Konecranes Lift Trucks and Impact have worked together to develop a bespoke container handler for bulk logistics specialists Bertschi UK to ensure maximum efficiency at its Middlesbrough base. The 45 tonne reach stacker has a 33 tonne second row lifting capacity – two tonnes more than the industry standard for a truck of that size…
A bespoke Konecranes heavy truck, specified and supplied by Impact, has boosted productivity at specialist cleaning firm South Eastern Tanker Services (SETS) by 50 per cent by allowing containers to be stacked three-high for the first time. Impact worked with SETS to specify the Konecranes SMV 3 ECC 80, equipping the heavy truck with a…
Specialist temporary power supplier Power Electrics has partnered with Impact to meet ambitious environmental business goals which includes the move to an all-electric fleet across its Bristol and Midlands bases. The family-run firm has taken delivery of three refurbished electric Cat® lift trucks and one refurbished heavy-duty electric truck, all replacing older diesel-powered models, to…
Potato merchant and grower RBR Crops has upgraded its fleet with a three-tonne diesel-powered Cat® lift truck from Impact after 10 years’ experience of proactive maintenance support that has eliminated unscheduled downtime. The Norfolk-based family firm, which has a 7,500 tonne capacity storage facility, typically uses its three-strong forklift fleet five days each week to…
SCA Timber Supply UK has taken delivery of 23 new mixed assets from materials handling specialist, Impact. The full-service contract hire deal includes a tailored five-year proactive maintenance agreement that will minimise downtime for its round-the-clock operation. The wood-based product specialist’s new in-house fleet comprises a dozen 2.5-tonne trucks, nine 3.5-tonne gas-powered Cat® lift trucks,…
Global Shipping Services has renewed its hard-working materials handling fleet with 22 diesel-powered Cat® lift trucks from Impact that will help handle almost one million cubic metres of timber each year. The company, which has three dockside locations in Hull, Immingham and Goole, will also continue to take full advantage of Impact’s flexible rental services…
Impact, the UK’s exclusive distributor for Cat® Lift Trucks, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dechmont Forklift Trucks as its new Cat dealer for Scotland. In its new role as a strategic dealer, the family-run business, which has been trading for more than 30 years, can offer any combination of equipment from Impact’s extensive…
Impact’s Regional Sales Manager Colin Ingram has successfully completed a challenging 280-mile cycle ride across South Africa, helping to raise more than £220,000 for Transaid – the most a single event has ever achieved for the organisation. An avid cyclist, Ingram cycled 120 miles each week to train for the event, that has raised funds…
Window and conservatory systems manufacturer Synseal has updated its materials handling fleet with 28 new trucks on full-service contract hire, after Impact’s proactive maintenance programme and provision of quality equipment contributed to a 100% customer service record. As distributor for some of the world’s best-known manufacturers, Impact has provided a mix of materials handling equipment…
Impact, the UK’s sole supplier of Cat® lift trucks, has sealed a package deal with Lemonpath Contract Packing & Logistics, providing the firm with a mixed fleet of 12 Cat® trucks. The order, which includes six gas-powered GP18NTD counterbalance forklifts and six electric NR16N2 reach trucks, was supplied under a long-term contract hire agreement –…
A 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…
Impact has supplied long-standing customer Polypipe with a fleet of 17 new multi-coloured Cat® lift trucks, tailoring the specifications to match the piping specialist’s exacting requirements. Polypipe turned to Impact, the UK’s sole Cat® Lift Trucks distributor, to provide a fleet of 17 new 2.5-tonne diesel-powered forklift trucks, one power pallet truck and an industrial…
Excel 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…
Avonmouth Shipping has called on Impact, the UK’s sole supplier of Cat® lift trucks, to expand its materials handling capabilities, adding a specially modified Cat® DP45 diesel-powered forklift to its hard-working fleet. The modified DP45 features a lowered chassis, seat and masts, to assist the truck in its primary duties – unloading containers at the…
Stand 10H27, OS2, IMHX, NEC, Birmingham, 13-16 September 2016 Impact, 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…
Stand 10H27, OS2, IMHX, NEC, Birmingham, 13-16 September 2016 Impact – sole distribution partner in the UK and Ireland for Konecranes Lift Trucks – has brought a monster of materials handling to IMHX: a Konecranes reach-stacker boasting a 45-tonne lifting capacity. The Konecranes SMV 4531TC5 – the only heavy-duty truck of its class present at…
