productStraddle Carrier from Briggs for BAP Group
Briggs Equipment has supplied BAP Group with a materials handling solution at the Port of Felixstowe.
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product£10m container terminal capacity investment at Teesport
PD Ports has significantly increased the volume of containers it can handle at Teesport with the installation of new multi-million pound cranes, offering global shipping lines direct access to UK Northern markets.
articleShipping and transport firm invests in Windsor
Windsor Materials Handling has supplied three Kalmar forklifts to long term customer Thor Shipping & Transport.
productBriggs scoops £38m Peel Ports contract
The seven-year contract includes a three-year extension option and covers 10 sites. Briggs will provide full service and maintenance support for in excess of 400 materials handling assets, the majority of which have been acquired on a long-term rental basis.
productAir film transporter moves 34 tonne magnets
Movetech UK has helped improve the efficiency of a research facility by providing equipment that makes maintenance less disruptive.
productEngineered for extremes
JD Neuhaus Profi TI range of air operated hoists have been engineered for extremes and can be safely operated even where hazardous working environments exist.
productOptima cabin debuts
Impact Handling shows off the cabin for the Konecranes heavy lift trucks it supplies at a key UK portcentric logistics exhibition.
productHeavy truck expertise
Impact has appointed Andrew Dickson as operation support manager, bolstering Impact’s heavy-duty truck expertise in this specialist sector with decades of industry knowledge.
productAir bearing modules
Conventional machinery moving roller skates are tried and tested material handling products using wheels or tracks, but they often create unacceptable point loads, are notoriously difficult to move sideways, and considerable force is often needed to get them moving.
productOil industry supplier deploys double girder crane
A 20-tonne capacity CXTD double girder crane supplied by Konecranes is helping Norfolk-based Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS) realise greater operational flexibility and production efficiencies.
articleManufacturer invests in lifting tables
German ventilation system manufacturer Hansa installs 16 two tonne lifting tables supplied by Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products.
articleBig trucks with no DPF
The Doosan 7-Series Big truck range features 18-Tonne & 25-Tonne trucks rated at 1200mm load centre – Doosan’s largest ever capacity forklifts.
productPort signs service contract with Kalmar
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, and the Yilport Oslo Terminal Investments AS in Norway, have signed a long term service agreement for Kalmar Optimal Care. The order was signed on 1 February 2016 and the Kalmar services team has already started working at the terminal.
productExtreme crane makeover
Linian Crane and Hoist Company was approached by Tratos UK who had taken over a derelict building in which there was an old and defunct 10 tonne Wharton double girder electric overhead travelling crane, probably dating from the 1950s.
productReal-time visibility
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, introduced Kalmar Insight at the TOC Europe exhibition.
productCombilift’s solution to the SOLAS legislation
The specialist truck manufacturer has responded to the new regulations by offering a SOLAS compliant weight measurement system integrated into its Straddle Carriers.
articleLowest platform height
Hubtex has developed a new freely manoeuvrable platform truck with a platform height of 457mm and load capacity of up to 35 tons or 70 tons in its coupled operating mode.
articlePaperboard firm installs overhead crane
Terex Material Handling has installed a Demag double girder overhead travelling process crane at Iggesund Paperboard’s production facility in Cumbria.
productCompetitive gain
Technological innovation is paramount in helping industrial companies achieve competitive gain and accrue market share. These technologies must be robust, reliable and require little maintenance. Only this way can the industrial sector maximise its output. For example, take humble hoists and crane systems such as those manufactured by J D Neuhaus.
productATEX drum rotator
A UK manufacturer of forklift attachments has offered increased confidence of working in high risk areas by manufacturing and supplying one of its clients with a certified ATEX solution.
