productAnti-Crush product development
In 2017, WHC’s ACKPad, was one of the FLTA’s “Pick of the Year” products in both the Safety and Innovation categories of its prestigious Annual Awards for Excellence.
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productSafety partnership
Warehouse Partners has secured the exclusive worldwide patent licence to use the Gripple cabling systems for its proprietary RackNets back-of-rack safety system.
productSecond Queen’s Award win
A-Safe is thrilled to announce its second Queen’s Award win. The company said: “This highly sought-after award is a mark of quality for British businesses. A seal of approval that speaks volumes about a company. To win the award twice is a great honour.”
productSafer DC maintenance
Engineers at modern fulfilment centres are required to maintain material handling equipment, conveyors and packaging machinery to ensure their smooth running and fulltime operation.
productEnsuring optimal handling safety
Contact Attachments designs and manufactures an extensive range of forklift jibs from its base in Mid Wales, helping customers to handle long and/or awkward loads through providing additional reach to their existing equipment. The jibs also support users in effectively lifting loads which are unable to be palletised.
productBlickle extends range of truck locks
The wheel and castor specialist has extended its range of truck locks with the FF100-1 and FF 125-1.
articleClue in to the DC of the near future
Mike Vernon, head of innovation at Kuehne & Nagel UK shares his extensive experience in employing warehouse technology to reduce costs, increase throughput and deliver a better customer experience.
articleSurvey – tell us about the Warehouse of the Future
Industry-leading magazine Handling & Storage solutions is asking YOU – its readers – to tell us the key trends you observe in the warehouse and logistics sector and make predictions for the warehouse of tomorrow.
productWindsor sponsors Safetember
Windsor Materials Handling is inspiring a transformation in forklift safety across the industry with the sponsorship of Safetember under the theme of ‘Complacency Kills’.
articleTalent in Logistics Awards 2018 winners announced
The best of the best in the transport and logistics industry were celebrated at the annual Talent in Logistics Awards 2018, on Thursday 21 June in Telford. Worthy winners were presented with awards at a glamorous event hosted by celebrity guest, Jeff Stelling, presenter of Gillette Soccer Saturday and live football on Sky Sports.
articleAn operator’s certificate is no free pass
When a fork truck operator switches trucks or tasks they may well require conversion training, says Adam Smith, general manager of AITT.
articleComprehensive proximity warnings
Elokon’s mobile driver assistance system ELOshield provided the safe solution for a particularly demanding set of circumstances for a large shoe retailer.
productReducing blind spots
If a pedestrian walks into the “blind spot” of a forklift truck, there is potential for an accident to occur, so Linde has developed a Surround View system to prevent such hazardous situations from arising.
article£730000 fine after sideloader hits two workers
A timber yard has been fined after two workers were seriously injured when they were struck by a sideloader.
newsWorker injured as manual loading of shipping container goes awry
A security fencing manufacturing company has been fined £260,000 after a worker sustained significant injuries on site.
productIs your warehouse safe?
A warehouse is the heart of many businesses, churning out orders and continually processing the flow of incoming and outgoing goods. It is arguably the most valuable area – not just in monetary terms but also in productivity.
productDiscounter turns to ASG for fit-out solutions at new DC
A discount retailer fitted-out its West Yorkshire DC with a wide range of products supplied by ASG Services, the single-source provider of warehouse labelling, floor-marking and safety solutions.
productGripple protection backs up RackNets safety system
Following an extensive test and evaluation period, Warrington-based Warehouse Partners has secured the exclusive worldwide patent licence to use the Gripple cabling systems for its proprietary RackNets back-of-rack safety system.
productWorker crushed when free stacked panels fell
A manufacturing firm in Worcestershire has been fined after a worker suffered crush injuries when wooden panels fell onto him.
productCFTS tailors inspections to your precise truck type
When it comes to forklift inspections, one size does not fit all. From counterbalance to stacker trucks, telehandlers to demountables, each has its own unique components and inspection requirements.
