productCombiLift: large stand and range of exhibits at LogiMAT
CombiLift will be exhibiting a wide variety of models on its largest LogiMAT stand to date in its 20th anniversary year.
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productStacking containers three high
A bespoke Konecranes heavy truck, specified and supplied by Impact, has boosted productivity at specialist cleaning firm South Eastern Tanker Services (SETS) by allowing containers to be stacked three-high for the first time.
productOrmond to UK MD
Manitou has announced the appointment of Mark Ormond as managing director of Manitou UK.
articleVersatile vehicles
The fast-growing waste and recycling industry requires specialist and flexibly designed machines, says JCB.
productExpanded range
Sidetracker Engineering has diversified into new markets for its materials handling equipment by expanding the range of products they manufacture, while retaining the range of multi-directional lift trucks which have been the mainstay of its business since 1963.
productUpskilling: It’s the future…
So, what’s to be done? With skilled fork lift engineers retiring faster than new ones are recruited there is an acute skills shortage.
articleBaumann names Windsor 2017 Dealer of the Year
Italian sideloader manufacturer Baumann has named Windsor Materials Handling as its 2017 UK dealer of the year.
productLinde Material Handling (UK) opens Northampton depot
Leading solutions provider Linde Material Handling (UK) has opened a new depot in Wellingborough to strengthen its local network and better serve its customers in the region.
productHubtex ramps up production
Hubtex is once again investing in the expansion of its Fulda headquarters, with the company building an additional production facility and a new customer centre.
news5 people hospitalised with life-changing forklift injuries every day
Despite stringent legislation in the UK, serious injuries resulting from forklifts are still common.
articleInspire change transform service
Handling & Storage Solutions editor Simon Duddy interviews Managing Director of Windsor Materials Handling, Stephen Burton, who lets us in on the secret to supplying the best possible service to the UK warehousing and logistics industry: inspiring change.
productDoosan gets heavy at Multimodal 2018
The manufacturer will be exhibiting alongside its wholly owned subsidiary, Rushlift GSE, the airport ground handling specialists, at Multimodal 2018 (hall 4, stand 7050).
articleRapid turnaround times
Portcentric logistics operations face various challenges, including rapid turnaround times and harsh, wet and sub-zero weather conditions. However, as Mark Nailer, industry manager for Hyster Europe tackles the challenge.
articleCombilift supports mass customisation approach with €50m production plant
Combilift, the material handling solutions provider, has set the benchmark for mass production of customised innovative products according to Martin McVicar, managing director.
articleTailored to the customer
The scale of Combilift’s new factory in Ireland is impressive, but is the real story the philosophy behind the company’s very ambitious growth strategy? HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
articleYale expands tow tractor range for ‘milk run’ applications
Tow tractors can help manufacturing operations make the logistics ‘milk run’ more efficient, says Yale Europe Materials Handling. Its two new models offer greater towing capacities.
articleExpansion for Linde
Linde Material Handling UK recently opened its 24th UK location in Wellingborough, near Northampton. At the opening event, HSS editor Simon Duddy sat down with Linde’s UK MD Max Sammartano to hear how expanding infrastructure is only one of the manufacturer’s recent innovations.
articleWarehouse storage optimised for growing food firm
Signature Flatbreads used Flexi forklifts to increase warehouse pallet capacity by 30%.
articleShipping company takes on 20 forklifts
Hyundai is the brand of choice for busy end-to-end transport firm Scotline, which has revamped its fleet with 20 heavy lifting Hyundai forklifts supplied by Acclaim Handling.
articleBuilding firm revamps extensive forklift fleet
Building supplies firm The Bradfords Group is boosting its fleet with over 170 new MHE units supplied by Briggs Equipment.
