articleUKWA to hold sprinkler debate at the Health & Safety Event
The association will be taking part in the Safer Logistics Seminars at the Health & Safety Event, which is being held at the NEC, Birmingham on 24-26 March.
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productPoor Industrial Lighting costing UK £1.4bn a year
An estimated 75 per cent of UK industrial lighting installations don’t meet current industry design standards and could be costing the UK as much as £1.4bn a year, according to research from Eriks UK.
productLow loading attachment handles scrap
Contact Attachments has partnered with a leading manufacturer of thermal spray equipment and consumables to provide it with a manual handling solution to load and unload.
productWave hello to ergonomic benefits
Products on display at the Crown stand at Health & Safety Scotland include the WP 3080 high lift pallet truck with its fork-over design which can raise loads to 750mm providing postural relief for operators who manually transfer goods from pallet to shelf.
articleLook to the sky
Over the years, how many commercial warehouses have been illuminated with 400w HID low bays or similar. At least 80% of the warehouses I have visited over the past few months have this type of luminaries and light source, says independent lighting specialist Dave Tilley.
articleGood lighting for packing and despatch
More than 5,200 Trilux E-Line LED and T5N luminaires have been installed at the huge Playmobil warehouse in Germany.
productVolatile environments
It is now a statutory requirement in many industries handling volatile materials in pressurised silos or vessels to take protective measures against potential industrial explosions.
articleSaving 80% of energy costs
Document management company Synertec has reduced its lighting energy consumption by 80%with an LED solution from MHA Lighting.
productMotion-controlled
Frozen fruit and vegetable specialist Ardo UK is benefiting from energy saving LED lighting installed at its new £4m cold store, which opened in late 2014. After completing a £6.7m cold store and packing hall for Ardo in 2009 over a 44-week period, high-care construction specialist Chalcroft was called upon in late 2013 to partner the Kent-based business on the design and build of a new extension to the facility.
productInnovative reflector technology
Reported to be the the highest-efficiency LED lighting fixtures on the market, Dialight’s Vigilant H2 Series LED High Bay delivers 140 lumens per Watt, and offers approximately 25,000 lumen output. The H2 Series features Dialight’s in-house designed power supply, in a sleek, durable and lightweight package.
productBeam smoke detectors
Illumino Ignis has selected FFE’s Fireray 5000 infra-red beam smoke detectors to protect its Peterborough warehouse. The company, a leading supplier of fire, safety and disability products, selected Fireray beam detectors over more conventional fixed-point detectors.
productEfficient distribution of warm air for automotive supplier
Powrmatic has supplied seven NVS condensing warm air heaters and 11 CECx destratification fans to Eberspächer UK’s newly constructed warehouse and test facility at Ringwood in Hampshire. The units were specified and installed by PWB Industrial Heating Service.
productPollution spill containment
A service has been launched by Hydro International to help industrial and commercial sites avoid the environmental and financial consequences of inadequate pollution spill containment.
productLED High Bay CE compliant
Dialight has launched its high-output LED Vigilant High Bay 240V with CE Compliance.
productKey appointment
Portable accommodation and secure storage solutions supplier Mobile Mini has appointed David McIntosh as product and technical advisor for its UK operation.
articleWith security in mind
Enerco has designed the Spirol 40 High Speed Security external door to provide high levels of security and insulation.
productCompact AC traction controller
Curtiss-Wright Corporation’s Industrial division has added a new 36V version of the C3 motor controller to its established and cost-effective range of PG Drives Technology branded AC motor controllers.
productFewer false alarms
FFE has been awarded a UK patent for the light cancelation technology in its Fireray range of infrared beam smoke detectors.
productAnti-slip paint improves performance
Watco has developed the Fastcoat paint series, including Anti-slip paint and says performance has improved because of a switch to Polyaspartic resin technology in preference to the older and more common use of epoxy resin based solutions.
articleM&S leads way with roof-mounted solar power
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has completed the installation of the UK’s largest single roof mounted solar panel array on its East Midlands distribution centre in Castle Donington.
