articleThe 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.
productYarn 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.
productThe ProtecTor by Kampmann provides an air curtain across doorways in industrial halls, loading bays, hangars and warehouses preventing uncontrolled loss of energy due to open doors.
productThe SkateLoader is designed for outbound loading of high volumes of palletised goods.
productUnion Industries is celebrating a new contract with Casepak and has installed a Ramdoor at its Materials Recycling Facility based in Leicester.
articleSICK 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.
productHart Door Systems, the Newcastle upon Tyne-based global supplier of advanced industrial door solutions has appointed Dan Ward as general manager, operations, and Callum Hamilton as manager, site operations.
productHart Door Systems, the Newcastle upon Tyne-based global supplier of advanced industrial door solutions has appointed Dan Ward as general manager, operations, and Callum Hamilton as manager, site operations.
productFollowing 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 UK has appointed Paul Avery to the new role of managing director – trailers as the company continues to expand its double deck trailer operations.
productA new innovation which could spell the end of the unwieldy ‘night door’ for food retailers has been warmly welcomed by top supermarkets.
productsara 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.
productHart Door Systems has supplied GT Emissions Systems, Peterlee, with a Speedor Super that has been fitted behind a roller shutter in its warehouse area.
productWorking with Thomas Armstrong, contractors, Hart Door Systems has supplied two roller shutters for the educational school book publisher, CGP, to improve security for its warehouse area at its Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, headquarters.
articleThe 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.
productRavatherm UK, a manufacturer of extruded polystyrene (XPS) for the building trade, took on a Bulldoor from Union Industries.
productBID Group was recently called in to a Lancashire Dairy when a new high speed door was needed for its cold store.
productFood 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.
productTransdek 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.
articleFollowing the successful use of three Stertil fast-action FlexiEdge doors for over ten years, Glatfelter Lydney specified an additional five doors to help improve hygiene and working conditions within various areas of its manufacturing facility.
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