Year: 2021

Industry Leaders – Interview with Gordon Riske

To continue our series of interviews with leaders in the materials handling industry, we are pleased to introduce you to Gordon Riske, President of the FEM Industrial Trucks Product Group and CEO of KION group. In this interview, Gordon tells us about his journey from the Lawrence Institute of Technology in Southfield/Michigan to his position… Read more »

Industry Leaders – Interview with Jos De Vuyst

We are pleased to share the first publication in a series of interviews with leaders in the materials handling industry. Jos De Vuyst, FEM President and CEO of stow details how he began his career in logistics, how the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the industry and what he sees (and hopes) for the future. Introduction… Read more »

Joint Industry Statement on Priorities for the Machinery Products Regulation

FEM, together with CECE, Orgalim, BusinessEurope and 14 other EU trade associations, has issued a joint statement on the proposed Regulation on Machinery. The statement summarises points that the EU machinery industry unanimously sees as essential to maintain the successful balance between safety and innovation offered by the current Machinery Directive. The co-signatories: Welcome the… Read more »

Joint Industry Statement on Priorities for the Machinery Products Regulation

Joint Industry call for a realistic timeline to implement the new Batteries Regulation

FEM co-signed an industry statement, together with 9 other associations, calling on the European Commission and the co-legislators to ensure a transition period for the implementation of the Batteries Regulation. We support the European Commission’s objective to improve the sustainability of batteries, while protecting the competitiveness of the Single Market. We are fully committed to… Read more »