Big challenges and big opportunities for manufacturers in Europe

FEM Secretary General, Olivier Janin, spoke with Forklift Action about about new trends, challenges and opportunities for manufacturers of materials handling equipment, in a market that is seeing rapid growth. This growth is being driven by industrialisation, increased demand for automation and the surge of e-commerce, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, although COVID-19 helped to… Read more »

Big challenges and big opportunities for manufacturers in Europe

FEM Congress 2022 – Make sure you register!

We are delighted to announce that the FEM Congress, organised and hosted by FEM member, AISEM, will take place on 21-23 September in Franciacorta, Italy. This congress, held every two years, is the most important international event of the European Materials Handling Federation and industry. It presents a special opportunity for producers in 14 European… Read more »

FEM Congress 2022 – Make sure you register!

FEM signs joint industry statement on a European standardisation strategy

FEM, alongside 16 fellow industry associations, welcome the European Commission’s initiative for a European standardisation strategy that aims to support the digital transformation and the green transition. Standards are at the core of the EU Single Market and the New Legislative Framework for products, and key to the EU´s economic integration that is imperative in… Read more »

FEM signs joint industry statement on a European standardisation strategy

Industry Leaders – Interview with Pierre Marol

In 2021, FEM launched a series of interviews with materials handling industry leaders, starting with Jos De Vuyst (FEM President and CEO of STOW) and Gordon Riske (former President of the FEM Industrial Trucks Product Group and CEO of KION group) This year, we continue our serie with a portrait of Pierre Marol, President of… Read more »

Industry Leaders – Interview with Pierre Marol