productSearch for flexible mechanical engineer
Union Industries is setting a challenge to mechanical engineers to follow in the footsteps of one the discipline/’s leading lights.
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articleFast track installation of loading bays
The disruption of having to build new loading bays can be a daunting prospect for some owners and operators of logistics centres and manufacturing plants. An option that may be an attractive alternative is precast concrete loading bays, suggests Paul Rudge, area sales manager with sara LBS.
productStreamlined loading with ramp and platform
Yarn supplier Sirdar has utilised the design and installation services of dock and loading bay manufacturer Thorworld Industries, as it continues to streamline loading at its UK hub.
productSkateLoader promises to load any trailer in seven minutes
The SkateLoader is designed for outbound loading of high volumes of palletised goods.
articleLong range distance sensors to avoid yard collisions
SICK has pushed the boundaries of long-range laser sensing with the launch of the versatile DT1000 and DL1000 distance sensors to achieve highly-accurate measurement for positioning and non-contact collision avoidance of cranes and vehicle management in freight yards.
productBespoke loading bay answers dock dilemma
Following its recent move to new premises, Sovereign – a leading supplier of take away packaging to the upmarket food and coffee to-go industries – has used the services of Thorworld Industries to successfully install an enabling new loading platform within its warehouse facility.
productTransdek strengthens management team
Transdek UK has appointed Paul Avery to the new role of managing director – trailers as the company continues to expand its double deck trailer operations.
productDock levellers boost efficiency
sara LBS has installed two new dock levellers at one of the UK’s largest food production facilities, replacing older units that were approaching the end of their design life.
articleDock Solutions assists with Downton’s alcohol distribution
The UK manufacturer of loading bay equipment, Dock Solutions, has completed work on a distribution centre for new customer CM Downton. The new site will contribute to CM Downton’s huge alcohol distribution operation.
productTelescopic lip dock leveller
Food firm Ebrofrost UK improved health and safety capabilities while preparing for an expected increase in dispatches and deliveries in 2018, through the installation of a new Thorworld Industries loading bay solution.
productDouble deck solutions at CV Show
Transdek UK is demonstrating its total double deck solutions expertise with a working scenario of an Urban Wedge Max double deck trailer docked onto a modular V2G (vehicle to ground) loadhouse pod at the CV Show, NEC Birmingham on 24-26 April.
productSolution promises to speed up lorry loading
The beverage industry is a typical application where empties and full bottles, cans, drums, crates, packing material, and pallets, are handled in multiple logistic flows.
productSpearheading innovation for the Smart Warehouse of the future
Mike Vernon, head of innovation at Kuehne & Nagel UK is the keynote speaker at the next Warehouse Technology Group Live event in Manchester on June 13.
productDoing much more with less
A conveyor-based loading system from Joloda has allowed a drinks firm to downsize its commercial fleet from eight standard trailers to two purpose-built curtainsiders.
productMaking your key asset work harder
Experience live demonstrations of industry leading telescopic boom conveyor technology at the Warehouse Technology Group Live event in Manchester.
articleBespoke design copes with deep loading bay drop
Thorworld thinks big and delivers a design capable of handling GKN Wheels’ loading bay gradient challenge.
product52 pallet capacity
Transdek UK’s Wedge Trailer has won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.
productSkate and track
Manual skate and track systems consist of rolling skates running in special sunken tracks.
productAutomated loading
Joloda helps business improve time-efficiency by providing automatic loading and unloading systems for industrial applications. The three systems provided are the Trailerskate, the Slipchain and the Moving Floor System.
articleTwo loading ramps speed up delivery & despatch
Preparing its premises to distribute high-performance compact tractors and professional mowers, Suffolk based ISEKI UK has announced the introduction of both a Thorworld Industries short ramp, and additional dock board ramp, at its Ipswich warehouse facility.
