productSheffield rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, has completed its first order for a mobile sand filling system. The firm has supplied two sand carts to Midland Metro’s Wednesbury depot in the West Midlands, to replenish stocks on new trams serving Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
productAvailable from Lift Turn Move (LTM), the GPM is the latest product from the GIS production line in Schötz, Switzerland and is the first model of the new GP electric chain hoist generation, designed to fit under existing capacity ranges.
articleLifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Operations Manager John Williams offers sensible and practical advice on overhead lifting.
newsLinde Material Handling is launching a new product family of tractors and platform trucks onto the market.
newsLKE Group has targeted the UK to help in its bid to double turnover over the next five years.
productHatton Systems is able to move 2.5t of machinery to be moved around a workshop with just one hand thanks to equipment provided by Movetech UK.
articleWhat does the future hold for the logistics industry over the next decade? Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling System Association (AMHSA) takes out his crystal ball.
productLinde Material Handling is launching a new product family of tractors and platform trucks. In addition to a six-tonne tractor, the forklift manufacturer also offers an eight-tonne version in order to open up more market segments. Another extension to the product range is the Linde W08 load transporter with the ability to carry 800kg on the platform and a towing power of 7t.
newsAfter introducing Konecranes, MAFI and Carer products to its range earlier this year, Impact Handling has further strengthened its focus on the heavy-duty truck sector by making a senior appointment to lead its specialist division.
articleEgemin Automation has renewed its E’gv product line to lift heavier loads higher.
newsA Jedburgh firm has been fined for safety failings after a worker was severely injured when he fell down a lift shaft as he was transporting a loaded cage trolley that landed on top of him.
articleTwo companies have been fined after a lorry driver suffered multiple injuries while loading his lorry.
productLeading manufacturer and supplier of workshop equipment, in-vehicle equipment and workplace systems, Bott, has extended its fleet of electric line delivery vehicles with the recent purchase of a new Tow Tractor T800 from Bradshaw. The tow tractor is being used to transport racking between assembly and workshops.
productNational lifting equipment specialist Lloyds British Testing [LBT] has acquired Swindon Lifting Gear Limited, based on the Station Industrial Estate in Swindon, as part of its ongoing plans to continue its strategic expansion within the UK and overseas.
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productProvider of forklift and crane mounted vehicles Little Pot Transport has recently acquired a Manitou TMM25 – 4 Way truck-mounted masted forklift. The TMM25 enables the operator to handle heavy loads laterally and position them in confined areas. At the touch of a single button, the front wheels of the TMM turn 90 degrees sideways.
articleFlooring manufacturer IVC has placed an order with Egemin for an automated warehouse solution at its manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia.
productFibrelite is seeing an increase in enquiries for its lightweight composite access covers as industries world-wide switch from the more traditionally used metal and concrete.
productEgemin has supplied an automated warehouse system with AGVs to Kim’s Chocolates.
productLean manufacturing offers significant potential for manufacturers to improve performance, increase efficiency and optimise processes.
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