The French eCommerce pioneer vente-privee.com has chalked up staggering growth over the last decade. With earnings of less than one million euros in 2002, the company turned over €1.3 billion euros in Europe last year.
DMF Projects sales manager Derek Scott offers some points to keep in mind when opting for mezzanine floors.
Be sure to check out HSSTV, the video section on the Handling & Storage Solutions website.
Whether a large multinational retailer or a small single-unit self-storage operator, exploiting the space available at a site can be key to maximising its potential and ensuring a good return on investment.
Distribution centre design has evolved from a ‘low and wide’ strategy to ‘narrow and high’, says TGW sales director Phil Steeds.
John K Phillips Group enhanced operations with three double pallet handling LPG counterbalance trucks from Windsor Materials Handling. John K Phillips offers a national delivery service to the paint and chemical industry, as well as general UK and European distribution.
Every now and then an initiative really catches the eye. In this case it is the collaboration between the mechanical engineering gurus at Cambridge University, and the logistics boffins at Heriot-Watt University, which have joined forces to form the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (CfSRF).
SDI’s PTU sorter has transformed sortation performance at No Limit’s multi-client distribution centre near Warsaw from day one.
If the WMS has reached a level where most users’ requirements can be met and there are many products (including some purely web based) around to meet them, does that then mean it is possible to simply buy one off-the-shelf and ‘plug and go?’ asks Alex Mills of Chess Logistics Technology.
Doosan Industrial Vehicle UK director & general manager Tim Waples explains there is much more than counterbalance trucks to the Korean giant’s offering.
With the call for nominations now going out for the Fork Lift Truck Association Awards for Excellence, what better time to ask Peter Harvey, Chief Executive of the FLTA, what’s in store for Awards 2014.
It is too easy for SMEs to dismiss the option of automating their warehouse on the grounds that they are not a large enough entity to warrant it, says Snapfulfil.
Double stackers, reach trucks, tow tractors and electric pallet trucks have been released to round out the Hyundai range.
Briggs Equipment has seen growing interest in innovative technology that can help companies boost productivity and reduce operational costs by managing their assets more effectively.
Handling long and standard loads both inside and outside, the Bendi B420 utilises innovative design to help companies save money.
The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) mission statement “lifting industry standards” is at the forefront of secretary general James Clark’s mind as two key dates loom on the horizon.
Unlike an MOT, a Thorough Examination is open to some interpretation – which could cause major problems for employers. As the manager or director of a company that uses fork lift trucks you are probably aware of the need for Thorough Examination – brought into even sharper focus in recent times by the introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act 2007.
Even after recent improvements in safety, workers in the UK are still seriously injured by fork lift trucks at a rate of at least one per day, says FLTA chief executive Peter Harvey. Frequently, these accidents have life-changing or even fatal consequences… and the real tragedy is that most are entirely avoidable. At the Fork Lift Truck Association we strongly believe that spreading basic safety knowledge – and acting upon it – could be enough to dramatically reduce the risks faced everyday by
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) says that the lessons learned from the special pressures of the Olympics need translation into long term benefits for both the sector and its customers. Seven years of preparation – and two years of intensive training – paid off for the UK transport and logistics sector as it played its winning role in ensuring the success of the 2012 London Olympics.
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