productProtect against injury claims
Weston Handling’s ACKPad has been nominated in the Safety and Innovation categories for the FLTA’s Annual Awards for Excellence.
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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.
product£265000 fine after two incidents in two days
‘Poor supervisor training’ as logistics firm faces hefty fine over two forklift accidents.
productBespoke cabinet lifting
Telecommunications industry supplier Graham Smith UK has to move heavy cabinets off and on 4×4 vehicles.
productHubtex truck loads from front and side
The multidirectional forklift FluX is a new addition to the Hubtex portfolio.
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.
productForward rotation
The Forward Tipping Drum Rotator has been designed to suit the lifting and rotation of drums and allow the contents to be dispensed in a controlled manner.
productSafer mezzanine loading & unloading
Kee Safety has introduced Pallet Gates, a range of gates that have been designed to provide a safety solution to factory and warehouse workers who are responsible for loading and unloading pallets onto mezzanine floors.
productGoliath does a concrete job
Capable of lifting 20 tonnes and spanning 30 metres, Street Crane’s goliath double girder crane is being used by Centrum Pile, a manufacturer of precast concrete piles.
productWater recycling firm invests in attachment
Contact Attachments has supplied a telehandler jib to support Anglian Water in its day-to-day lifting of heavy items including motors and pumps.
productDPD superhub invests in Stertil Koni lifts
An installation of Stertil Koni ST4175 4-post vehicle lifts supports the overnight sorting of up to 720,000 parcels at DPD’s £100 million sortation and distribution centre at Logix Park in Hinckley.
productTackling manual handling injuries
Advanced Handling will be exhibiting at the Health and Safety Event, 21- 23 March at the Birmingham NEC.
productJ D Neuhaus to showcase cranes at LogiMAT
J D Neuhaus (JDN) will use the forthcoming LogiMAT exhibition (Stuttgart, Germany 14-16 March) to present visitors with examples from their extensive range of materials handling equipment.
productOverhead crane worker suffers life threatening injuries
The load being lifted was heavier than the crane could safely bear.
productTugs in hazardous areas
“Electric tugs can complete the ignition triangle in Zoned hazardous areas, unless they are suitably protected,” Rob Vesty, sales manager, UK and Ireland, for safety company Pyroban, said. “We believe there is a growing population of tugs in hazardous area operations and businesses need to ensure their staff are safe while offering manual handling assistance.”
productGuidance on safe use of container lugs
LEEA has co-produced practical guidance and advice on the safe use of container lugs, which are commonly used for connecting ISO shipping containers to lifting equipment.
productBumper orders
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has secured orders for a total of 708 terminal tractors in the Americas region.
productClamp cradle attachment
This Clamp Cradle Attachment has been designed and produced to meet with a customer’s requirement of lifting, transporting and loading various sizes of reels of paper and film to a range of different packaging machines.
articleModulift advances load monitoring capabilities for its spreader beam
The Active Link is a new end unit system with an integrated load cell, compatible with Modulift’s range of spreader beams.
articleNo need for external power supply on new Demag crane
The Demag V-type crane does not need an external power supply for handling and transporting loads, instead drawing energy from regenerative processes and a battery.
