Thu, December 11th, 2025

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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT

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Webinar

How to Manage 5 Key Wastes of Material Handling

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About This Webinar

As dealers strive to become “Premium Partners” with a strong focus on innovation, uptime, and supporting their customers’ production goals, it’s essential for sales professionals to help customers boost productivity and reduce waste.

In this engaging webinar, Simon Walker, Director of Channel Sales at UgoWork, will walk attendees through the 5 Wastes of Material Handling Energy: time, space, energy, capital, and compliance. Simon will share practical ways dealer sales professionals can identify these wastes and implement solutions that make customers more efficient, productive, and profitable.

Who Should Attend

This webinar is perfect for MHEDA members involved in equipment distribution, operations, or fleet management—along with dealers, OEMs, and service providers eager to boost efficiency and maximize customer ROI. Business leaders seeking new ways to drive performance, profitability, and long-term success will also find tremendous value in this session.

THIS EVENT IS HOSTED BY

This webinar is proudly hosted by UgoWork, an industry innovator offering lithium-ion batteries and smart energy-management technology that helps material-handling teams run more efficiently and reliably.

EVENT SPEAKERS

Learn From the Best

Simon Walker brings over 25 years of experience in the forklift and motive power industry, with a strong record of helping lift truck dealerships grow in competitive markets. As Director of Channel Sales at UgoWork, he helps dealers turn the energy transition into a sales advantage by equipping teams to uncover new revenue through operational efficiency, smart energy strategies, and improved customer productivity.

Simon Walker

Director of Channel Sales
UgoWork

Key Takeaways

Identify Hidden Inefficiencies

Discover a new way to pinpoint where productivity and efficiency are being lost in operations.

Understand Energy Challenges

Learn how different energy sources create unique problems—and what those issues mean for end-users.

Reduce Waste and Costs

Explore alternative energy solutions that help minimize waste, lower expenses, and improve profitability.

Save the Date

Join us May 2-6 in Nashville for the MHEDA Convention, where ideas spark innovation, connections fuel collaboration, and our communities move in harmony to advance the industry.

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