Sortation system handles flat and hanging goods together
SDI Group has introduced a hanging pouch sortation system, called the MonaLisa, to the UK market following successful applications in Germany.
Food firm Intersnack installs high level case conveyor
Astec Conveyors has recently designed and installed a high level case conveyor system for the expanding company Intersnack.
Lifting jacks do the business
Mechan lifting jacks are helping Northern Ireland’s newest rail depot raise standards in train care.
Steeled for tough application
An Italian transport company has ordered six G generation counterbalance trucks from Kalmar.
Next day delivery
Goplasticboxes.com has unveiled a next day delivery service for its range of returnable transit packaging (RTP).
Toyota launches Logistics Solutions team focused on automated handling
Toyota Material Handling UK has launched a Logistics Solutions team who will be responsible for providing support to companies who can benefit from its growing range of automated products.
Conference emphasises responsibility
Warehouse managers have been cautioned not to over-use ear protection by the Health & Safety Executive.
Streamlining order picking
Reduce the walking time of your pickers with Crown’s QuickPick Remote.
Can parcel operators deliver the eCommerce Boom?
Flexible strategies will make the difference between retail delivery winners and losers, says Tony Walford of the Supply Chain Academy.
Smart tips on managing your cold store trucks
Atlet delivers excellent advice to help you keep your trucks operating efficiently in the cold store.
Getting into the Swingo
The new TASKI swingo 5000 scrubber drier is the largest and most advanced floor care machine produced by Diversey Care.
Avoiding rack disasters
Rack inspector Lionel Drage asks, are you harbouring a potential killer in your warehouse?
In-depth look at specifying RTP for the waste sector
Many legislative, environmental and financial factors are driving the increasing use of RTP in the waste management and recycling sectors argues Simon Knights, sales director – UK/Ireland at Schoeller Allibert.
Mine takes grip of Hyster tyre handler
To help change the giant tyres on heavy duty mining trucks at an iron ore mine in Austria, VA Erzberg has selected the latest Hyster tyre handling truck.
Getting the sector skills strategy right
The recent liquidation of the National Skills Academy Logistics proved a dark day for the industry and has cast doubt on whether the sector has got its skills strategy right. HSS editor Simon Duddy talks to new Skills for Logistics CEO Ross Moloney who explains the relationship between the sector skills council and the Academy as well as outlining a strategy that will deliver practical help to employers.
Drones for palletising
Qimarox has launched a study into the use of drones for product palletising.
Food supplier to Sainsbury’s and Morrisons buys Cold Stop
A leading producer of chilled ready-meals has installed Cold Stop curtains from Seymour Manufacturing International to help solve a temperature control issue.
Scheme promises affordable loans to boost logistics skills
Skills for Logistics, together with industry partners, has called on the Logistics Sector to back The Logistics Guild Credit Union – an initiative that will provide an ethical and cost efficient source of finance for the industry.
Aramex fined after man killed in warehouse roof fall
A logistics firm has been fined £250,000 after a worker was killed when he fell through a warehouse roof.
Linde bids to raise awareness
The launch of Linde Aware, a new digital sales tool, highlights a key aim of Linde Material Handling UK – to make customers aware of the full breadth of the company’s offering and to demonstrate its customer focus. HSS editor Simon Duddy talks to sales and marketing director Andrew Daly about the company’s multi-faceted approach to solving material handling challenges.
