productRoller door injury highlights importance of maintenance
A recycling firm has been fined after a worker suffered crush injuries from a roller shutter door.
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articleFast-action doors built to withstand high winds
Fruit and veg producer Greencell Spalding has installed a FlexiEdge fast-action external door supplied by Stertil Door Products to ensure safe access for pedestrians and wheeled vehicles in an area of high wind loading.
articleSportswear brand installs loading bay platform
A major international sportswear manufacturer with a global presence has improved the loading bay capabilities of a UK warehouse, using a cost-effective platform module, designed and manufactured by Thorworld Industries.
productCreating a clean controlled environment
Hart Door Systems has manufactured and installed a Speedor in a pharmaceuticals production facility in Cambridge.
productLeeds Vacuum Formers take Bulldoors
Union Industries, the leading manufacturer of high-speed roller doors, has installed two Bulldoors at Leeds Vacuum Formers.
productGlasgow paper plant weathers winter
Paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has replaced two 25 year old sara LBS industrial doors at its West Scotland depot with new models from the same manufacturer.
articleCostco invests in efficiency and safety with loading solution
In a move designed to increase loading efficiency and operator safety, Costco, a cash and carry membership warehouse club, has commissioned the installation of a Thorworld Industries’ 12,000Kg Deluxe Type 6 Loading Ramp to improve processes at the company’s UK distribution depot in Crick, Northamptonshire.
articleDouble deck solution slashes costs for Nisa Retail
Transdek UK has supplied a customised package of double deck trailers and loading systems for Nisa Retail that will save over £400,000 a year and slash CO2 emissions by more than 730,000 kg per annum, on a contract that is operated by DHL Supply Chain.
articleDock shelter designed to manage high demand for vans
With the e-commerce market rapidly growing and consumer demand at its highest, parcel delivery companies are having to adapt their delivery methods to manage increasing expectations. Recognising this, Hörmann has developed its latest loading bay solution to help improve efficiency and safety.
articleLidl to deploy 120 loading bay doors for new Avonmouth DC
The UK’s leading door manufacturer, Hörmann, has won a new contract with Lidl. The supermarket giant is creating a new regional distribution centre in Avonmouth and Hörmann has been chosen as the preferred door supplier for its 120 loading bays.
productService expansion
Rite-Hite UK is expanding its service business due to considerable demand from customers looking to improve health and safety, productivity and the lifespan of their loading bays, doors and in-plant safety equipment.
productJohn Lewis and Waitrose install 1200 loading bay products
The UK’s leading door manufacturer, Hörmann, has announced that it has successfully finished the installation of over 1200 industrial loading bay products at two John Lewis Partnership sites in Magna Park 3, Milton Keynes.
articleTackling loading bay safety during Peak
Hörmann UK’s projects director, Tom Langley, discusses the changing face of the warehouse and logistics industry and how loading bay safety is paramount during peak seasons.
productCastell highlighting Salvo at Health & Safety North
Industrial safety specialist will also display trapped key interlocking technology.
productChoosing the right dock shelter
Dock shelters and seals play a big role in maintaining efficiency, saving energy and ensuring safety in warehouses with internal loading/unloading bays. But with various options to choose from which is right for a given application asks Guy Windle of sara LBS?
articleTackling loading bay safety during Peak
Hörmann UK’s projects director, Tom Langley, discusses the changing face of the warehouse and logistics industry and how loading bay safety is paramount during peak seasons.
articleWells Farm Dairy revamps loading operations
An installation of six loading pods designed by Stertil Dock Products has streamlined operations, shortened work cycles and increased productivity for Wells Farm Dairy.
productMore Hart’s Speedors in Africa
Two Hart Speedors, the high-speed environmental doors, are the latest to be installed at the Bakhresa Group’s Buguruni flour mill, Dar es Salaam,Tanzania, Africa’s largest flour mill.
articleRaising skill levels
A number of years ago, some ALEM members thought that the association should develop an NVQ Level 2 to meet the skills competence requirement of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS).
articleHealthcheck your loading bay
For many UK firms with distribution facilities and delivery expectations to meet, the onset of winter can mean company loading bays are really put through their paces. Thorworld Industries recommends undertaking essential checks.
