articleFlexible handling solutions
Handling & Storage Solutions puts the focus on diverse safe lifting and handling equipment supplied by Packline, for pharmaceutical and clean as well as general applications.
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articleDon’t risk cutting corners
You must ensure safety-critical equipment is fit for purpose through thorough maintenance, says Geoff Holden, chief executive, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association).
productTug meets hospital’s requirements
New Cross Hospital has recently taken delivery of an additional tow tractor from Bradshaw Electric Vehicles to work in the Receipts and Distribution Centre, carrying out deliveries of medical consumables around the hospital site.
productOn track to deliver
Rail freight facilities at the Port of Felixstowe, the Port of Britain, have expanded further with the commissioning of two new Rail Mounted Gantry cranes (RMGs) at the port’s North Rail Terminal.
productBespoke turntables
Lloyds Somers, the manufacturing division of national lifting equipment specialist Lloyds British, has designed, manufactured and supplied a massive 80t, 23m rail vehicle turntable, as well as a bogie test turntable, for Hitachi Rail Europe’s new train manufacturing facility in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
productGreat manoeuvrability
City of London Corporation has recently taken delivery of a pedestrian controlled PFB500 from Bradshaw Electric Vehicles.
articleFloating 100 tonnes on air
Heavy lifting equipment essential for warehouse that specialises in heavyweight loads.
articleMagnetic force
Specialist logistics company, La Cisa, has purchased a new 32 tonne Hyster forklift for a tough, hot metal handling application in Northern Italy.
productBespoke drum handling
Providing a key piece of equipment to a large-scale transfer flask project in Gloucestershire, forklift attachments specialist Contact Attachments has worked with Aquila Nuclear Engineering and provided one of its fully automatic Drum Tongs.
productUPS specialist banks on lifter
Uninterruptable power supply specialist, Adept Power Solutions (APS) is using a bespoke lifter from Lift Safe to help fulfil a contact to replace 42t of batteries and redesign two complete battery/UPS rooms for the London headquarters of a global banking organisation.
articleLogistics robots – now and in the future
Robots and automated processes are taking a greater role in logistics, so what is do-able now and what is waiting in the future, asks HSS Editor Simon Duddy?
productPremium features as standard
Since Lift Turn Move Limited (LTM) became the UK and Ireland agent for Planeta Hebetechnik in April 2014, the company reports a great deal of interest in the Planeta Manual Handling product range including beam clamps and magnetic lifters.
productEmpty container handlers
Terex Port Solutions (TPS) has followed up the recent launch of its Liftace 531 reach stacker with the introduction of four new generation lift trucks.
productAutomation solution for container terminal industry
Recently introduced at TOC Europe, Kalmar OneTerminal is an integrated automation solution for the container terminal industry consisting of Kalmar and Navis software, equipment and services.
productNext generation ASC system
New from Kalmar, part of Cargotec, the company’s next generation automatic stacking crane (ASC) system enables smooth and fast automation deployment, allowing terminals to deliver high throughput as well as a predictable and reliable performance.
productBespoke die handler
A second bespoke die handler that plays a critical role in the manufacture of piston seals and gaskets for inhalers at the West Pharmaceutical Services plant in Cornwall has been delivered by Wilmat.
productSecurity by functionality
Denios offers a wide range of products for the safe handling of hazardous materials including systems for drum handling, which are characterised by high functionality and help ensure optimum safety for the workforce and the environment.
articleSling snaps during lift crushing worker
Pelloby Engineering has been fined after a beam weighing two tonnes fell onto an employee causing severe injuries.
articleEnhanced mini units facilitate smooth product handling
Alwayse Engineering has announced performance improvements across its range of Mini Ball Transfer Units.
productMini spider cranes
GGR Group’s mini spider cranes have helped in the construction of Christie’s new ground-breaking Manchester Cancer Research Centre. A pair of UNIC spider cranes, URW095 & URW295 teamed up with GGR’s glass vacuum lifting equipment to help glaze the new £28.5m building.
