Safety at the heart of loading bay design
Alan Jenkins, sales director of Hörmann UK explains why designing out risk is essential for the modern loading bay.
Pocket sorter picks it easy
German casual fashion brand BRAX installed the Pick-it-Easy Pocket solution from KNAPP at its site last year.
Don’t get stressed
Andrew Woodward – who heads up Investec’s Materials Handling team – offers advice to companies seeking finance for forklifts.
How are you handling returns?
Indigo Software solutions architect Eric Carter argues pre-planning and a good WMS can remove much of the headache associated with returns.
Clever use of space key as Kuehne + Nagel serves top UK fashion brand
SEC Storage has installed a space optimised storage and pick system for Kuehne + Nagel, to help the 3PL serve the needs of a top fashion brand. HSS editor Simon Duddy speaks to the team involved.
Work starts on Felixstowe expansion
Expansion work has started at Felixstowe with VSBW Joint Venture, a consortium of VolkerStevin and Boskalis Westminster, appointed as lead contactor to extend the port’s Berth 9 by 190 metres.
Flexible port options
London Gateway’s Common User Facility (CUF) is expected to open on the port’s logistics park early next year. What can companies expect?
Electric heavyweights
Linde Material Handling unveils electric forklift trucks with a load capacity of 6 to 8 tonnes.
BSS expands Magna Park NDC by 38.5k sq ft
Building products supplier BSS Industrial has broken ground at Magna Park National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Leicestershire, to extend its warehouse space by a further 38,500 square feet.
Not to be overlooked
Selecting the right strapping system is essential to ensure an efficient distribution operation, explains Mosca Direct’s MD Gaye Tate.
Click&Pick unlocks the potential of e-fulfilment
E-commerce and omni-channel sales are dramatically changing the relationship between retailers and customers. Sales channels are constantly developing, and with them, the intralogistics challenges of meeting the expectations of consumers.
Guide to loading bay safety
The Health & Safety Executive offers a wealth of information on making the loading bay safer. Here is our summary of the basics.
Larger fork flats to increase lift capacity
Tata Steel is developing a new family of larger fork arm flats, which will be available to the market by the end of 2014.
Larger fork flats to increase lift capacity
Tata Steel is developing a new family of larger fork arm flats, which will be available to the market by the end of 2014.
Toyota unveils new reach trucks
For straightforward operations, the new BT Reflex B-series reach truck from Toyota Material Handling is said to be the ideal solution.
Interroll launches modular conveyor platform
Interroll presented its new modular conveyor platform for use in internal logistics to an international audience at CeMAT.
Electric forklifts debut promising a battery-for-life
BYD unveiled its Iron-Phosphate (Fe) battery at CeMAT 2014 in a new series of forklift trucks.
Sharpening up Driver CPC
Skills for Logistics is calling on training providers and employers to get in touch to help develop a system to ‘sharpen-up’ Driver CPC and make it more relevant to employers.
Cesab unveils R100
CESAB Material Handling has launched the new R100 reach truck range which features steering wheel console, controls and seat that can be adjusted to operator.
