productGoods monitoring
For sensitive goods such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and other items, accurate monitoring of temperatures during storage and transit is critical.
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productSuperior support as Interroll UK moves to larger premises
Interroll moved to new, larger and more modern premises, while remaining in the Kettering area in mid August. The site offers increased office and storage accommodation, as well as additional space to expand its motorised drum service department and showrooms. The company held an Open Day in September to show customers around the new facility.
articleNew facilities boost SDI Group’s expansion
SDI Group recently moved into new premises in Hinckley, Leicestershire – just round the corner from its previous site – to facilitate the company’s rapid expansion and exciting new business developments.
newsL’Oreal extends Manchester DC
The £2m construction project was completed by warehouse and distribution construction company, Chalcroft who worked with project management consultants SBH to increase L’Oréal’s facility by l5,000 sq m.
newsNew president for FSDF
The Food Storage and Distribution Federation has appointed Garry Tilburn of Reed Boardall Cold Storage as its new president. Mr Tilburn succeeds Malcolm Johnstone, who has stepped down after three years in the role.
articleSuperior support offered
Interroll moved to new, larger and more modern premises, while remaining in the Kettering area in mid August.
articleMezzanine design tool
MultiSuite Software has developed a solution to assist in installing mezzanine floors, consisting of a design, costing, modelling, and detailing system.
articleHigh bay solution with a difference
Swisslog is expanding an organic food distribution centre for Alnatura in Germany providing high bay racking to 17.5m.
productPortakabin acquires Oecon
Portakabin, part of the Shepherd Group, has acquired German manufacturer and distributor of modular buildings, Oecon Mobilraum and its subsidiary companies.
productPick bins boost storage for e-tailer
When faced with 10,000 SKUs one of the UK’s largest clothing retailers school uniform range, 3PL Dalepak needed a flexible storage solution.
productDynamic storage clean up at Abena
Hygiene and paper company Abena contracted Dynamic Storage Systems to project manage an expansion to a new 50,000 sq ft warehouse near Coventry.
productMeachers extends contract with Huhtamaki
Meachers Global Logistics has extended its contract with one of the world’s largest packaging companies, Huhtamaki, by a further three years and has also taken on all of the organisation’s UK external warehousing.
productMobile racking options
SSI Schaefer provides a large range of Mobile Racking Systems that enable efficient space utilisation for optimum warehouse logistics.
productRacking aid for Ethiopian health initiative
Following the successful delivery of $35,000 worth of plastic tote containers to Ethiopia on behalf of an international aid agency, Raxel Storage Systems tendered for a major adjustable pallet racking project worth £1.1m.
productWarehouse operation gets makeover
Davies & Robson recently completed a warehouse optimisation project for pharmaceutical logistics specialist, Movianto, allowing two new customers to be integrated into the facility.
articleShelf partitioning system launched
Nene Storage Equipment’s concept in pallet racking and long span shelving dividers is said to transform picking areas in warehouses and stock rooms.
productSSI Schaefer supports local charity
Adam Goddard, project engineer at SSI Schaefer based in Andover, gave up his valuable time over a weekend to install racking and shelving donated by SSI Schaefer to the Andover Trees United community group.
productStorage & picking
SSI Schaefer has been working with orthopaedics specialist, Össur UK, to design and install efficient storage and material handling solutions in its new Stockport warehousing facility.
productStar performance
The UK’s largest cold storage and logistics company, Yearsley Logistics has invested in a bespoke high efficiency cooling system from Star Refrigeration as part of an expansion to cold storage facilities at its flagship distribution centre in Lancashire.
articleClosing the quality circle
The SEMA year has been one of both consolidation and progress in our mission to be the leading authority on the safe design, installation and use of storage equipment manufactured and supplied by our members, says Jaap Vos, President of Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association 2012-2014. Two years ago, we created a new group for distributors; each company became a SEMA Distributor Company. All 30 of them have proved themselves a most welcome addition to our association and as such, they comp
