A new event dedicated to promoting and meeting the needs of the thriving automotive industry in the North East of England is to receive support from leading materials handling specialist Briggs Equipment.

Fleet management and productivity of moving recyclable and waste materials will be top of the agenda for materials handling specialist Briggs Equipment, which is exhibiting along with Hyster at Europe’s premier event for resource efficiency and waste management solutions.

Materials handling specialist Briggs Equipment is to exhibit for the first time at SPE Offshore Europe 2015. On stand 3C106 in Hall 3 it will partner with Pyroban UK, showcasing the two companies’ ability to develop bespoke materials handling solutions for a variety of hazardous environments where there is an application need. SPE Offshore Europe is widely acknowledged as the biggest oil exploration and production event outside North America.

Travis Perkins plc and Briggs Equipment have collaborated to provide a brand new van, worth £20,656, to Whizz-Kidz, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with disabilities. The van was handed over at Travis Perkins plc’s headquarters in Northampton.

Stadco, a major Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry, has chosen Briggs Equipment as its materials handling partner. The new contract sees the company taking delivery of a fleet of Hyster forklift trucks with a capital value of £2million.

For GES, a reliable materials handling partner is essential so they work with Briggs Equipment, the UK’s leading independent provider of materials handling solutions, which is its sole provider of equipment on a short-term hire basis. Briggs plays a key role within the GES team, helping to deliver the consistently high standards that are required for this market leader.