productManual rotation
Packline Materials Handling has release a clamp attachment which is designed to handle rolls or drums with a range of dimensions.
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productStainless steel clamping
The Drum Handling Clamp Attachment from Packline Materials Handling has been specifically designed to handle drums and similar vessels by providing powered vertical lifting and lowering.
articleWave-shaped top plate protects concrete floors
A new armoured joint from RCR is harnessing the power of sine waves to ensure smooth transit for MHE.
articleBrexit: are you ready?
When Handling & Storage Solutions came to The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) asking for a piece outlining the key issues facing our members, there was way for us to go; the ‘B’ road. Whether you voted for Brexit or not, it really doesn’t matter; it is here and it is happening.
articleLeading the cold chain
The FSDF is the sole trade body which represents the interests of the highly specialist businesses providing temperature-controlled logistics services across the UK supply chain. In other words, FSDF members take responsibility for the safe transport of the nation’s food. It’s a vital job and FSDF is finding solutions to some of the major challenges of our time, from Brexit to tackling climate change.
articleBlockchain – what is it and how can it be used?
James Robbins, CIO at ArrowXL explains Blockchain and outlines how he believes it will grow in prominence as firms grapple with greater demand for authenticity and traceability in the supply chain.
articleEight issues facing online retailers
Retail, it would be fair to say, is a sector that is going through a period of fairly seismic upheaval at the moment, says Andy Mulcahy, Strategy and Insight Director, IMRG. But the impact of the rate of change in retail is not just restricted to the high street; there are multiple factors exerting pressure on retailers to find cost-savings and optimise performance across all areas of the business.
articleRaising logistics issues
Ross Moloney, CEO of The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA), reviews key developments in the lifting industry as the association aspires to not only play a leading role in the sector’s sustainability but also to increase its influence in terms of statutory regulations.
articleA new dawn
Tackling climate change and city pollution is a key government priority, so this year has seen the arrival or advancement of many schemes designed to reduce the environmental impact of the logistics industry, says Christopher Snelling, Head of UK Policy, Freight Transport Association (FTA).
articleHistory repeating
As the clock ticks down to March 29 next year – the day when, regardless of whether we get a Brexit that’s ‘hard’, ‘soft’ or somewhere in-between, Britain will leave the EU – the purpose of UKWA has seldom been more significant says the Association’s CEO, Peter Ward.
articleHow agile a supply chain can you afford?
One of the greatest challenges facing retail businesses today is how to keep the customer proposition attractive yet affordable.
productUK’s first all-electric parcel depot opens
DPD has today opened the UK’s first all-electric parcel depot in the heart of Westminster and announced plans for a further seven all-electric sites in the capital.
productResponding to change in e-commerce fulfilment
When you look at a line chart of e-commerce growth over the last five years, it has been remarkably consistent. In the U.S. alone, there’s an average growth rate of more than 13 percent per year.
productCreative space solution as eComm firm installs spiral conveyor
When having to build or upgrade production lines in tight quarters, spiral conveyors are the perfect way to keep the layout compact. However, sometimes space constraints get even more severe, and creative solutions have to be found.
articleWave picking to new level
Plastics manufacturer Essentra scales up its wave picking capability, increasing efficiency and reducing errors.
productDrinks firm deploys CHEP pooled pallets
One of the UK’s leading suppliers of branded soft drinks AG Barr is using CHEP pooled pallets within its supply chain.
productSemi-automated storage for food firm
AR Racking has a pallet storage system across different temperature zones for multi-user warehouse.
articleBrewery selects order picking system and keg gripper
Finnish brewery Olvi has ordered a new dolly picking system and modified solution for keg handling from Cimcorp for its HQ.
productPharma firm expands warehouse storage
Smart-Space has completed the construction of a permanent, steel-clad building and two extensions to existing facilities for Cultech, at the company’s Port Talbot location.
productYusen Logistics UK awarded national logistics contract for animal healthcare
Jurox, one of Australia’s leading animal pharmaceutical manufacturers, has selected Yusen Logistics to handle its UK portfolio.
