productGuidance for the safe use of lifting equipment
The LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) has launched the eighth edition of its authoritative Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Lifting Equipment (COPSULE).
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productRadio controlled hoists
EDF’s Durance Verdon hydroelectricity basin consists of 17 dams and 30 power stations with a total installed capacity of 2200MW and production of 6.5 billion kWh. Verlinde hoists are installed at all plants and have to meet very specific operating conditions.
newsHeavy fine after crane operator crushed
A vehicle manufacturer has been told to pay nearly £180,000 in fines and costs for safety failings after a crane operator suffered severe crush injuries in a lifting operation at the company’s press shop in Luton.
articleTwo major signings
Impact Handling has increased its offering of heavy-duty materials handling and distribution equipment after being appointed sole UK distributor for German-based MAFI and Italian-based Carer.
productReel carrying pallet trucks
The Large Load Capacity Reel Carrying Pallet Truck from Midland Pallet Trucks is engineered for transporting loads such as textile rolls, paper spools, cable drums, reels, coils and barrels.
articleThe composite revolution in material handling
Modular handling systems took a major step forward recently with the launch of the new Graphit system from Trilogiq.
articleAssisting with waste and recycling at Terminal 2
Bradshaw Electric Vehicle has delivered a vehicle to the newly revamped Heathrow Terminal 2. The truck will be used to ensure waste and recycling is not delayed.
productDouble girder gantry crane
Electric wire rope hoists supplied by Street Crane Company have been selected for a major role in the reconstruction of the 107 year old Longfellow Bridge over Charles River at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
productFrom road to rail
Konecranes has manufactured and installed a 110T fixed goliath crane at Direct Rail Services’s new facility at Georgemas Junction in the North of Scotland.
articleImpact Handling takes on Konecranes heavy lift trucks
Impact Handling has been appointed as a nationwide distributor for the Konecranes range of heavy-duty lift trucks, extending its materials handling portfolio from the smallest pallet trucks to specialist port-based machines with lifting capacities of up to 80 tonnes.
newsPaper industry comes together to optimise handling & logistics
A cross-industry collaborative project has been launched to bring together expertise across the entire paper supply chain from the mill, through transport, storage, handling and printing.
productHospital takes on goods passenger lift
The Stannah 2000kg goods passenger lift is supporting King’s College Hospital with a goods-accompanied lift solution.
productFast to slow & slow to stop
Terex Material Handling has installed two Demag overhead travelling cranes at Dril-Quip Europe’s production facility in Aberdeen.
articleManagement needs to be aware of risks
The Fork Lift Truck Association has emphasised that managers need to be aware of forklift-related dangers, in the wake of the prosecution of a company and one of its directors after a forklift accident.
productDirect controlled chain hoists
Terex Material Handling has released an additional model within its Demag DC chain hoist family.
productLogistic train systems
Offering customers a modern, flexible and convenient cycle-flow of materials throughout their production facilities, Linde Material Handling has launched two new load train solutions.
articleCostain hit with £600,000+ fine and costs after telehandler death
Global engineering specialist Costain has been ordered to pay more than £615,000 in fines and costs after a worker was killed when a telehandler overturned during the construction of the Parkway development in Newbury.
articleHybrid straddle carriers impress
The hybrid straddle carrier supplied by Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is said to have set the industry benchmark for fuel consumption and emissions in operation at MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp, Belgium.
productPractical engine access
Designed for the safe and effective powered manipulation of large engines or other heavy workpieces weighing up to 25t, the latest engine stand supplied to Clarke Energy is a Benco 25 unit, manufactured by the Brixworth Engineering Company.
articleMoving safely in healthcare
Materials handling specialist MasterMover is alerting healthcare providers to the significant advantages its range of electric tugs can deliver within hospital environments in terms of improving efficiency, safety and cost savings.
