable.  Local businesses, organisations and the wider community have been invited to assist folding the cranes using a specially created video tutorial.  For more information and to register your interest, click on the link below to the Banbury Business & Arts website.

 

https://www.banburybusinessandarts.co.uk/colours-of-banbury-origami-crane-pr

Congratulations to Michal who passed his training on the reach, counterbalance and pedestrian stacker (high level) trucks recently.  In 5 days, you can become qualified on 3 trucks at our training centre near Banbury.  Michal did a 3 day novice course on the reach truck, followed by a one day conversion course on the counterbalance truck and a one day conversion course on the pedestrian stacker.

 

For more information on our courses and availability call us at Stackers Training on 0800 024 8084.

 

The Accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport is holding it’s annual, free to attend summit, on 20^th October 2021.  This year’s event will be held online. To register a free place, click here

 

IMHX Connect will be online from 13^th – 17^th September 2021 and RTITB will be exhibiting.  IMHX Connect is designed to bring together thousands of professionals from across the industry with webinars, virtual networking, and more, all as a flexible online experience for your convenience.  For further information and to register your free visit https://www.imhx.net/

 

Congratulations to Gabriel and Michael for passing their novice counterbalance training last week.

 

 

If you haven’t completed your novice training and would like some information about what the course contains, we’ve outlined some of the areas covered below (this applies to reach and counterbalance trucks):

 

Introduction to the course – this will include the aims of the course and an outline of the course content.  Trainees will have been advised about the tests and the award of the certificates to successful trainees.

 

Operators Safety Code – this may include a video.  After this session, trainees will have increased awareness of the need to operate trucks safely and to diligently follow their Company’s safety policies.

 

Introduction to the Truck – This will show trainees the main uses of the fork truck and explain the main components and their functions including the controls and instruments.

 

Starting, Moving, Steering and Stopping – After this session trainees will be able to drive the unladen truck, under control, in both directions and steer accurately round an object.

 

Simple manoeuvres – The trainee will be taught how to negotiate 90 degree turns, move left, right, forwards and in reverse through simple courses.

 

Pre-Shift Inspection – The trainee will be shown how to carry out a thorough pre-shift inspection of the truck and how to complete the log book correctly.

 

Further driving – This will include more difficult manoeuvring exercises.

 

Fork Truck Stability – The trainee will be taught which factors may affect the stability of the truck.

Hydraulic System and Use of Controls – The trainee will be shown how to adjust the fork arms and mast correctly for travel and parked positions.

 

Battery Care – After this session trainees will be aware of basic procedures for maintaining the efficiency of traction batteries.

 

Battery charging procedure/diesel refuelling/gas bottle changing/refilling.

 

Load Handling – On completion of this session, trainees will be able to stack/destack empty flat pallets and to drive laden trucks in both directions in confined conditions.

 

Weight Assessment – Trainees will be taught the effects of overloading the truck and will recognise how to avoid unsafe conditions.

 

Vehicle Loading and Unloading – Trainees will learn how to load and unload a flatbed vehicle from the side.

 

Load Handling including Racking System – After this session trainees will have reached test standard in the critical skills and will be able to stack/destack pallets in the racking system.

 

Theory Test – trainees complete this together in the Training Room with the Instructor present.

 

Practical Test – This will include a Pre-Use Inspection of the Truck and the RTITB test of basic operating skills – each trainee takes the test in turn.

 

For more information on courses and availability, please call us at Stackers Training on 0800 024 8084.

We visited a garden centre at Staines last week to provide refresher training on the counterbalance truck.

 

On the banks of the Thames and 15 miles from Central London, Staines is a vibrant market town and one of the liveliest towns in Surrey.

The closest town to Heathrow Airport and easily accessible from the M25, or 35 minutes by train from London it was the River Thames, and the town’s close proximity to London, which originally attracted Roman inhabitants to this town.

 

We also provided novice and refresher training on customer premises in Banbury and tow tractor training in Oxford last week, as well as counterbalance refresher training at our training centre.

 

Last month we carried out training on customer premises in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

 

Chipping Norton is a bustling market town occupying the highest point of Oxfordshire.   It is located around 18 miles northwest of Oxford on the edge of the Cotswolds.

 

Chipping Norton grew to wealth with the wool trade, and up to today it’s Bliss Tweed Mill is a major landmark. Our instructor, Tony, managed to get this photo of Bliss Mill.

 

We have also been training at our centre, near Banbury, and have been as far afield as Cornwall and Hartlepool.

The RTITB are retiring physical NORS photo ID Cards and launching a new eCard on 12^th July 2021.

 

Here’s what you need to know about the rollout.

 

Physical ID cards will no longer be issued by RTITB

• The eCard will be compatible with Apple and Android phones
• eCards will appear in phone digital wallets
• eCards will be available as a PDF (for those who don’t have a smart phone)
• ID cards will be sent through within hours of processing the application

eCards will include:

• Operator photo
• Name
• NORS number
• Training company logo
• ABA logo and truck code (where applicable)
• RTITB logo
• Course title
• QR Code for verifying operator qualifications

Please contact us at Stackers Training on 0800 024 8084 for more information on training courses and eCards.

 

James, one of our instructors, spent a week in Cornwall earlier this month providing novice training on the counterbalance truck for a customer in Launceston.

 

During the evenings, he managed to explore the surrounding area and captured these beautiful photos at Crackington Haven.

 

Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, Crackington Haven is a small coastal village on the north coast just west of Bude. Once a working harbour importing coal and limestone from Wales, which narrowly escaped industrial development in the 1800s, it is now a peaceful unspoiled, almost secret, cove.

 

James is returning to Cornwall next week for another week of novice training so we look forward to seeing more photos of his evening travels.

 

Congratulations to Carl who successfully completed his counterbalance and reach truck refresher training last Sunday at our training centre near Banbury.

 

We can carry out refresher training on both trucks in one day.  This is on a one to one basis with the instructor and as it’s classed as “back to back” training, only one theory test is required.

 

Please contact us on 0800 024 8084 if you are interested in these courses.  They can be carried out on weekdays or weekends.

 

Congratulations to Luke who successfully completed his counterbalance novice course yesterday.  He undertook the course at our training centre at Apollo Park, Wroxton over the recent bank holiday weekend.

 

We’d like to thank Luke for his Google review, it’s always good to receive feedback and we look forward to seeing him again in the future for his reach truck conversion course.