article2ExcelLogistics, the customer-orientated haulage and warehousing operation with a food supply chain focus, has safely achieved completion on a Thorworld Industries modular loading dock installation in challenging times, with all teams involved working compliantly to meet social distancing guidelines.
productDesigned to improve warehouse management, minimise operating costs and increase overall efficiency, Hörmann UK’s new Hydraulic Dock Levellers with integrated Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology provides non-contact reliable recording of goods when crossing the dock leveller.
productLoading bay lifts allow you to maximise payload and efficiency gains.
productWorking to support the country’s essential services in this unprecedented time, loading bay solution specialist Thorworld Industries has devised safe practice methods to continue operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing the company to both assist and champion the nation’s collective combative efforts.
articleWith an impressive growth strategy for 2020, St. Modwen Industrial & Logistics continues to set the pace in the industry for speculatively built logistics hubs.
articleA Spaciotempo canopy is helping Farrell Transport drive innovation and efficiency in its operations.
productHörmann UK, Europe’s leading door manufacturer, is continuing to strengthen its relationship with the UK’s largest speculative developer, Panattoni, after being awarded a contract to provide almost 1,000 loading bays to new warehousing sites over the next two years.
articleUK logistics giant Wincanton has become among the latest organisations to benefit from the delivery of a Thorworld Industries Lightweight Platform for the loading and unloading of vehicles.
productThe Covid-19 pandemic has presented a major challenge to our society and has thrust logistics into prominence as people finally appreciate the sector’s importance.
articleSoft Docking from Haldex is designed to help reduce vehicle and dock damage when reversing to a loading bay. It helps prevent damage and ensures automatic activation of brakes when distance to the ramp is critical.
productSouthampton based Import Services Limited are specialists in Retail Supply Chain Logistics. Their new DC, in the heart of Southampton container port, boasts an impressive 170,000 square feet with storage facilities for 20,000 pallets, utilising custom-built racking. To maximise their efficiency, they needed reliable, specially designed inbound conveyors to speed-up the unloading process of loose loaded cartons from 40-foot sea containers.
articleThe National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports that shock (jarring and jolting) causes 36% of all head, neck, and back injuries associated with mobile equipment operators. The profitability of virtually every facility with a loading bay is adversely affected.
productUnion Industries, the UK market leading manufacturer of industrial rapid roll doors, is supporting a new temperature control system at ASDA’s Distribution Centre in Rochdale.
productIt may seem unseasonal but Hörmann is asking are you ready for Christmas?
productTecmach post lifts provide an effective solution for loading bays where the site does not allow a pit or where only a shallow pit can be built.
newsGordon Kipling has joined Hart Door Systems as Service Manager with responsibility for servicing Hart’s and other manufacturers’ doors across the UK.
productNew from Thorworld Industries is a range of low-cost ramps specifically designed to allow easier access into standard shipping containers.
productDistribution and logistics facilities will feature prominently in the plans of ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems – Industrial Door and Docking Solutions UK for 2013/14.
articleAt the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Safety Conference in September 2012, it was revealed that fork lift truck accidents are once again on the rise. Delegates heard the “latest figures from the HSE reveal a 4% increase in serious fork lift accidents in 2010/2011, following a two year decline in accidents requiring hospitalisation, such as amputations, dislocations and long-bone fractures.”
articleBonmarché, the UK’s largest value womenswear retailer for women aged 50+ years, has improved the safety of its loading and unloading operations with the adoption of Castell’s Salvo.
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