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articleNew canopy improves safety and work flow
Chemicals firm Johnson Matthey needed a canopy structure to create a covered loading area for trailers due to concerns that the wind around the trailer posts could cause whiplash and become a safety risk for employees.
productHelping Ocado with a key challenge
Online grocery specialist Ocado is a key innovators in the food market, but an early challenge they faced was keeping chilled and frozen products cold and in safe conditions but, importantly out of the warehouse space, to keep the warehouse free for the new products constantly coming in.
productGrowing manufacturer opts for Picadoor
Union Industries is helping a growing Berkshire manufacturer to keep its new facility extension properly segregated.
newsLogistics company fined after driver suffers serious injuries
A Slough-based logistics company has been fined after a driver was struck by a reversing vehicle when he was carrying out a pre-use check on his vehicle.
productThorworld Dockboard assists delivery firm
Delivery specialist for chilled and frozen goods Long Lane Deliveries has enhanced its client focused capabilities, with the addition of Thorworld Dock Plates.
productLeading food firm relies on Stertil FlexiEdge fast-action doors
One of the UK’s leading food and confectionery manufacturers relies upon a pair of Stertil FlexiEdge fast-action doors to provide access to a fork truck drivers training facility and a stores area within its manufacturing and distribution complex in York.
articleHörmann UK has launched a spiral door which can be installed in tight spaces
The leading door provider has unveiled the new HS 5012PU 42 S spiral door, which features a 215mm narrow side element, which allows for quick and easy installation, even in the tightest of spaces.
productWorker hit by reversing forklift has leg amputed
Moy Park hit by a heavy fine after a yardman was seriously injured after being struck by a forklift truck.
productWaste management firm installs three Speedor Storms
Working for a major transnational company active in water and waste management as well as energy services, Hart Door Systems has installed three Speedor Storms at an in-vessel composting facility capable of processing 60,000 tonnes of kitchen and green garden waste each year.
articleThe changing landscape of loading
HSS editor Simon Duddy visited Hörmann’s iconic headquarters in Steinhagen, Germany, and sat down with Hörmann UK’s projects director, Tom Langley, to discover the latest developments in loading bays.
productFully secure
When a shoemaker took over a new factory it presented plenty of new opportunities for the business, but it was important to ensure that security was high.
articleNational grocery retailer installs 74 high speed freezer doors
BID Group has successfully completed the major contract for the installation of 74 Klimate K2 high speed freezer doors at the retailer’s new dedicated national frozen food distribution facility at Prologis Park Pineham, Northampton.
productSpeedor acts to reduce vermin access
Working for an international food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services business, Hart is installing a number of its Speedor high speed door range at a major UK production facility.
articleCo-op’s Scottish expansion backed by loading bay fit-outs
Sara LBS has supplied all the loading bay equipment for the new £6million Dalcross Distribution Centre at Inverness Airport Business Park (IABP).
productChoosing the right loading system
Joloda provides a wide variety loading systems to suit a broad range of operations.
articleTaking loading logistics to new levels
Loading bays are an area where significant improvements can be made for any business looking to improve the overall efficiency of its operations, whilst also improving thermal performance and ensuring the highest standards of site safety and security, Here Phil Clark, industrial service manager at Hörmann UK, explores the key features professionals should be focussing on in order to successfully manage the increasing demands placed on warehouse and storage facilities.
articleLast chance to tell us about the Warehouse of the Future
Tell us about the Warehouse of the Future… and take the chance to win £100 in Amazon Vouchers.
productRent-a-ramp
Interfloor’s busy warehouse facility had been operating two, regularly serviced, rented Thorworld mobile yardramps; positioned to safely load and offload raw materials to and from trailers using a fork lift truck.
productThe benefits of longevity
After 34 years of operation a Hart Speedor Super high-speed door, is being replaced by Hart’s latest version, a Speedor Storm.
