Trusting your truck
The word reliability and materials handling equipment should go hand in hand. Without reliable forklift trucks, operations will stall and sometimes even come to a complete stop.
Productivity doubled
Clothing retailer Cassis has deployed the ZetesMedea voice solution in its logistics centre allowing 20,000 items to be picked daily.
WMS streamlines fulfillment for archery specialist
A standout feature is that the Snapfuflil WMS supports the firm’s complex build-to-order process, providing visibility of both component parts and finished goods in real-time.
Sling snaps during lift crushing worker
Pelloby Engineering has been fined after a beam weighing two tonnes fell onto an employee causing severe injuries.
Businesses: help a school and boost the industry’s profile
Less than a year after launch, the founders of the logistics board game – Business on the Move – are urging businesses in the sector to support their local school.
Enhanced mini units facilitate smooth product handling
Alwayse Engineering has announced performance improvements across its range of Mini Ball Transfer Units.
Poorly managed awkward lift leads to crush death
A father-of-two died when a metal frame being loaded onto a lorry trailer by a forklift fell on top of him.
Robot gripper with a gentle touch
Online retailer Ocado is working on a robotic gripper that will attempt to gently grasp soft food.
GoBox released for food and drink applications
Goplasticpallets.com releases new GoBox for food and drink applications and urges drinks firms to abandon the wooden pallet.
Doosan revamps lower capacity electric forklifts
The forklifts feature redesigned masts to improve visibility and a control system protected to IP65 as standard.
A question of culture
Metsä Wood UK operations purchasing manager Gary Isherwood tells HSS editor Simon Duddy that he puts the safety of employees first when buying forklifts.
Food group improves backhaul waste operation
Depot installs baler to process backhauled card and plastic packaging waste from stores.
Smart supply chain is lead theme for CeMAT 2016
The show, which runs from 31 May to 3 June in Hannover, Germany, will highlight the pivotal role of logistics in today’s increasingly digitised and integrated industrial value chains.
Don’t neglect safety in rush for efficiency
It is no secret that an efficient warehouse operation has a direct bearing on the rate at which customer demand can be met. However, it is essential that this does not happen at the expense of employee health and safety, says Nigel Crunden, business specialist at Office Depot.
US logistics provider ‘falls foul’ of DNA test laws
Atlas Logistics Group was ordered to pay $2.2 million to two employees it forced to take DNA tests.
Cold chain specialist turns to tailored truck power solution
Working together to meet a demanding brief from Partner Logistics, lift truck manufacturer Crown and battery manufacturer EnerSys have delivered an materials handling solution that has improved equipment availability, enhanced performance and saved costs at the cold chain specialist’s freezer store in Gloucester.
New sentencing guidelines likely to be hard hitting
Those operating warehouses should be aware of new sentencing guidelines likely to come into force later this year for Health and Safety offences, which could result in higher fines.
Momentum builds for transport investment push in Scotland
The Freight Transport Association has backed the results of a transport inquiry that highlights the need for investment in the multimodal supply chain infrastructure in Scotland.
Leader of the pick
Stewart Gosling of RDD, the manufacturer’s UK importers, explains how to unlock your picking operation’s potential.
The complete pallet stacker
Linde has released its L14 to L20 pallet stackers, handling loads from 1.4 to 2 tonnes.
