productBogie stacking frames provide heavy duty storage
Mechan has received an order to provide 66 bogie stacking frames that will be used to kit out a new storage facility for Alstom Traincare.
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newsCILT honours leading logistics professionals
500 of the UK’s leading professionals in logistics, transport and operations gathered at the Lancaster London Hotel last night for The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport’s Annual Awards Dinner.
productFreightliner inks £3.5 million deal to replace reachstackers
Freightliner is boosting operational efficiencies across its 13 inland rail sites with a new fleet of 10 Hyster reachstackers, supplied and maintained by Briggs Equipment.
article8 tonne lithium-ion powered forklift breaks barriers
The Hyster forklift achieves 100% charge in two hours, and is said to support three shift operations.
productCBI survey highlights infrastructure investment worries
Almost half of firms (44%) believe the UK’s infrastructure has improved over the past five years, but only a quarter (27%) think it will pick up in the next five years, and two thirds (64%) suspect it will hamper the country’s international competitiveness in the coming decades, according to the 2016 CBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey.
productPeel Ports opens Liverpool2 container terminal
One of the world’s most modern shipping terminals, Liverpool2, is being officially opened today at the Port of Liverpool by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Rt Hon Dr Liam Fox MP.
productNetwork Rail invests in plant storage
Network Rail has secured General Purpose Safety Stores from Safety Unlimited.
productSideloader manufacturer Baumann UK appoints new distributor
Baumann has appointed Hannaman Material Handling as official distributors for North Wales. The appointment takes the total number of UK distributors to six.
productDriver HGV training scheme hailed
A group of road transport operators together with public sector partners have hailed a pilot scheme designed to encourage unemployed and unqualified individuals to train and pursue a commercial driving career an overwhelming success.
articleStevedoring firm revamps operations with 10 Hyundai trucks
Shipping firm invests in Hyundai counterbalance trucks with Hessle supplying the fleet.
productWincanton ‘disappointed’ with drivers ahead of Argos Christmas strike
Drivers are set to strike for 72 hours in the run-up to Christmas, over the failure to honour holiday back pay says the union Unite.
productPort takes 93 terminal tractors
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has extended its long cooperation with Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Malaysia by providing them with 93 terminal tractors for container handling costing approx. EUR 5 million, with first deliveries taking place in December 2016.
productProven track record
The crane systems manufactured by material handling specialists J D Neuhaus are designed for arduous operating conditions, and have a proven track record throughout worldwide installations.
productIndustry reacts to PM’s landmark Brexit speech
The Prime Minister has confirmed that the UK will leave the the Single Market as well as the EU.
articleTemporary building for trans-shipping
Haulier Truckwright turned to Aganto as its services were growing significantly across the UK and it needed more on-site space as part of its expansion plans.
productHeathrow uses wearable tech to improve manual handling
In 2015 Heathrow Airport engaged dorsaVi to conduct a ViSafe Comparison Assessment on the musculoskeletal impact of using manual handling aids for the transfer of airport baggage versus the impact of transferring baggage without the use of aids.
newsNew awards to boost profile of logistics
Talent in Logistics, a new conference and awards event, will take place on 22nd June 2017 to recognise, celebrate and reward the people that are essential to the success of the UK logistics sector.
productBombardier signs long term deal with Hoppecke
Bombardier Transportation, the rail division of the leading manufacturer of planes and trains, has signed a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with Hoppecke Industrial Batteries.
articleCILT makes Brexit recommendations to Government
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has identified opportunities and made recommendations to Government on the implications of exit from the EU.
productABB predicts $300,000 pa savings through improved uptime
Non-emergency machinery stops can be avoided with the arrival of a “failover” safety concept for use with ABB’s safety programmable logic controller (PLC).
