productScissors and shaft
Tecmach installed a Triple Scissor Lift and shaft in a Television Studio Scenery Store enabling the safer lifting of the scenery sections to the new upper level of the store.
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productVacuum lifting attachment
The Vacuum Lifting Attachment for stacker trucks and forklifts from Packline, is designed for easy installation.
productSafety award for LGV
A panel of experts recently judged OCME as the Specialist Winners in the Automation category of the BITA Design 4 Safety Awards for its Auriga Laser Guided Vehicle.
articleShorter wheelbase handles heavier loads
A bespoke solution from handling specialists Cooper SH has met the needs of a busy UK sea port.
articleHandling hovercrafts
Lloyds British Testing lifted a 50 tonne Canadian hovercraft from its transport wheel blocks for Griffon Hoverwork in Southampton.
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productIMPORT SERVICES LIMITED CHOOSE NEWLAND BOOM CONVEYOR SYSTEMS
Southampton based Import Services Limited are specialists in Retail Supply Chain Logistics. Their new DC, in the heart of Southampton container port, boasts an impressive 170,000 square feet with storage facilities for 20,000 pallets, utilising custom-built racking. To maximise their efficiency, they needed reliable, specially designed inbound conveyors to speed-up the unloading process of loose loaded cartons from 40-foot sea containers.
articleHire company invests in 11 tonne forklifts
Nixon Hire standardises on 11 tonne Doosan Pro-5 forklifts, supplied by Windsor Materials Handling.
productEco vehicles get green light
Lloyds British Testing gives eco vehicle fleet the £250k green light
productMaking light work
Injuries in workplace environments can occur when personnel are lifting or moving inappropriately heavy loads.
productQuay crane height increased
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has completed the heightening of six quay cranes at MSC Home Terminal, which is the largest container terminal in the port of Antwerp, Belgium.
productReachstacker order
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has been awarded an order for 25 reachstackers by the Algerian port procurement company, Groupament D’Interêt Commun Des Entreprises Portuaires (GICEP).
productHovercraft gets a lift
Lifting equipment specialist, Lloyds British Testing, was tasked by Griffon Hoverwork in Southampton with lifting a 50t Canadian Hovercraft from its transport wheel blocks onto its stand for final fitting.
productModular crane system
In the last fifty years more than 10,000km of KBK crane profile has been brought into the market. Over the years the crane construction kit has undergone continuous development and today Terex Material Handling serves a wide variety of customers in many different industries.
productHeavy duty belts
The new heavy duty and extra heavy duty System Plast modular plastic belts from Emerson’s Power Transmission Solutions business provide a non-skid, energy efficient conveyor surface for moving walkways, automotive assembly lines, car washes, and general material handling of heavy loads, such as barrels, drums, kegs and pallets.
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product5000th Kalmar straddle carrier
The 5000th Kalmar straddle carrier has rolled out of the assembly unit in Stargard Szczecinski, Poland, this week. This Kalmar AutoStrad(TM) is a part of 44 electric straddle carriers to be delivered to Asciano’s Patrick Port Botany terminal in Sydney, Australia early 2014.
productDesign competition
Toyota Material Handling Europe (TMHE) has launched its first forklift design competition for European design students and 2013 graduates under the coordination of the multi awarded TMHE Design Center. The call for entries has started.
productBig capacity, small van
Particularly popular with service engineering organisations who need to handle a variety of tools, equipment and materials, Penny Hydraulics has been installing cranes with maximum working loads of 150 and 250kg on vans for many years.
productDrum handling solutions
For the loading or unloading of drums from lorries and containers, for de-palletising, or just moving drums around a workshop or factory site, the St Clare Engineering range of Grab-O-Matic fork attachments and pedestrian drum handlers can provide a safe and efficient solution.
