productManufacturer unveils plan for automated DC
Control and automation technology manufacturer FESTO will open a 161,500 sq ft production, service and logistics centre in the USA in 2015.
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newsHeavy fine after crane operator crushed
A vehicle manufacturer has been told to pay nearly £180,000 in fines and costs for safety failings after a crane operator suffered severe crush injuries in a lifting operation at the company’s press shop in Luton.
newsRedhill invests £25k in powder coating facility
Redhill Manufacturing has made a significant investment in its internal powder coating facility, as part of an on-going investment programme designed to increase capacity and improve efficiency of deliveries to customers.
newsLoad toppling from pallet truck crushes worker
A Hertfordshire engineering firm has been fined for safety failings after a toppling fan unit crushed a worker as it was being manoeuvred into a ground floor plant room at a Surrey development.
articleWood supplier sources fuel efficient fleet
Metsä Wood UK bought three Baumann LPG powered HX 4 tonne sideloaders for its Widnes-based production facility. There is a total of eight Baumann sideloaders on-site.
productFlexible loading
Thorworld Industries believes that the flexibility of mobile yardramps represents the perfect loading and unloading solution for UK manufacturing, as the country records a three-year high in growth.
articlePlastic quarter pallet launched by CHEP
CHEP has introduced a new generation plastic quarter pallet that is initially being used by more than 1,400 customers in Germany.
productLogistic train systems
Offering customers a modern, flexible and convenient cycle-flow of materials throughout their production facilities, Linde Material Handling has launched two new load train solutions.
articleWarehouse consolidation
Swiss manufacturer fits out new logistics centre with an automated pallet warehouse and goods to person picking.
productAn uplifting history
Including turntables for supermarket yards and bespoke military applications, there are few heavy lifting challenges not tackled by Movetech in its illustrious history.
articleCompact reach truck
With a 4000kg lift capacity, the SQ 40 is the new flagship model in the Hubtex range of reach trucks.
productTransformers walk on air
Since the 1970s Solving has been providing Air Film Movers to all the major transformer manufacturers to enable these industrial giants to be moved, efficiently and safely through production, into test and beyond, enabling cranes to be dedicated to essential assembly processes.
newsPPMA announces awards finalists
The judging for the PPMA Group Industry Awards has now been completed and the finalists announced.
newsMan jailed after fatal overhead crane accident
A Hampshire businessman, who was disqualified from being a company director, has been jailed for serious fraud and safety offences. A second businessman was given a suspended prison sentence for similar offences.
newsSwisslog backs UK engineering students
The future of UK engineering is incredibly bright, according to Swisslog’s head of customer service, Steve Thorp.
articleEngineering savvy makes reach truck hire work
Finding a fork lift truck for hire can be a fairly simple task, but when the requirement is for lifting to 11 metres, it can prove a more complicated challenge.
articlePower play
Toyota Material Handling UK counterbalance product manager Dave Rylance is passionate about high tonnage forklifts and talks to HSS editor Simon Duddy about the nuances involved in deciding between diesel and electric powered models.
productConveyor Systems transfer technology to automotive industry
A leading car manufacturer awarded Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) a contract to design and supply a conveying system incorporating both twin and single trolley cars to transport cages of flat steel sheets weighing up to 4 tonnes to and from a hydraulic press to produce body panels.
newsLiverpool factory installs Interroll Dynamic Storage
Interroll stepped up from supplier to project manage the complete installation of a dynamic flow storage system at the Liverpool factory of Getrag Ford Transmissions, when the main contractor went into administration.
articleCompact and powerful
Impact Handling is bringing compact high tonnage electric forklifts from a long established manufacturer to the UK. HSS editor Simon Duddy sees the trucks in action in the Netherlands.