Stand 10H27, OS2, IMHX, NEC, Birmingham, 13-16 September 2016 Impact, the UK’s sole distributor for Cat® Lift Trucks, is marking its return to IMHX with the debut of a new 8-10 tonne Carer heavy duty electric forklift range. Italian manufacturer Carer, for which Impact is also sole UK distributor, dispatched one of its new A80-900X…
Stand 10H27, OS2, IMHX, NEC, Birmingham, 13-16 September 2016 Impact, the UK’s sole distributor for Cat® Lift Trucks, is using IMHX to further cement its role as an official distributor for Finnish automated guided vehicle (AGV) manufacturer Rocla, by displaying one of the company’s units on its stand. The Rocla ATX16 AGV has been tasked…
Stand 10H27, OS2, IMHX, NEC, Birmingham, 13-16 September 2016 Impact, the UK’s sole distributor for Cat® Lift Trucks, will now supply materials handling equipment produced by Spijkstaal – the first time the Dutch manufacturer’s trucks have been available in Britain. Impact is celebrating the news by displaying one of the manufacturer’s Model 310 step tow…
Impact – the UK’s sole Cat® Lift Trucks distributor – has expanded its delivery arm with a new 6×2 Scania R450 Highline, adding the tractor unit to a specialist fleet tasked with supplying new and used materials handling equipment to customers around the country. Supplied by Scania dealership TruckEast, the Highline is equipped with a…
Stand 10H27, OS2, IMHX, NEC, Birmingham, 13-16 September 2016 Impact, the UK’s sole distributor for Cat® Lift Trucks, will return to IMHX this year to showcase its comprehensive product line-up – including the UK show debut of a new 8-10 tonne Carer heavy duty electric forklift range. The company will feature 12 trucks on its…
Impact, the UK’s sole distributor for Cat® Lift Trucks, has further expanded its product range after being named an official distributor for Finnish automated guided vehicle (AGV) manufacturer Rocla. The Nottingham-based materials handling equipment provider is spearheading the innovative technology’s expansion across the UK, with Impact Managing Director Terry Kendrew describing Rocla’s technology as “transformational”…
Processed vegetable, salad and mayonnaise producer Troy Foods has taken delivery of a fleet of materials handling equipment from Impact, the UK’s sole Cat® Lift Trucks distributor. Operating at the third-generation family-run company’s salad and mayonnaise production facility in Hunslet, Leeds, the order includes six Cat® NPR20N power pallet trucks – specified with larger PowerFlex…
Cat® lift truck owners can now benefit from a fully-tailored proactive servicing and maintenance programme, thanks to a new fixed-price aftermarket support package from Impact, the UK’s sole distributor of Cat lift trucks. The package – inclusive of all consumables, genuine OEM parts, labour and oils – is available to all Cat® Lift Trucks customers…
Stand 650, Multimodal, NEC, Birmingham, 10-12 May 2016 Impact – sole distribution partner in the UK and Ireland for Konecranes Lift Trucks – is marking its return to Multimodal for the second year running with the UK launch of Konecranes’ new Generation C Optima Cabin. The new cabin will be exhibited on Impact’s stand, and…
Impact has appointed Andrew Dickson as Operation Support Manager, bolstering Impact’s heavy-duty truck expertise in this specialist sector with decades of industry knowledge. Dickson brings more than 35 years of materials handling experience to the role, including 14 years working with heavy-duty trucks. Most recently, Dickson was employed by mining equipment manufacturer Joy Global in…
North 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…
Impact – sole distribution partner in the UK and Ireland for Konecranes Lift Trucks – has invested more than £1m in five new trucks from the manufacturer, adding two reach-stackers, a pair of heavy-duty forklifts and a truck outfitted for specialist applications to its hire fleet. Based at Impact’s centre of heavy-duty truck excellence in…
Kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture manufacturer Moores Furniture Group Ltd has taken delivery of a fleet of new forklift trucks from Impact, the UK’s sole Cat® Lift Trucks distributor, with the company applauding Impact’s “job done” approach to business. Operating at Moores Furniture Group’s Wetherby site in West Yorkshire, the five diesel-powered Cat® lift trucks…
Transdek, a double deck trailer and loading bay technology manufacturer, has ordered a DP50N counterbalance truck to replace a forklift in its fleet, continuing a tradition of specifying Cat® lift trucks. Keen to replace the long-serving forklift with a similarly reliable machine, Transdek placed this first-time order with Impact, the sole distributor for Cat® Lift…
Impact is the sole UK & Ireland distributor for Cat® Lift Trucks, Konecranes Lift Trucks, Carer Heavy Duty Electric Lift Trucks and Rocla AGVs as well as an approved dealer for leading specialist brands, Combilift, Flexi, Hako, Bulmor and JLG. Impact offers the most comprehensive range of premium materials handling equipment in the UK and operates nationwide from 10 key locations and 8 dedicated Cat dealers strategically-placed across the UK and Ireland, supported by a mobile network of fully equipped and manufacturer-trained service engineers.
