CFTS is a joint venture between:

• The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA)
• The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA)

These are the two major industry trade organisations in materials handling. They represent manufacturers, dealers and suppliers of related products, as well as the actual users of equipment covered by the Thorough Examination regulations.

They are also the acknowledged experts on Thorough Examination of fork lift trucks
They developed the scheme in close association with the Health and Safety Executive and in consultation with the whole industry.

Its keystones are:

• A definitive examination process agreed by the industry 
• A Quality Assurance Procedural Code
• An effective accreditation process

Quite simply, the scheme's aim is to ensure uniformly high standards in implementation of Thorough Examination... and to improve safety across the whole of British industry.