productSafe and efficient lifts from kilns
DSF REFRACTORIES & Minerals (DSF) is a major importer of minerals and other raw materials.
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productMichelin to build further automated system
IT WILL be the fourth system built in 5 years for the firm by the Ferretto Group.
productMixed fleet for kitchen firm
LUXURY KITCHEN manufacturer, Mereway Group, has taken delivery of 7 Hyster forklift trucks at its Birmingham warehouse hub.
newsSurvey shows growing skills shortages
96% OF UK logistics businesses are now reporting problems recruiting HGV drivers, according to Logistics UK’s September 2021 Performance Tracker.
articlePrepare for the unknown
Smarter businesses are taking matters into their own hands and have contingency plans in place to ride out this extraordinary period of uncertainty we are all currently facing, says Tony Dobson.
articlePowerful multidirectional truck goes electric
Combilift has launched the Combi-XLE – an electric powered multidirectional forklift with up to 5-ton lift capacity.
productFlexible. Reliable. Profitable
WHEN YOU order a product online, Daifuku’s world-class material handling solutions kick into action, helping ensure that you get your order when you want it.
articleForklift travel speed restricted
TRANSMON ENGINEERING was approached by Linde Materials Handling to provide a solution at one of its customers, to ensure forklift trucks could operate at a safer, slower speed around pedestrians.
productRobot provider acquisition broadens Locus portfolio
AMR SUPPLIER Locus Robotics has acquired Waypoint Robotics, an industry leader in industrial strength, autonomous, omnidirectional mobile robots, for an undisclosed sum.
newsAppeal for super-deduction tax to support leasing options
LOGISTICS UK has joined six other groups in writing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, to urge him to extend the eligibility criteria for the super-deduction allowance (SDA) to include leasing and short-term hire.
productSpare parts for production manufacturing
Often production stores are the largest single application in a manufacturing environment and when you have several different items all being produced on the same production line, downtime just isn’t an option.
productRenovotec acquires wifi gear specialist
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE and services market leader Renovotec has acquired technology specialist WiFiGear and is launching a ‘next generation Wi-Fi campaign’ centred on delivering competitive advantage for supply chain users.
articleAluminium manufacturer solves heavy container challenge
STOURBRIDGE-BASED aluminium manufacturer, Bridgnorth Aluminium is expanding. To help meet its commercial objectives, the company needed to increase its existing lift truck capacity by 100%, from 5,000kg to 10,000kg.
productTurntable for rotor hubs
WIND TURBINE manufacturer Enercon is using an intelligent solution from RUD to handle heavy duty rotor hubs in its new Mechatronic Competence centre.
productInsulated temporary warehouse for Crown Paints
AS THE country went into lockdown earlier this year, many turned to home improvement to keep themselves occupied.
productAGVs tackle paper rolls for DS Smith
THE SUSTAINABLE packaging player has replaced forklifts with ten Automated Guided Vehicles for a fully automated warehouse at its Kemsley Paper Mill in Kent.
productThe F4 – a new angle on automated forklifts
WHILE AUTOMATED forklifts have been around for many years, they have tended to be regular forklifts designs with automation technology built on.
newsBAE Systems extends with Wincanton
THE FIVE year supply chain contract extension builds on existing services provided by Wincanton for BAE Systems, incorporating supply chain solutions across its Air Sector and UK shipbuilding operations, extending a 23-year relationship
product30 tonne giant for data centre manufacturer
COMBILIFT HAS delivered the largest multidirectional forklift to come off its production lines so far to modular data centre manufacturer BladeRoom.
productMultiple benefits to automated storage
MANUFACTURER MECHTOP needs a high degree of flexibility in its day-to-day manufacturing operations, so it has upgraded its materials logistics by installing two tower storage systems from Kasto, as well as a bandsaw from the same manufacturer.
