Turnover up by 20% for KNAPP
The Austrian-owned automated handling company has increased turnover by 20% from 2013/14 to 2014/15 to over €466 million, with profit (EBIT) of €21m.
Crown extends counterbalance range
Crown Lift Trucks, best known for high-end warehouse equipment, has released a new electric counterbalance truck.
Baoli releases tough forklifts
The Baoli D-series provides diesel forklifts for standard applications as well as for long-lasting operations.
Crown extends counterbalance range
Crown Lift Trucks, best known for high-end warehouse equipment, has released a new electric counterbalance truck.
Superdrug NDC increases throughput by 48%
With eCommerce sales more than doubling year on year, Logistex was asked to design a solution capable of handling in excess of 60,000 orders per day.
Mind the gap
Gaps that appear, when concrete slab floors cure, create significant maintenance issues. The ShieldJoint from Isedio offers a solution.
Efficient and low carbon
National supplier of LPG AvantiGas, is ramping up its work with distribution and logistics companies to offer a low carbon, high strength and economical fuel alternative for fork lift trucks.
High performance flooring range
In warehouses, storage and distribution centres it is vital that the correct flooring is chosen for maximum safety and efficiency around the workplace.
Lithium-ion investment
Norwegian wholesaler Europris is investing in lithium-ion batteries supplied by GNB Industrial Power, a division of Exide Technologies.
Calling safe forklift users
One of the most important Archies awarded at the FLTA Awards for Excellence is the Safe Site Award.
Behind the curtain at the FLTA Awards 2016
Nominations are now open across all product and individual categories for the Fork Lift Truck Association’s 22nd Annual Awards for Excellence.
74% of transport firms face driver shortage
The supply chain benchmarking club of the leading professional logistics and transport body, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, has published findings from a recent Logmark survey addressing the current driver shortage.
Logistics robots – now and in the future
Robots and automated processes are taking a greater role in logistics, so what is do-able now and what is waiting in the future, asks HSS Editor Simon Duddy?
Picking plus
Work in the warehouse is increasingly multi-faceted, with employees being asked to multi-task. This versatility can be facilitated by voice technology, says Darrel Williams from Vocollect by Honeywell.
Deep freeze goes tall
Egemin Automation will build a new automated deep-freeze warehouse for producer of frozen French fries Agristo on its production site in Belgium.
Just say no to drug driving
Dräger is calling on employers to ensure they are aware of the new drug drive limits as the new legislation is now underway.
Winning the service race
Indigo’s WMS helps Tetrosyl increase throughput levels by 10% and save £200,000 per year.
Poor practice from retailers contributes to returns boom
Contrary to popular belief, eCommerce returns are often not down to fickle consumers but can be traced to poor marketing decisions made by retailers, said a returns expert at a recent exhibition.
Narrow solutions provide benefits
Forklifts are the workhorse of the warehouse sector, but as changes in the economy mean even more demand on storage and distribution, Yale says squeezing more productivity and efficiency from these assets appears essential.
Handle with care
IBCS offers technical advice on the correct charging of forklift batteries.
