The UK Material Handling Association (UKMHA) is pleased to announce that their Technical Director David Goss has been appointed president of the British Materials Handling Federation (BMHF). With an in-depth understanding of the developments and trends impacting the material handling industry, David is poised to provide the BMHF with effective leadership during his two-year term. 

Commenting on the appointment of David, outgoing BMHF president Dave Berridge said: “The BMHF plays a vital role in supporting UK trade associations, and their members, in the material handling sector. As such, it is important that the Federation is presided over by a respected individual with extensive experience and industry expertise. As the UKMHA’s Technical Director, my successor David Goss is an ideal fit for the position”. 

He continued: “The BMHF supports the development and adoption of material handling equipment in all areas of the UK economy. I have every confidence in David’s ability to continue our work representing the over 400 businesses and 25,000 employees operating in the ever-evolving material handling sector.”

Comprising the British National Committee of the European Materials Handling Federation (FEM), the BMHF is committed to promoting the UK’s material handling sector and the interests of the six trade member associations on the European stage. 

The FEM has represented Europe’s materials handling, lifting and storage equipment manufacturers since its formation in 1953. Their primary goals are to defend the interests of Europe’s material handling manufacturers, to develop standards to improve safety, reliability and interoperability, to champion technological advancement and to encourage cooperation between companies across Europe and beyond. 

Recently, the FEM launched an Autonomous Intralogistics Vehicles (AIV) Group to foster technical cooperation and information exchange. The FEM AIV Group is open to manufacturers of technological solutions for intralogistics flows: Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR), Autonomous Case Robots (ACR), Autonomous Intelligent Vehicles (AIV), Self-Guided Vehicles (SGV), etc.

David will continue to serve as UKMHA’s Technical Director during his time as BMHF’s president. Dedicated to providing a voice for all aspects of the UK’s material handling industry, the UKMHA is a not-for-profit organisation that was formed by the merger of the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) and the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA). 

The association has several key objectives, including improving safety standards for everyone who works with material handling equipment, highlighting key issues affecting the sector and providing its members with exclusive market intelligence and insights. 

To learn more about the UKMHA or BMHF, please visit: https://ukmha.org.uk/ or https://bmhf.org.uk/.  AIV manufacturers interested in joining the AIV Group should contact the BMHF for further information.

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