John Meale, Vice-President of Fédération Européenne de la Manutention, the European Materials Handling Federation, and Managing-Director of UK-based Thorworld Industries Ltd, has said that unless regular inspections are introduced EU Directives and Regulations will continue to be undermined as counterfeit and non-compliant machinery floods the market from both inside and, more particularly, outside the EU.

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