articleTop tips for avoiding drive-aways
Excellent safety advice here, from logistics professionals themselves, through the Labyrinth Safety Circle.
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productTry before you buy
Double deck specialist Transdek UK is offering two loading bay trial options to transport and logistics operators considering investment in double deck trailers.
productMore Speedor Minis from Hart for Arla Foods
Working through Building Craftsmen, the Dumfries-based contractor, Hart Door Systems has completed the installation of more Speedor ‘Minis’ at Arla Foods’ production facility at Melton Mowbray.
productHigh speed door replaces manual model
The despatch area of Lancashire-based Gemini Dispersions had a manual roller shutter door on it with a set of very large, heavy rubber crash door in front to help keep out some of the elements.
productFire resistant doors
Protecting people and property, the LBS EI 120 insulated sectional overhead door is said to be the only fire shutter to have been independently tested as providing up to 132 minutes stability, integrity and insulation.
productDocks boost pallet capacity
Buffaload Logistics has opened a new 6-bay cross-docking facility at its 16 acre Huntingdon headquarters which, says the company, will increase capacity by up to 50% and provide a permanent ‘buffer’ for peak seasonal demands.
productDouble deck lifts
Transdek has installed two 6.5t double deck lifts to ensure efficient loading of a new fleet of fixed double deck trailers at Booths, the family owned and operated northern grocer.
productTestament to quality
Working through SSE Contracting Services, Hart Door Systems has completed the installation of 14 high-speed doors at First Great Western’s Laira Depot, Plymouth.
articlePrevention better than cure
Mark Moore, service manager at industrial and garage door manufacturer Hörmann, explains how preventative maintenance contracts are central to good health and safety planning.
newsLoads 42 pallets in 7 minutes
Joloda recently installed a fully automatic loading system for food giant Pepsico to move 42 pallets of potato crisps, into a 25.25m road train in 1 load and also loads 26 pallets into a 13.6m vehicle.
productTemperature control
Leeds-based Union Industries has fitted a heavy duty Eiger Door to assist with temperature control between a freezer and storage area at the Midland Bacon Company’s site in Walsall.
productFolds into lintel
Hörmann’s high-speed folding curtain for large openings, the V9012L Stacking, is opened via a belt drive system that folds the curtain into the lintel area.
articleTaking a view on safety and regulations
The Association of Loading and Elevating Equipment Manufacturers manufacture and supply a wide range of products used for materials handling applications. Here, ALEM answers frequently asked questions from customers.
productDairy Crest
Over the last 16 years Dairy Crest and Nassau Industrial Doors Ltd have seen a working relationship that has gone from strength to strength.
productNASSAU Industrial Doors helps to make a new landmark
NASSAU Industrial Doors Ltd of Stoke-on-Trent have just helped to create one of the new leading landmark buildings on the busy M6 motorway at Wednesbury when they supplied and installed all the door and docking solutions for the eye catching “Checked Red, White and Grey” Storagebase building on behalf of the MCS group.
productOn-board load monitoring
RDS Technology offers a range of on-board weighing systems for Forklift trucks – the Liftalert, Liftlog 100 and the Liftlog 100+. These systems offer load monitoring and weighing functions with an internal alarm to warn when load threshold is approached and at the overload point.
articleLoading bay management goes online with launch of interactive app
An interactive app designed to make bay management quicker, easier and more accessible has been launched by 3T Group.
articleHigh speed door investment
Big Bear Confectionery invested in making its manufacturing process faster and more efficient while at the same time reducing cross contamination between products.
productNew PCR control system
Menzies Aviation, which uses the Joloda Hydraroll powered cargo roller (PCR) system for moving ULDs at Heathrow Airport Aircargo Centre, has had five rigid 8.1m long vehicles delivered for airside distribution tasks.
productSemi-permanent loading solutions
Thorworld Industries has enjoyed a year of growth in 2014, citing its ability to offer small to medium enterprises (SMEs) with a cost-effective alternative to dedicated loading bays as a notable success for the business.
