articleMastering maintenance
Who does what to ensure lifting equipment is safe? asks Ben Dobbs, technical manager, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineering Association).
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productSafer manual handling
Over the last two years, a staggering 4.5 million working days were lost to workplace injuries.
newsLiftEx 2017 – final agenda announced
The end of November sees the LiftEX conference at The International Centre Telford.
productBITO launches new online shop
The www.bito.com website has a range of over 5,000 products including bins and containers, shelving, racking and accessories manufactured by BITO as well as non-BITO manufactured products such as trolleys, lockers and pallet trucks.
productProcess industry hoists itself upwards
The latest Profi TI series air hoists from J D Neuhaus are said to be suitable for a wide range of applications in the process industry, from food, beverage and packaged goods, to chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech.
productClampdown on food manufacturing to focus on manual handling
Companies and people working in food manufacturing are being told they must pay closer attention to how they manage workplace health risks or face serious penalties.
productSafer lifting for hospital staff
The ePowerTrucks EP Electric Bed Transporter system is designed to prevent work-related injury and make life easier for hospital porters and nursing staff whilse moving beds.
articleFerret to tackle large and awkward loads
Samuel Grant Packaging has launched the Samson Nano Ferret, an extension of its pallet wrapping range.
article‘We’ve got your back’
Powered equipment for back of store and back of truck from Toyota Material Handling UK.
productDrum and barrel handling with forward tipping
The clamp attachment has been designed to provide optimum flexibility with the lifting, transporting, filling and emptying of drums or barrels.
newsThe Lifting Equipment Engineers Association has announced a new leadership team
Paul Fulcher is the new LEEA chairperson and Ross Moloney is new CEO.
productMini air hoists increase speeds by 20%
JD Neuhaus worked with end users to develop its new Mini series of air hoists.
productSturdy solution
The firm’s drum handling range consists of three main products, including its fully automatic Drum Grabs which – thanks to their ability to grab the drum around the waist or under the lip – are ideal for drums which need small to medium amounts of transportation.
productQuick and accurate load handling
The Platform attachment from Packline has been designed to meet with a customer’s bespoke lifting and handling requirements while providing optimum flexibility and control.
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productScissors boost safer handling
Tecmach supplied a series of scissor lift tables which have indexing turntables to improve efficiency and safer manual handling in a manufacturing facility.
productCold-resistant castor wheels
For use at temperatures down to -60 deg C, Blickle has developed a solution for a Scandinavian biotechnology company.
articleHSE urges employers to think again before investing in off-the-shelf manual handling training
Off-the-shelf manual handling training should become a thing of the past, according to new advice released by the Health and Safety Executive.
articleBringing safety to last mile handling
Semi-electric pallets trucks bring an extra level of safety to last mile drops, explains Bradley Dunn, sales and marketing director at SHS Handling.
articleYale expands tow tractor range for ‘milk run’ applications
Tow tractors can help manufacturing operations make the logistics ‘milk run’ more efficient, says Yale Europe Materials Handling. Its two new models offer greater towing capacities.
