articleAAH Pharmaceuticals upgrades loading facilities
Stertil Dock & Door Products has refurbished and upgraded an installation of loading bays for a leading distributor of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products.
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productLasts four times longer
Stertil Dock Products has released its latest generation of PE Dock Bumpers, providing protection for vehicles, loading bays and buildings. The design allows left and right bumpers to be interchanged and rotated to enable users to achieve four times the working life of traditional dock bumpers.
productDouble deck solutions on show at IMHX
Transdek UK is demonstrating working examples of its award winning lifting and transport solutions at IMHX.
productEngineers prove competence
Loading bay apparatus manufacturer Thorworld Industries has announced that five of its specialist engineers have been awarded with a new and highly sought-after Level 2 NVQ certification in Specialist Installation Occupations (Construction) – Loading Bay Equipment – Installation or Maintenance.
productMobile loading
Gillards Worldwide Warehousing and Distribution has invested in a Thorworld Industries’ lightweight mobile loading platform.
productLidl gets tough on downtime
Lidl UK specifies doors to help transform operations at one of the grocer’s largest multi-temperature warehouses.
articleSimple but important
Loading bays are absolutely vital for maintaining the productivity and safety of logistics operations. Scissor lifts, dock levellers and other high tech equipment perform vital tasks but, as sara LBS’s Jeremy Albin explains, more mundane ramps and bridge plates are equally important.
articleALEM highlights guidance on vehicle restraint
The Association of Loading and Elevating Equipment Manufacturers (ALEM) is highlighting the latest European guidance regarding the assessment of the safety and performance of vehicle restraining devices.
productBeacon Packaging invests in two Union Ramdoors
Union Industries returned to long-standing client Beacon Packaging to install a further two heavy duty Ramdoors, which will provide access to a new storage area.
articleAccident black spots
HSE statistics demonstrate that loading bays are among the most dangerous for workplace transport operations. FLTA chief executive Peter Harvey examines the risks and offers advice on how those overseeing operations can reduce risk.
productDelivery firm fined after worker loses leg
A Buckinghamshire delivery firm has been fined after a driver suffered life changing injuries when he was hit by a reversing forklift.
productCalling all specialists – Stertil to boost installation team
Following a second consecutive record sales year, Stertil Dock & Door Products has launched a recruitment drive to increase the size of its UK team of installation engineers.
productTyre giant tackles loading bay drive-aways
One of the world’s leading vehicle tyre manufacturers, has specified an installation of seven Stertil Combilok vehicle restraint systems to support warehousing operations at its production plant in Dundee.
productWheelblocker prevents loading bay drive-aways
Hörmann has launched its first UK Wheelblocker – a new piece of safety equipment that locks lorries into the loading bay.
articleALEM remains focused on safety
The issue of safety has been very much to the forefront during the past 12 months with the introduction and implementation of a significant European standard and an important guidance document.
productWork experience teenager injured on first day
Stafford Crown Court heard how during the unloading of a heavy electrical panel from the back of a lorry at Radwell International, the injured teenager was asked to steady the panel which had been placed onto a wooden pallet on the floor.
articleSafety locked down
Hörmann’s new Wheelblocker product tackles loading bay drive-aways and joins a site of products to tackle a broad range of loading bay safety issues.
articleDriveaways a danger
Senior engineer at The Health & Safety Laboratory Nina Day says many companies with generally good health and safety records, fall down when it comes to transport.
productCombiloks support major manufacturer
One of the world’s leading vehicle tyre manufacturers, has specified an installation of seven Stertil Combilok vehicle restraint systems to support warehousing operations at its production plant in Dundee.
productDon’t fall off the edge. Load safely.
When protecting yourself at height while loading – the optimum handling and protection equipment is imperative.
