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.
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newsLink 51 to launch white paper at whisky conference
Leading provider of bespoke racking for the whisky industry, Link 51, launches its latest white paper Storage and Maturation in the Whisky Industry at the prestigious Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference (WDSC) in Glasgow (8-11 September).
articleAn answer to cargo theft
Transport logistics provider Pentalver has secured exclusive UK rights to offer the CakeBoxx range of door-less shipping containers.
articleExtra quiet distribution truck
DAF has developed the CF Silent for urban distribution during the evenings and at night.
articlePouch above your weight
The MonaLisa hanging pouch system from SDI Group allows sortation of both hanging items and flat goods simultaneously, making it ideal for multichannel fashion retailers wishing to combine several elements of an order.
articleSDI Group launches a sortation knowledge portal
SDI Group, the global integrator of automated materials handling systems, has launched a new web site designed to demonstrate the benefits of automated sortation in a multimedia format.
articleWhisky a go-go
Projected growth in Scotch whisky exports creates a unique storage challenge. Link 51 has released a white paper attempting to provide a solution.
articleSchuh speeds up order picking
Astec Conveyors designed and manufactured a ‘pick to belt’ conveying system for footware retailer Schuh.
articleFood crime unit set up following ‘horsemeat’ review
The Government has responded to the Elliott Review into weaknesses in the food supply chain. The Review was launched following the ‘horsemeat’ scandal.
productLong term durability
For a new production area at a food factory in Leeds, where a hard-wearing and fast-applied flooring system was needed that offered long term performance durability, Sika delivered a proven high strength screed that would be able to withstand constant traffic and heavy pallet loads.
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.
articleLoading bays restored in DC refurbishment
A vacant food distribution centre in Leicestershire has been undergoing a process of refurbishment and modernisation in order to bring it back up to an operational standard.
productCompact & maneuverable
Terex Port Solutions has sold two TFC 46 M reach stackers to Brazilian terminal operator Bandeirantes for its port in Santos.
articleIs Sunday delivery an opportunity for carriers to boost efficiency?
Retailing and logistics are starting to develop a negative, inverse relationship. As e-commerce levels continue to grow, volumes of parcels delivered right first time have been dropping steadily, says DA Systems MD David Upton.
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.
productOrdered today & delivered today
As delivery times grow shorter, digital commerce is becoming ever more dynamic. To keep pace with these developments, businesses have to rethink and invest in new logistics concepts. The challenge today is to complete picking, packaging and shipping within a few short hours.
articleWitron modernises huge DC
With revenue of $98 billion US dollars and 375,000 employees, the food retailer The Kroger Co, headquartered in Cincinnati, is one of the largest retailers in the world.
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.
newsCourse focuses on last mile distribution
Logistics and supply chain management training provider Logistics Learning Alliance is launching an online technical distribution course, which is one of the components of the new ‘Deliver, Offload and Position’ system (DOPsys).
productMore Speedor Minis from Hart for Arla Foods
Working through Building Craftsmen, the Dumfries-based contractor, Hart Door Systems has completed the installation of more Speedor ‘Minis’ at Arla Foods’ production facility at Melton Mowbray.
