Hart Doors in place for beds retailer
Hart Doors Systems has completed a contract to supply a high-speed door, a sectional overhead door and two inflatable dock seals for Steinhoff UK Group Properties at its 420,000 sq ft Magna Park, Warrington, distribution facility for its Harveys and Benson for Beds subsidiary.
Drive-away prevention
NSK, manufacturer of industrial and automotive components, has chosen Castell’s drive-away prevention system, Salvo, to protect staff at its warehouse in Tilburg, Netherlands.
Drum 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.
Heavy 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.
Double 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?
Website revamp
ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems – Industrial Door and Docking Solutions division has unveiled its new website platform, clarifying its intent to focus on distribution facilities.
Thorworld fashions a bespoke solution
Thorworld Industries has designed and manufactured two bespoke mobile yardramps for recycling expert BCR Global Textiles, to help manoeuvre the increasing number of clothing containers being processed by the organisation.
Reliable choice
sara LBS has supplied a selection of loading bay equipment to a leading UK supermarket chain for use in its store at the Trinity Leeds shopping centre.
Prepare for winter
Every year Hörmann service engineers are called out to carry out urgent maintenance work as the weather turns and the Christmas distribution rush begins. A pre-winter check programme can save both time and money, preventing breakdowns and helping to maximise thermal efficiency.
Stertil Stokvis launches fast-action industrial doors
New from Stertil Stokvis, the FlexiEdge range of fast-action industrial doors is reported to offer exceptional safety plus unrivaled resistance to wind, weather and impact damage.
Load up for 2014
At a time of the year when many companies assess their annual performance and prepare forecasts and budgets, Thorworld Industries says there is no better time to take a look at the effectiveness of the loading and unloading operation in order to determine what equipment a company needs to improve functionality.
Offering improved efficiency
The recent headlines about the major UK gas companies increasing their prices again this year serve as a reminder that the cost of all types of energy is going to continue to rise exponentially for the foreseeable future. For managers of factories and warehouses it’s important that they act now to reduce their energy consumption and protect their profits in the long term. ALEM members are aware of the pressures that companies are under and offer many different high quality products and services
Fast sectional doors
New from Hörmann are two new high speed doors for the logistics industry, the Speed sectional HS 5015 and HS 6015. These doors have been developed to offer an alternative to the high speed spiral door for when fitting space is limited, particularly in the lintel area.
Double deck lifts
Transdek UK has worked closely with Arla Foods to install six loading and lifting solutions at several sites across the UK, including two tailor-made 6.5t double deck lifts at the world’s largest fresh milk dairy at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.
Worker impaled on forklift tine by reversing lorry
Loading area the scene of yet another forklift related death.
Retain & maintain
Loading and unloading specialist Thorworld Industries has reported excellent growth in its dedicated service division during 2013, citing the current increasing preference of its customers to maintain and retain, rather than replace, loading bay equipment.



