articleThe Awards for Excellence
The countdown begins to the biggest and best night of the year – The Awards for Excellence on Saturday 27th February 2016.
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articleReassessing storage due to exceptional growth
Exceptional sales growth and recent contract award from a leading home furniture retailer has seen the RGE Group need to increase its storage capacity. A pallet live racking solution from SEC Storage has enabled RGE Group to re-assess its logistics operation, bringing efficiencies and cost savings.
articleWorker hurt loading concrete panels onto sideloader
A company manufacturing precast concrete panels was fined after a worker was injured while loading freestanding concrete units onto a vehicle.
productBAE Systems awards new-build warehouse contract
Construction firm Pochin’s has won a £10.8m contract to develop a 164,000 sq ft warehouse for BAE Systems. The facility is adjacent the F-35 jet manufacturing site in Samlesbury, Lancashire.
articlePorsche streamlines parts DC process with Zebra printers
Porsche Parts Distribution Centre gives parts distribution some throttle with a Zebra 220XiIIIPlus barcode printing solution.
productRugged hardware audit launched
Renovotec is launching a free Rugged Hardware Audit service that “crunches the numbers” to identify the best balance of hardware purchase and rental for supply chain users – and that can cut a company’s rugged hardware costs by up to 20%, according to the company.
productBAE Systems invests in heavy duty industrial curtains
Defence company BAE Systems has selected Union Industries for a bespoke industrial curtain at its submarine facility in Barrow.
articleGartner emphasises WMS agility
Handling & Storage Solutions summarises Gartner’s latest research paper offering key insights into WMS.
productCrane radio control system augmented with joystick
Terex Material Handling has added new models to its range of D3 generation new radio controls. The compact DRC-MJ hand held transmitter facilitates ergonomic joystick control of crane systems using one hand.
productAir bearing modules from Solving
Conventional machinery moving roller skates are tried and tested material handling products using wheels or tracks, but they often create unacceptable point loads, are notoriously difficult to move sideways, and considerable force is often needed to get them moving.
articleManufacturing shows need for speed too
Retail grabs many of the headlines but intralogistics automation in the manufacturing industry can be just as demanding explains Steve Baker, managing director at Gebhardt European Conveyor Systems.
articleModular lift handles pallets up to 2000kg
With the Prorunner mk10, Qimarox has introduced a robust product elevator for pallets of up to 2000kg.
productYale celebrates key milestone with forklift donation
To celebrate production of the 400,000th truck at its plant in Northern Ireland, Yale Europe Materials Handling has made the largest single charitable donation in its history.
articleLightweight portal frame for workshops
Verlinde’s VGPA workshop portal frame is designed for handling loads from 125 to 2000kg and is designed for easy travel positioning.
articleDoosan adds to heavy forklift range
As the previews in 2015 revealed, Doosan Industrial Vehicle has released the latest additions to its 7-Series product range; the giant 18-Tonne & 25-Tonne capacity diesel trucks.
article25 tonner designed for heavy duty applications
The Hyundai 250D-9 25 tonne (25000kg) forklift is the largest in the Hyundai forklift range incorporating power and efficiency combined with durability and safety.
articleKasto sees promising uptake for high-end automation
Ernst Wagner, managing director of Kasto UK, the sawing system and automated storage and retrieval system supplier, looks back at the last business year with satisfaction.
blogHow can manufacturers benefit from zero inventory stock management?
Zero inventory stock management is a key strategy for a warehouse to utilise because it significantly benefits cash flow and actually facilitates new business models. Just about every internet based retailer has behind them a zero inventory model, whereby they ‘back to back’ the customer order with a PO and ship end product directly to the customer. Amazon’s Marketplace and many other discounted retailing models would be impossible without zero inventory stock management.
articleMaking a difference
Consultation services offers key advantages to customers, explains Konecranes UK consultancy service manager, Lee Thorne.
newsSame day dispatch for transmission chain launched
Renold Chain has launched a same-day dispatch service for its wide range of standard transmission chain.
