Video shows ease & speed of Aganto building installation
The time-lapse video shows Staffordshire based Aganto carrying out a temporary building project on-site at a world-class Stoke-on-Trent ceramic manufacturer.
DB Schenker to acquire Redhead in ‘reverse takeover’
The transportation and logistics services provider of Deutsche Bahn plans to buy a 75% stake in UK logistics firm Redhead Holdings in early 2016.
FLTA Awards for Excellence 2016 – Cast your vote!
With a thousand votes already cast in the first weeks of the Awards for Excellence online ballot, competition is especially fierce. Every single vote counts this year, so voice your opinion and cast your vote now in the online ballot on the FLTA website.
Poor cooperation leads to lorry driver death
Weak communication between three companies over the proper securing of a heavy and awkward load on a lorry contributed to the death of the driver. All three companies were fined heavily.
Hyundai takes it up a notch
The manufacturer has launched a revamped range of high-performance diesel counterbalance trucks ranging in lift capacity from 2.2 to 3.3 tonnes.
Top tips on truck refurbs
Refurbished forklift trucks can offer tremendous value for money under the right conditions, but don’t be caught out warns Neil Warren, Jungheinrich UK’s Used Equipment and Short Term Rental Director.
Multi-purpose truck turns heads
Crown has launched the Crown MPC 3000 Series, a new range of multi-purpose lift trucks, across Europe.
Expect re-invests in hydrostatics for 24 hour hub
As a full on, 24hr a day operation, fast and efficient loading and unloading of palletised loads from vehicles is absolutely crucial to the success of business at Expect Distribution.
Huge rack-clad automated warehouses
Jungheinrich’s Systems & Projects Division has provided a turnkey solution for global healthcare company, Grifols – completing two highly automated rack-clad warehouses at the heart of the company’s new worldwide operations in Dublin.
The Awards for Excellence
The countdown begins to the biggest and best night of the year – The Awards for Excellence on Saturday 27th February 2016.
Provides flexibility to sit or stand
Yale’s new MPT series rider pallet truck offers sit, lean and stand functionality.
Reach to 13.8 metres with Tergo UHX
UniCarriers has unveiled a new reach truck, the Tergo UHX, as well as a new order picker range, the EPL 100.
Robust and nimble truck
Flexi articulated forklift takes care of loading block stacked casks for Timothy Taylor’s short range deliveries.
Service to the fore
3PL Europa Worldwide Group, has specified 15 electric 1.6 tonne forklift trucks from Impact Handling for its new European 1hub, cementing a relationship that began more than a decade ago.
Reassessing storage due to exceptional growth
Exceptional sales growth and recent contract award from a leading home furniture retailer has seen the RGE Group need to increase its storage capacity. A pallet live racking solution from SEC Storage has enabled RGE Group to re-assess its logistics operation, bringing efficiencies and cost savings.
Food retailer buys big
AR Racking, an integral supplier of industrial storage equipment, installed a new distribution centre in England for a major UK food retailer. This warehouse is one of the largest distribution centres in the United Kingdom.
Get on point
Yale has introduced a Pedestrian Awareness Light (PAL) option which has been designed to provide an alert to pedestrians and users of mobile equipment that forklifts are operational in the area.
Cool and clean
High speed doors from BID Group keep the premises of a fast-growing pet food firm at an even temperature and helps prevent pest ingress.
XPO Logistics upgrades dock levellers
Stertil Dock & Door Products has installed a series of 11 hydraulic dock levellers for XPO Logistics.
Discounter opts for flexible automation
Pick front reduction and ergonomics boost convinced Scandinavian food discounter to select Witron for logistics centre automation.
