articleAir hoist concept for clean applications
Materials handling specialists J D Neuhaus will present their concept study of a stainless steel air hoist for the first time at the LogiMAT 2016 exhibition.
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productAjax Pallet Gates help you load safely
When protecting yourself at height while loading the optimum handling and protection equipment is imperative.
productGreater running time
Manbat Industrial is the UK’s sole distribution partner for deep-cycle battery specialist, US Battery Manufacturing.
articleManufacturer invests in lifting tables
German ventilation system manufacturer Hansa installs 16 two tonne lifting tables supplied by Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products.
productBespoke access platforms for rail application
Transdek UK’s specialist services operation has engineered and installed two bespoke goods lifts and over 200-metres of railway carriage refurbishment access platforms for Wabtec Rail.
productNickel plated hygienic options for clean applications
Selected models from the JD Neuhaus range of air operated hoists and trolleys are now available for clean room operations and other specialist applications that also require hygienic working conditions.
productLEEA backs status quo in LOLER consultation
LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has responded to a new HSE (Health and Safety Executive) consultation by expressing its support for retaining the existing requirements for thorough examination of lifting equipment in the UK.
productLifting spreader beam tackles classic yachts
The UK’s leading manufacturer of forklift attachments has come to the aid of a firm specialising in the restoration and repair of classic yachts which was looking for a bespoke lifting solution.
productYard ramp facilitates business boom
Belfast-based global shipping and storage company Relocation Logistics has become the latest industrious enterprise to meet its growing business needs with the purchase of a Thorworld Industries purpose-modified yard ramp.
articleThe real cost of unsafe lifting
Geoff Holden, chief executive, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) explains the costs of accidents cuts much deeper than fines.
articleSafe loading and unloading
Slightly over a third of MEWP-related incidents reported by UK rental companies involve delivery drivers. What are the most common pitfalls to avoid and how can delivery drivers keep safe?
productProtection priority
Pyroban is reminding businesses of the importance of protecting trucks and all plant equipment such as access platforms, scissor lifts, spider lifts or boom lifts before any use in potentially explosive areas.
productABB predicts $300,000 pa savings through improved uptime
Non-emergency machinery stops can be avoided with the arrival of a “failover” safety concept for use with ABB’s safety programmable logic controller (PLC).
productDon’t fall off the edge. Load safely.
When protecting yourself at height while loading – the optimum handling and protection equipment is imperative.
productEvent to tackle impact of uncertainty on warehouse
On 14th June 2017 the Warehouse Technology Group will throw open the doors of the Logistics Research and Innovation Centre for a one-day event.
articleWindsor provides trucks for narrow aisle application
Windsor supplies 3PL with a mix of access equipment, including scissor lifts from JLG, QuickStock lifts from Genie, and forklifts from Flexi and Komatsu.
articleMissguided fashion gets a lift from Nerak
Nerak Wiese has supplied two vertical lifts to XPO Logistics, operators of the new Missguided warehouse in Manchester.
productTransdek supplies mezzanine lift to tea supplier
Transdek UK has installed the latest version of its mezzanine lift at a new storage facility in Harrogate for Bettys & Taylors Group, which produces Yorkshire Tea, the third best selling tea in the UK.
articleMastering maintenance
Who does what to ensure lifting equipment is safe? asks Ben Dobbs, technical manager, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineering Association).
newsLiftEx 2017 – final agenda announced
The end of November sees the LiftEX conference at The International Centre Telford.
