Jungheinrich IC trucks offer German engineering at a lower price
Jungheinrich will release two ranges of IC counterbalance trucks combining high quality German engineering with a lower than usual price in May.
Retail credentials
Pall-Ex was a quick adapter to the rise of eCommerce but high fuel duty remains a key concern for its members.
Is this the world’s most cost-effective fork truck?
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks believes the new LPG version of its 1.5 to 3.5 tonne GRENDIA ES range could be the most cost-effective IC engine counterbalance truck ever built.
Carbon neutral pallet pooling
Henkel has signed a lane expansion contract for the use of pallet pooling services in Germany with CHEP.
Hormann looks at the big picture
Temperature controlled operations have always been leading the logistics industry in terms of energy efficiency and environmental impact, since this represents a key element of their cost management.
Toyota invests £7m in STR fleet
Toyota Material Handling UK meets customer demand by investing £7 million into its short-term hire fleet, with a further investment of 500 trucks planned for 2014.
Join the debate at The Health & Safety Event
The Health and Safety Event, a new national Health and Safety exhibition and conference organised by Western Business Exhibitions will take place at the NEC in Birmingham from 11th to 13th March 2014.
A fresh look at automation for Omni-channel Retail
What you need to know to get the most out of your automated Omni-channel Retail operations. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
Tips for retailers to achieve Omni-channel nirvana
Demanding clear stock visibility, keen predictive techniques and tightly managed fulfillment operations, delivery is the exciting and troubling heart of the Omni-channel experience. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
Conveyor reaches high level for cold store
Rusmail has solved one of its most challenging handling problems to date using an inclined belt conveyor which needed to reach from ground level to a height of almost 6.5 metres for a food processing client.
Fossil responds fast to changing online trends
Swisslog has kitted out a multi-purpose logistics centre for leading fashion brand Fossil, with an emphasis on speed and flexibility.
Automating the frozen food renaissance
For something that’s been on UK shelves since the 1950s, frozen food has been through something of a renaissance recently, says Swisslog UK sales manager Andrew Blair.
Linde launches order picker for very narrow aisles
Linde Material Handling has expanded its portfolio for very narrow aisle solutions with a range of modular medium-lift order pickers.
Layer picking innovation promises ‘1000 outers per hour’
Flexi Narrow Aisle’s Warehouse Systems Division has launched the FlexiPiCK – a layer picking-based storage and order fulfillment solution that offers case pick rates of more than 1,000 outers per hour per operator.
Don’t let agency workers be a safety blindspot
With the economic recovery still fragile, the flexibility of temporary warehouse staff is attractive. But as Mentor Training MD Richard Shore of points out, short-term workers pose special safety risks that can’t be ignored.
The future of conveying
Gary Bale, managing director of LB Foster Materials Handling talks to HSS editor Simon Duddy about conveying trends.
Energy chain installation guide
There are a number of installation orientations that can be considered when working with an igus energy chain cable carrier system. Justin Leonard of igus examines the options available to OEMs for vertical installations.
Manufacturing revival
While the sector is looking up, the Manufacturing Technologies Association is asking for more, saying for British Engineering world class should come as standard.
Kasto Unitower to star at Mach
Multi-level warehouses for storing and retrieving bar, tube, sheet and other material automatically will be on show at the stand of KASTO who will be exhibiting at MACH 2014.
Living in the space age – Office Depot offers advice on warehouse optimisation
Mike McCreesh VP supply chain Europe at Office Depot talks to HSS editor Simon Duddy about the place of space in his warehouse thinking.
