productHow will Covid-19 change logistics?
The 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.
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articleHaldex urges Soft Docking to avoid damage
Soft 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.
productIMPORT SERVICES LIMITED CHOOSE NEWLAND BOOM CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
Southampton 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.
articleWe need to talk about dock shock
The 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.
productASDA comes back for more
Union 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.
productEarly Christmas cheer
It may seem unseasonal but Hörmann is asking are you ready for Christmas?
productSolution where pits not option
Tecmach 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.
newsHart appointments
Gordon Kipling has joined Hart Door Systems as Service Manager with responsibility for servicing Hart’s and other manufacturers’ doors across the UK.
productContainer access
New from Thorworld Industries is a range of low-cost ramps specifically designed to allow easier access into standard shipping containers.
productDistribution & logistics focus
Distribution and logistics facilities will feature prominently in the plans of ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems – Industrial Door and Docking Solutions UK for 2013/14.
articleALEM committed to safety
At 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 banishes drive-aways
Bonmarché, 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.
articleBeware hidden loading bay costs
Sara LBS managing director Christopher Knollys urges warehouse managers not to get taken in by lowest cost arguments.
productDoor deal sealed
Hart Doors Systems has supplied a high-speed door, a sectional overhead door and two inflatable dock seals for Steinhoff UK Group Properties at its 420,000ft2 Magna Park, distribution facility in Warrington, for its Harveys and Benson for Beds subsidiary.
productBespoke yardramps
To highlight the importance of tailor-made solutions, Thorworld Industries has detailed some of the reasons why its customers require bespoke yardramps.
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productDrum transfer solution
Exmac Automation has provided a bespoke conveying system to King Transport Equipment to transfer drums containing nuclear waste via two specially designed trailer units that are used to transport low-level nuclear waste within the Sellafield reprocessing plant.
articleHeavy duty door keeps the heat in
Heavy-duty Ramdoors from Union Industries is supporting a new temperature control system at Stelrad’s South Yorkshire factory.
articleDouble decking: lost in translation?
Transdek UK md Mark Adams believes the double deck trailer industry has great potential for delivering more supply chain efficiencies but is concerned that transport operators are in danger of failing to take advantage of the benefits. Is the logistics industry missing a trick?
