Response to rapid growth
Pharmaceutical supplier Fagron responded to rapid growth by automating both an existing distribution centre but a new one.
A guide to managing a forklift
As an employer you have a legal responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of your employees. Toyota Material Handling UK outlines the key issues you should consider to protect employees from the dangers of forklift trucks.
Newcomer is omni-directional truck
Swedish manufacturer MaxTruck has developed an omni-directional forklift.
Planning submitted for 260,000 sq ft logistics unit at Airport City Manchester
MAG Property has jointly submitted a planning application with logistics property specialist Stoford for the creation of a 260,000 sq ft logistics unit at Airport City Manchester, the flagship Enterprise Zone development.
Delivery firms will innovate to avoid chokepoint
Parcel delivery innovations will fuel e-commerce growth in 2015 and beyond, predicts courier Fastlane International.
NACCO buys hydrogen fuel cell supplier
Deal positions company to become the first lift truck OEM to integrate fuel cell technology.
Perceiving printer performance
Managed print services are common in offices but less so in warehouses. Peter Laplanche, director at Datatrade urges warehouse managers to see the true value of their prints.
Calor answers key questions on LPG and forklifts
Andy Kellett, Calor Gas forklift trucks national account manager, answers key questions on the use of LPG with forklifts.
Wide-ranging storage revamp
Whitby-based builders merchants Wilf Noble has maximised storage capacity with Polypal.
Agency worker killed by overturned forklift
Man was on his first day at work and was not wearing a seatbelt. In addition, forklift trucks were unsuitable for the work being carried out.
Survey reveals pallet truck dangers are under-estimated
Findings from the UK’s largest online fork lift hazard perception test, suggest room for improvement is needed when it comes to identifying safe hand pallet truck operation.
A winter’s tale
The law of unintended consequences often complicates good intentions. One example is the reduction of pollutants in diesel which has some adverse impacts on performance.
Automated handling delivers future-proof retail solutions
If the media coverage of Black Friday, the Christmas shopping period and the New Year sales tells us anything, it’s that the consumer’s desire for a bargain remains undiminished. James Sharples, MD of Swisslog UK, looks at why changes in demand have led to changes in the development of automated intralogistics.
Supporting click and collect
The Gas Superstore acquired a 65,000 sq ft new build distribution centre in Coalville allowing it to support a rapid click and collect service for the East Midlands.
Multidirectional option
UniCarriers has released the Tergo UFW multidirectional forklift for in-warehouse use.
An established concept
Aganto director Andy Butters tells HSS Editor Simon Duddy that temporary buildings are now a well-established concept in the lexicon of storage solutions.
Were City Link’s owners ruthless and lacking in commitment?
HSS Editor Simon Duddy asks if Better Capital deserve the ‘bandits’ charge levelled at them by Mike Cash RMT General Secretary.
The danger of commoditisation
Andrew Georgiou, general manager at Stertil Dock Products is worried by a trend towards the commoditisation of loading bay equipment.
Electric development
The UK lags far behind many of its European contemporaries in the use of electric trucks. Here, Stewart Gosling of RDD, UK importers for Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks, spells out some of the reasons why electric technology offers significant advantages over LP gas and diesel.
Warehouse manager puts faith in Bendi
Fast growing pharmacy supplier is won over by Bendi’s ability to boost warehouse storage capacity.
