articleSmart battery management software launched
Battery manufacturer Exide Technologies unveiled its GNB Sonnenschein Lithium Material Handling Battery, optimised for the challenges of the modern warehouse environment.
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articleTPPL technology broadens options
Warehouses and production areas are under increasing pressure to maximise productivity and return on investment.
productAffordable warehouse solution
Hyster Europe has introduced a new Platform Stacker, the latest addition to its recently launched range of uncomplicated trucks suited to general-purpose operations.
productHyundai inks driverless autonomous forklift deal
Hyundai Construction Equipment (HCE) is planning to progress its smart logistics solutions using KT’s (Korea Telecom) 5G communication network and artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
articleDouble handling avoided in logistics centre
From its 250,000 sq ft factory in Yorkshire, Ilke Homes is capable of producing some 2,000 homes a year.
productHow will Covid-19 change logistics?
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a major challenge to our society and has thrust logistics into prominence as people finally appreciate the sector’s importance.
productECOBAT Industrial – helping keep vital services on track
While the global coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has changed the course of the nation’s collective civil liberties, it has also highlighted its reliance on the extraordinary work of both the health and welfare services and the food distribution industry.
product‘Challenging behaviour’ undermines operator training
According to the RTITB Instructor Academy, the effectiveness of some lift truck operator and Driver CPC training is being compromised due to poor company culture and its negative impact on employee behaviour.
newsBITA upbeat on forklift sales
BITA is in a buoyant mood, hailing a successful IMHX 2013 and forecasting a positive outlook for forklift sales.
articleGet shorty: short term rentals have never been more popular
Handling & Storage Solutions talked to the four biggest suppliers of short term forklift rentals to find out the key issues you should be considering.
productCompact & organised
A Sidetracker multi-direction reach truck has enabled structural steelwork engineers Adstone Construction to upgrade the storage system at its Worcestershire premises, increasing warehouse capacity and efficiency.
articleGoing further to optimise space
Articulated forklift manufacturer Bendi specialises in products that optimise space in the warehouse and back of store.
productLinde to offset carbon footprint of forklift’s first year
The Eco-Lease solution is designed to now allow customers to offset 100% of the carbon footprint generated in the first year of a fork lift truck’s life.
productWhite paper on forklift automation
Crown has released a white paper on the state of forklift automation, which reviews the current state of the technology and outlines the considerations to be addressed prior to adoption.
productHeavy duty model
Having proved the performance and resilience of its PREMIA power pallet truck family through several pedestrian and platform models, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has now added a heavy duty, fixed platform version.
newsPallet turner causes crush injury for 51 year old
51-year-old David Wain suffered serious injuries when a 1.5 tonne pallet of tin plates fell onto his right lower leg and foot when he was employed by Emballator UK at its factory in Bradford. Emballator UK was fined £12,000 and ordered to pay £3,769 in full costs.
articleEngineering firm goes for reliable service from Windsor
When its existing materials handling contract came to an end, engineering firm ConMech turned to Windsor Material Handling and its local partnership approach for a competitive price combined with a reliable service.
productRDS SID 200
The Speed & Distance 200 is a cost-effective and user-friendly speed and distance measuring instrument.
productPlatform for success
Contact Attachments, based in Mid-Wales, is launching its newly-designed ‘Transfer Platforms’ to give its clients an easier way of loading and unloading pallets and goods to various heights and levels.
articleNo growing pains
Specialist grower, Barfoots of Botley makes productivity and environmental gains by introducing Jungheinrich’s lithium-ion powered pallet trucks to its fleet.
