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.

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

AMHSA, the UK’s leading authority on automated material handling, are pleased to be offering their extremely popular training event, explaining the fundamentals of automation and presenting solutions available for introducing and improving your automated supply chain. This event has proved to be one of the most popular training events in the AMHSA calendar and is recommended to all newcomers, looking for an accelerated understanding of the industry, and experienced colleagues seeking to widen their knowledge of products and services, whilst discovering the latest innovations and standards from around the industry.

Whether it’s an introduction, familiarisation or an understanding of the traditional or the contemporary and state-of-the-art solutions on the market, to tackle and overcome the automation introduction obstacles in your supply chain, this event will offer a comprehensive awareness of the products  categories available, for designers and engineers, which position and maintain our industry as innovative and ground-breaking.

The day will feature a series of short succinct informative presentations from Dave Berridge, AMHSA Secretary and industry specialist with over 35 years experience, who will introduce, inform and update delegates on a wide and varied array of automation topics. The talks are aimed to appeal to the widest possible audience, so whether you are a newcomer to the industry or you have a vast wealth of experience, there should be something new for everybody to learn.

Topics to be included for discussion are

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

Appropriate breaks will allow networking opportunities and a buffet lunch will be provided.

The workshop will be open for registration and teas and coffees from 9:00 am and will finish at around 5:00 pm.

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

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

The U.K.’s largest and foremost Automated Material Handling exhibition returns this September and with over 200 exhibitors and an expected visitor audience of up to 10,000 people. This promises to be a significant spectacle in the U.K. exhibition calendar.

AMHSA will be attending along with over 30 of its members and will be ready to impart their knowledge, experience and expertise to visitors seeking their first steps, turnkey solutions or modifications to existing systems, offering solution ideas for all needs.

3rd – 4th June – IWLEX, NAEC, Stoneleigh, Coventry

AMHSA recently attend this event. The event was dogged by a road traffic incident on the first day but by approximately 1100 hours the visitors were filing in to be part of the exhibition.  What’s more the organisers had also included a world first – YARDX. The first specific dedicated warehouse yard operation exhibition focused on the running and management of outdoor operations. This co-located event broadened the appeal and attraction to a wider visitor base.

AMHSA members Patterson & Rothwell and Körber were present on the AMHSA area and enjoyed meeting many visitors seeking to start automation journeys for their businesses.

15th May -Tomorrow’s Warehouse Conference, CBS Arena, Coventry

AMHSA members were exhibiting in force making up over a quarter of all exhibitors. The day proved successful with several AMHSA members enjoying several high quality leads from the shows visitor base.

The day concluded with the inaugural Warehouse Transformation Awards ceremony with pries being awarded in 15 categories and presented by Simon Duddy, Editor of Logistics Matters magazine.

29th April 2025 – AMHSA AGM & MEMBERS’ MEETING SOCIAL EVENT

AMHSA members came together for the usual fun evening of relaxed socialising and networking. The usual format was applied with members meeting at the The Three Swans hotel  for pre dinner drinks before before enjoying some light hearted entertainment and dinner.

The event proved extremely successful with guests enjoying the opportunity and experience of some fork lift driving – scale model of course. However, despite best efforts it was clear that those who took part would not be finding employment as warehouse operatives or fork-lift drivers anytime soon.

30th April 2025 – AMHSA AGM & MEMBERS’ MEETING

A record number of AMHSA Members were present recently at the AGM & Members’ Meeting held at the Harborough Innovation Centre, Market Harborough. In amongst all the information relating to industry and political standards and changes, association news and new members introductions from the secretariat team, members also elected Hilton Campbell as their new Association President.

Hilton announced that he was looking forward to developing member benefits for all, developing the pillars especially the promotional pillar giving greater exposure of the AMHSA brand and membership growth.

We look forward to working towards a better future and developing strong strategies that will deliver tangible benefits to the association members and the wider industry.