AMHSA Events

AMHSA provides a wide range of training and workshop sessions covering a range of topics including:

• Technical training (e.g. Carbon Footprint Workshop, Training Workshop, Fire Protection Workshop)
• Legal e.g., MF/1 training
• Sales e.g. Exhibition staff training, Twitter for Business Training

AMHSA’s training sessions are generally open to both members and non-members with reduced rates for AMHSA members. Some of our training courses carry CPD accreditation and will earn training credits / hours. Please check each individual course on our website as they are published.

AMHSA events are generally booked online through the AMHSA Event Booking site.

Please note that events are subject to change at short notice. We reserve the right to refuse admission to applicants where there may be conflicts of interest between hosts and delegate member companies. No correspondence will be entered into in relation to these decisions.

AMHSA Conference & Members’ Meeting Social Event – 2nd December 2025 

Want the opportunity to relax and catch up with some old contacts and meet some new faces from around the industry in a relaxed and easy environment? Then don’t miss this opportunity.

We shall be meeting in Market Harborough at 18.30 on Tuesday 2nd December. An activity is planned before we head to dinner sitting down at approximately 8pm in a local eatery.

We hope to be able to secure discounted room rates for our members wishing to stay at the hotel.

More details will follow in the next couple of weeks so please keep the dates.

AMHSA Conference & Members’ Meeting – 3rd December 2025 

The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough. 

30th September 2025 – Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester

Returning for a second year, this industry exhibition event offered opportunities for all to hear the latest from the innovators and highly active businesses from around the automation world in the U.K.

AMHSA were in attendance in force with 18 of their members, with all enjoying valuable conference topics and networking opportunities.

We look forward to working with the organisers and to another successful event in Coventry next year.

9th – 11th September 2025 – IMHX, N.E.C., Birmingham

The U.K.’s largest and foremost Automated Material Handling exhibition returned in September with over 300 exhibitors and an expected visitor audience of up to 10,000 people. This event was the significant spectacle in the U.K. exhibition calendar.

AMHSA were in attendance with 40 of its members and were ready to impart their knowledge, experience and expertise to visitors seeking information for their first steps, turnkey solutions or modifications requirements to existing systems.

It’s early yet but we are confident that the show provided AMHSA an opportunity to expose skills and experience and their brand and their commitment to working in partnership for the benefit of the wider industry.

6th August – Automated Material Handling Training, Harborough Innovation Centre

Our popular training event, explaining the fundamentals of automation, was held again at the Harborough Innovation Centre earlier this month.  This event continues to prove to be one of the most popular training events in the AMHSA calendar. Delegates indicated that the event continues to be informative and enlightening and offered holistic understanding to the full arsenal of ideas, products, equipment and services that are provided as turn key solutions for the automated logistics and material handling world.

Feedback once again indicated that the event is well worth attending and the Secretariat Team and Dave Berridge, Association Secretary delivered a comprehensive understanding of how to approach automation.

Topics included in discussion included

Containers, Racking and Shelving, Cranes / shuttle systems, Conveyors, AIVs,  Control Systems, Mezzanines, ASRS, Sortation, Picking Systems, Overall system design and WCS / WMS / WES.

Testimonial

“This training event was extremely beneficial. It provides an holistic understanding of the products and services required for turnkey or stand-alone automation solutions for the modern distribution centre and supply chain. It also allows opportunities to network with like minded sales people and engineers from around the industry”.

“ I strongly recommend that if you are new to the industry – then do not miss this event”.

Russell Hutchinson – AMHSA Member

We look forward to hosting the event again next year.

30th July – Steering Group Meeting

The AMHSA steering group met to discuss strategical direction for the association on 30th July. Several topics were discussed including agenda items that will help position and direct the association moving forward. The Steering Group approved changes to the structure of the associations pillars, developed roles for Steering Group Members assigning them to lead the pillars and functions, secretariat service developments and membership growth amongst other items.

Information will be shared with members at the next members’ meeting later in the year.