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.

 

Upcoming Events

AMHSA Standards Pillar – Engineering Standards Forum 5th February 2026

Calling All Engineering Directors / Managers

Following the developments and improvements made to the association during 2025, the introduction of Pillar Leaders, we start the new year as we mean to go on, with positive change for the benefit of our members.

It’s been a while, but on Tuesday 5th February the AMHSA Standards (formerly Quality) pillar will host a regenerated Engineering Standards Forum.

This initial forum meeting will take place, in person, at the Harborough Innovation Centre, Market Harborough, allowing attendees to meet and formally renew acquaintances and make new introductions.

The sessions are intended to share knowledge, best practice and discuss issues that affect products, equipment and services provided by our members, to market, whilst navigating all the impacts that political, environmental, legal and technological factors impose.

Come along and meet peers and opposite numbers from around the membership who might be able to offer advice in relation to your individual difficulties, share common approaches to generic issues or provide solutions to overcome practical obstacles – or vice versa.

This meeting will update the group on AMHSA’s current input into engineering standards in the UK and Europe. Topics will include :-

  • BSI / CEN
  • FEM Standards
  • Advocacy
  • Machinery Directive / Regulation

The group will formalise the agenda for future meetings

Registration for this event can be completed by clicking on the link below and completing your details on the Eventbrite registration platform. This event is aimed at Engineering Directors / Managers and H&S Professionals from AMHSA member companies.

We look forward to welcoming you to Market Harborough. A networking lunch will be provided for all delegates.

AMHSA Engineering Standards Forum Tickets, Thu 5 Feb 2026 at 10:00 | Eventbrite

Future Events

AMHSA Training – AMH Training 25th February 2026

AMHSA, the UK’s leading authority on material handling automation, hosting their extremely popular training event – Automated Material Handling (AMH) event on the 25th February. This session is extremely popular and explains the fundamentals of automation

This event has proved to be one of the most popular events in the AMHSA calendar and is recommended to all newcomers to the industry or those with wider experiences and specialisms in their own areas of expertise.   The event would also prove invaluable for Project Managers, Warehouse Managers or Distribution and supply chain Directors of SME’s, considering the adoption of automation processes into their warehousing and distribution facilities.

This event will offer a comprehensive awareness of the products available, for designers and engineers, which position and maintain our industry as innovative and ground-breaking, delivering cost effective alternative solutions for your automated supply chain.

From totes to pallets, cartons to hangers, trucks to AGV’s, Cranes to Shuttles and much more besides you will hear, how through effective planning and use of the full array of the automation products and services arsenal, the modern supply chain is capable and able to react to the ever changing – consumer demands!

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 or have responsibility for a capital expenditure budget, there should be something new for everybody to learn or glean from the day.

We will be ready to answer questions throughout the day, providing expert advice and guidance. Our aspiration is for all delegates to leave the event with a greater understanding and appreciation of the products and services available within the automation industry and a knowledge of the key players in the wider market place.

For more detailed information and to register for this must not miss event please use the link below.

Automated Material Handling (AMH) Training Event 2026 Tickets, Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite

 

AMHSA AGM & Members’ Meeting Social Event – Tuesday 21st April 2026

The AMHSA AGM  & Members’ Meeting shall take place on Wednesday 22nd April 2026. But, before then there is the usual business of relaxing in more informal surroundings at our social gathering on Tuesday 21st April.

If you are attending the AGM then this social event should not be missed. Members gather in Market Harborough for a chance to catch up with old friends and peers or meet some new faces from within the industry, eager to meet like minded people, and discuss all the latest news.

We shall be meeting at the Three Swans Hotel from 18:30 hours in the main bar before partaking in a short activity then heading to dinner at a local eatery.

Please place this date in your diary. More details will follow in due course.

 

AMHSA AGM & Members’ Meeting – Wednesday 22nd April 2026

AMHSA members are invited to attend the AGM & Members’ Meeting on Wednesday 22nd April 2026. The AGM will be held at AMHSA H.Q. (Market Harborough Innovation Centre) and will commence at 09:30 hours and include the usual agenda items, Members Only for this event. The formality will be followed by a Members’ Meeting to discuss association matters and new from around the industry including guest speaker presentations.

The meeting will be punctuated with generous breaks allowing the all important and benefit of  networking opportunities, where members will have the chance to make introductions and forge and cement professional relationships.

Please place this date in your diary. More details will follow in due course.

We look forward to welcoming you to Market Harborough.

 

Previous Events

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

On Tuesday 2nd December several of the AMHSA Members enjoyed a relax and catch up with some old contacts and some new faces from around the industry. Thank you to everybody that attended this meeting it was great to see you all. Our quiz was a raging success as ever and everybody who attended commented on how positive these events are.

AMHSA Conference & Members’ Meeting – 3rd December 2025 

The Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough. 

Another successful Members’ Meeting & Conference! AMHSA members came together to round off a year of change within our association.

Their was plenty of information to share and the plans for 2026 were well received by everybody in attendance. Updates from Informa Markets and Interact Analysis proved intriguing for the coming year and members were keen to obtain the notes from the meeting to help contributes to their own forecasts for next year.

We shall see you all in January / February when the programme will commence once again.

12th November 2025 – Spacemaker Systems Lunch and Learn Event

On the 12th November AMHSA members attended Spacemaker Systems Innovation Centre in Nuneaton, Warwickshire for a quick Learn & Lunch session.

Designed to help automation professionals understand the full capability of their robot technology, guests werevprovided with in depth knowledge about their 2 (DualAxis Pro) and 4 way (QuadAxis Pro) shuttle technologies systems along with their software solutions offerings.

Delegates received information from Spacemakers’s very own Brendan Shilton who delivered an overview of the business, software and shuttle technologies before being treated to a demonstration of the equipment in the purpose built demonstration suite to learn about multidirectional shuttle with elevator integration and racking equipment.

A huge success and one of many that AMHSA will repeat with other members and their innovatively scientific, as well as mechatronic, machinery on their 2026 events calendar.

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.

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