articleSeegrid expansion – AGVs target fast ROI
Seegrid chief growth officer Michael Hasco tells HSS editor Simon Duddy about the AGV company’s European expansion plans.
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newsSunday deliveries to be ‘normal option’
The expansion of eCommerce into Sunday Deliveries was a key point of debate at Meta Pack’s recent Delivery Conference held in London.
articleLack of racking to blame for warehouse death says HSE
The Health & Safety Executive said the absence of racking was a contributing factor to the death of a warehouse worker.
productUKWA Pavilion at Multimodal 2014
A key attraction at the forthcoming Multimodal exhibition, which takes place at the NEC, Birmingham, 29th April – 1st May, will be the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) Pavilion.
productPort takes on reachstackers
DP World has placed an order with Kalmar, part of Cargotec for two new generation Gloria reachstackers to serve its new container terminal T3 at Jebel Ali in Dubai, with delivery scheduled for June 2014.
productSafe handling of awkward plant
The Tool–Mover is a manipulation device from RUD for the safe turning and tilting of heavy and awkward plant items and injection moulding tools.
productOnline retail drives air freight
Europa Worldwide Logistics has seen its air freight operation in Hong Kong register record results over the past 12 months.
productKevin Keegan VIP guest at DP World dinner
One of England’s finest footballers who played, captained and managed his country will be joining DP World London Gateway this year as their guest at the seventh Multimodal freight and logistics exhibition in Birmingham from 29 April – 1 May.
productForklift investment
Eddie Stobart has recently received a large order of a new fleet of forklift trucks. Built by Ireland-based manufacturer Aisle-Master, the trucks have been supplied by Carrylift Group who will also support the fleet.
articleHigh bay cold store in the desert uses automatic stacker cranes
In the desert nation of Dubai, logistics service provider Integrated National Logistics (INL) stores food for the Middle East market in 40,000 pallet spaces.
articleWorkshops fitted out with hoists
When Loiselet Foundry in France moved to new highly automated facilities it took on Verlinde powered hoists.
articleTackling sleep apnoea
Ensuring the safe performance of lorry drivers is a key ingredient of the job for all transport managers. Geoff Dossetter says that both managers and drivers must be awake to the risks.
articleHyster trucks tackle bulky 16-18t loads
Hyster has launched four powerful 16-18 tonne forklift trucks designed to save fuel in heavy steel, concrete and pipe handling operations.
productSnack manufacturer buys stainless steel conveyor
Astec Conveyors were approached by a major snack manufacturer to develop a stainless steel zero line pressure (ZLP) conveyor to meet their specific needs.
news14 tonne loaded pallet racks handled by Solving
ColdSped, a specialist division of Schencker Oy in Finland, provides mainly temperature controlled storage and distribution of frozen & chilled food around Europe.
productBacardi Group in bottling line upgrade
The Walsall Engineering Group has recently upgraded one of the existing, prestige bottling lines for John Dewar & Sons Ltd, part of the Bacardi Group in Glasgow, which has resulted in record levels of output.
productCSL tread safely with tyre handling system
Following on from previous successful handling projects, Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) was awarded a contract to design and install a heavy duty materials handling system for a leading tyre manufacturer.
newsSDI Group launches tilt-tray sorter
SDI Group, the global integrator of automated material handling systems, has developed a highly versatile and fast, tilt-tray sorter suited to e-commerce, fulfilment and general applications.
newsLogistics facility key part of BAE Systems expansion plan
BAE Systems will build a 28,000m2 off-site logistics facility to store submarine parts and materials in Barrow-in-Furness.
articleDriving efficiencies
The surge in online retail is playing a major part in Beumer product developments, including the introduciton of an improved belt tray sorter.
