articleConference emphasises responsibility
Warehouse managers have been cautioned not to over-use ear protection by the Health & Safety Executive.
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articleSmart tips on managing your cold store trucks
Atlet delivers excellent advice to help you keep your trucks operating efficiently in the cold store.
articleAvoiding rack disasters
Rack inspector Lionel Drage asks, are you harbouring a potential killer in your warehouse?
productFog-free vision
JSP’s Thermex safety goggle is designed for use in the harshest of working environments and will not mist up, even at temperatures as low as -40°C.
articleFood supplier to Sainsbury’s and Morrisons buys Cold Stop
A leading producer of chilled ready-meals has installed Cold Stop curtains from Seymour Manufacturing International to help solve a temperature control issue.
productAnti-bacterial alternative
Producer of chilled ready-meals, Oscar Mayer, has invested in Cold Stop curtains, from Seymour Manufacturing International (SMI) at its Ferndale Foods factory at Erith in Kent.
articleScheme promises affordable loans to boost logistics skills
Skills for Logistics, together with industry partners, has called on the Logistics Sector to back The Logistics Guild Credit Union – an initiative that will provide an ethical and cost efficient source of finance for the industry.
productHigh density cold storage
SSI Schaefer has completed a year-long project to design, manufacture and install automated pallet handling and storage systems at the Spalding-based facility of T F Bowman & Son, which stores meat, food products, fruit and flowers in ambient, chilled, blast-frozen, frozen and tempered conditions.
productHeight-adjustable
MiniTec’s modular aluminium profile system is at the heart of a technical product assembly workstation where customer requirements included individual height-adjustable assembly bench and material provisioning shelves.
productPurpose built warehouse
A brand new warehouse near Oxford has been opened by Essentra Components, until recently known as Moss Express.
articleHormann looks at the big picture
Temperature controlled operations have always been leading the logistics industry in terms of energy efficiency and environmental impact, since this represents a key element of their cost management.
productTeam strengthened
Manufacturer of display and storage equipment systems designed for the Builders’ Merchant sector, Polypal, has strengthened its dedicated team in response to growing demand.
productLow temperature headset
At LogiMAT in Stuttgart Imtradex highlighted its headsets for pick-by-voice in cold storage applications.
articleConveyor reaches high level for cold store
Rusmail has solved one of its most challenging handling problems to date using an inclined belt conveyor which needed to reach from ground level to a height of almost 6.5 metres for a food processing client.
articleAutomating the frozen food renaissance
For something that’s been on UK shelves since the 1950s, frozen food has been through something of a renaissance recently, says Swisslog UK sales manager Andrew Blair.
productContract extension
Norbert Dentressangle has secured a major contract extension with sporting goods company Amer Sports. Under the 10-year agreement, Norbert Dentressangle will be responsible for the European logistics operation of all Amer’s clothing, footwear and cycling ranges.
productOrganised board storage
Two cantilever racking installations from Pro-Dek Storage Systems have enabled manufacturer of kitchen and bedroom carcase and fascia panels, Decorative Panels Components, to stock raw materials with maximum efficiency and minimum damage in a new factory in West Yorkshire.
productCarton Versi Flow converts pallet racking into dynamic carton flow store
Interroll Carton Versi Flow– offers an ideal solution to create a quick, easy and economical installation in order to optimise on storage space and order processing.
productHeaters for dense racking
The new compact Powrmatic NVx 90s suspended gas unit heater features a narrow design that makes it ideal for delivering energy-efficient space heating in closely-racked warehouses.
articleKasto Unitower to star at Mach
Multi-level warehouses for storing and retrieving bar, tube, sheet and other material automatically will be on show at the stand of KASTO who will be exhibiting at MACH 2014.
