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Asbestos rule change proposed

As the European Union considers proposals for the eradication of asbestos in all public buildings, Chalcroft asks what implications this could have for the UK’s warehousing industry.

Step it up

A fast growing and innovative pure play retailer upped the IT ante to allow it to offer third party eCommerce fulfilment services.

Build stable mixed stacks

Witron’s Automated Case System (ACS) allows users to stack cartons, crates, plastic totes, wooden boxes etc as they react to retail challenges.

Department store opts for second helping of Click&Pick

Swiss department store chain Manor has commissioned Swisslog to plan and complete a Click&Pick project.

The PPMA Show 2015 returned to the NEC from the 29th September – 1st October, with more than 1,000 leading packaging and processing machinery manufacturers represented at the show and providing a platform to showcase the latest technological innovations and discuss key business opportunities with more than 7,500 visitors.

Asda doubles productivity

Axiom GB has designed and completed an automated packing and dispatch solution for Asda Stores at Clipper Logistics’ Boughton facility in Nottinghamshire.

An opportunity not a challenge

Alongside the driver shortage, the Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) is considered one of the biggest challenges currently faced by transport managers, according to the FTA Transport Manager Survey 2015. Laura Nelson, managing director of leading Driver CPC Consortium, RTITB, says transport managers should use it to their advantage.

Home Bargains installs 15 double deck lifts at RDC

Transdek UK has fulfilled a major order to supply 15 double deck lifts, and ancillary equipment, at a new Southern regional distribution centre (RDC) for TJ Morris, the Home Bargains retailer.

Amazon treats DC floor to adapt to VNA configuration

When one of Amazon’s distribution centres in the North of England adapted a section of wide aisle racking to very narrow aisle, they needed a floor suitable for the change.

SEMA load notices carry weight

Load signs need careful scrutiny by the customer to ensure that they actually do help protect workers from injury. Alan Worrell of SEMA’s Technical Committee clarifies end users’ responsibilities and summarises the origins and value of this key piece of signage.

Improve processes with the printer on the forklift

Datamax O’Neill by Honeywell says printers turn industrial trucks into mobile workplaces and enable a faster and more exact completion of tasks. What factors should you consider when implementing this approach?

Modular Demag rope hoists up to 50 tonnes

Terex Material Handling has launched a new range of rope hoists based on a single design technology.

An entire supply chain on show at CeMAT 2016

Logistics professionals wanting to walk the length of an entire supply chain will be able to do precisely that at next year’s CeMAT trade fair in Hannover, Germany (31 May to 3 June).

Double decker forklift promises more operational capacity

TCM’s SRD 200 double stacker forklift focuses on important operational benefits; greater efficiency with long-distance capacity.

Heinz deploys Layer Picker

Wincanton was challenged at the national distribution centre it manages on behalf of Heinz to increase automated pallet layer picking without associated changes in product configurations.

Advice on safe loading of racking

Racking and storage solutions are a vital part of many operations across the UK, making the issue of good housekeeping and safe loading, paramount.

Comfy Quilts IT investment boosts stock visibility

Pillow and duvet manufacturer, Comfy Quilts is implementing the Snapfulfil SaaS WMS to provide inventory visibility and control across its retail and wholesale warehousing operations, including a new 110,000 sq ft facility at Stakehill Industrial Estate in Manchester.