articleAuto tipping skip reduces accidents
Businesses looking to take advantage of commercial waste incentive programmes may be creating conditions that endanger their employees, according to leading forks and attachment specialists, Invicta.
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articleA smooth floor is a safe floor
A recent project saw CG Flooring Systems carry out work for an international pharmaceutical company who were looking to refurbish their warehouse, goods receiving areas and packaging floors.
newsTemp building helps business recover after fire
Household brand manufacturer MPM Consumer Products, turned to temporary storage specialist Aganto after suffering a factory fire.
productCorrosion attack halted
A leading pharmaceutical company in Maidenhead was experiencing severe chemical attack. The company required a solution that would repair the damaged floor areas and provide robust protection against future attack.
productSweeping benefits
A floor sweeping machine can be useful in the warehouse. Unlike a broom, which can actually create more dust, a sweeper captures dust and debris in a single pass, enhancing safety.
newsKärcher launches ‘Slips and Trips’ campaign
The warehouse floor cleaning equipment manufacturer is warning businesses in the wake of recent consultation on sentencing for health and safety offences.
productPoor health & safety hits the bottom line
Kärcher is supporting businesses in the wake of recent consultation on health and safety sentencing with a new ‘Slips and Trips’ campaign.
productLong narrow footprint of light
The Javelin luminaire from Carbon8Lighting is designed specifically for lighting warehouse aisles.
productSelf closing safety gates for warehouse and loading bay
Kee Systems is supplying a range of spring loaded self-closing safety gates, Kee Gate, as part of its portfolio providing industrial workers with safety solutions at ground level.
productEco-friendly absorbents
Leader in environmental protection and safety at work, DENIOS, has expanded its absorbent product range to include the eco-friendly recycling variant, EcoSorb.
productFloor joints key safety issue
Floor joints are an essential part of a warehouse floor’s construction – yet choosing the wrong type of joint during construction may create future health & safety issues for warehouse staff, says Permaban.
productTry before you buy
Raxel Storage Systems is offering a free RAXSAX sample of its heavy duty waste collection bag or Low Level Order Picking bag to businesses looking for a cost effective ‘green’ alternative to plastic sacks that will assist recycling of waste materials.
productAvoid slips and trips
Ecotile has produced a handy guide to help managers keep accidents to a minimum.
productSkanska staff complete MEWPs for Managers course
Twenty managers from Skanska Romania have successfully completed the IPAF MEWPs for Managers course, which enables supervisors and managers to prepare for and safely coordinate the use of various types of mobile elevating work platforms on site.
newsKärcher kicks dirt into touch
Kärcher has announced it is strengthening its line-up of large-scale cleaning equipment in the UK with the debut of five brand new machines.
productMonitor remotely
Heightened awareness of environmental issues surrounding demolition and construction sites has resulted in growing complaints by nearby communities, especially in cases of visible dust, annoying levels of noise, or bone-rattling vibration.
productAir rotation heaters
Air rotation heating, a technology developed by Powrmatic in the USA some 40 years ago, is now proving increasingly popular in the UK. Its purpose is to provide high efficiency heating with excellent temperature control for warehousing and other large spaces, even where high density racking is in use, and provide flexibility where layouts change on a regular basis.
productInstant on illumination
Described as the 21st Century replacement for inefficient and energy-hungry fluorescent tubes, LED Eco Lights has introduced its G5 LED luminaire. Designed d to meet the requirements of challenging commercial and industrial environments, the new G5 combines versatility and cost effectiveness.
productCompelling business case
At Rick Bestwick a key part of the company philosophy is reducing the environmental impact of the cold chain. In line with this way of thinking, the company has recently spent £600,000 on the latest LED lighting to cut energy consumption and reduce its carbon footprint.
productSafe alternative to steel
When storing aggressive fluids, steel isn’t always suitable. Acids and alkalis, for example, have corrosive properties and will attack steel – this is where plastic products can be more useful. Plastic offers a high degree of resistance to oils, acids and alkalis as well as other water-polluting, non-flammable substances.
