articleWide-ranging storage revamp
Whitby-based builders merchants Wilf Noble has maximised storage capacity with Polypal.
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productGet storage on the go
Designed to make the customer experience quick, intuitive and efficient, Bristol Storage has launched a new website.
newsUKWA takes on London Gateway’s Peter Ward as CEO
Following the recent announcement that Roger Williams, UKWA’s longstanding CEO, is to hand over his current role in mid- January 2015, the name of his successor has been released.
newsHS2 impacts Waitrose fulfillment plans
Waitrose will open a bespoke dot.com fulfilment centre in Coulsdon on 3 March 2015. This facility will employ 450 staff by the end of January 2016.
articleAn established concept
Aganto director Andy Butters tells HSS Editor Simon Duddy that temporary buildings are now a well-established concept in the lexicon of storage solutions.
articleAre agency workers exploited?
Agency workers are commonly used in warehousing and logistics. Here, logistics professional Carey Jebb asks should they get the same pay and conditions as permanent workers?
articleMezzanine part of refurb package
Dairy product distributor Eurilait operates a 44,000 sq ft cutting, packing and distribution facility which needed refurbishment due to growth.
articleDeveloping clean cold tech
The diesel powered Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) is one of the trucking industry’s biggest environmental challenges. Dearman is working on a solution.
productBurnt Tree incorporates Transcan 2
When Burnt Tree announced the launch of its brand-new temperature controlled vehicle rental and contract hire operation ‘Refrigerental’, it specified the Transcan 2 temperature monitoring system from Seven Telematics as its standard fitment on all its refrigerated vehicles, covering the whole fleet from CDV’s right through to 26t multi-temp rigids.
productThermally efficient retail DC
Leader in composite panel cold store solutions, ISD Solutions, is completing work on a new 175,000 sq ft frozen food distribution centre for frozen food retailer, Farmfoods, to support its UK wide store network.
productReduced refrigerant
Frozen and chilled food products supplier, Brakes recently replaced the cold storage refrigeration plant at its Bishop’s Stortford facility with a new system from industrial cooling specialist Star Refrigeration.
articlePayload climbs 30% with new vertical lift
The Modula vertical lift and storage system from Couzens Storage Systems now comes with 30% more tray load capacity up to 990kg, providing engineering and manufacturing users with more space efficient heavy-duty storage and picking.
productPlastic containers on demand for all industries
By popular demand SSI Schaefer in the UK launches their Webshop for ordering plastic totes and containers online for direct delivery.
articleBidvest Logistics invests in high density racking
BITO Storage Solutions has provided Bidvest Logistics with a space efficient push-back racking solution, which also accommodates marshalling to optimise available space in a coldstore.
productSpecialised for automotive
With space at a premium, picking and storage systems which maximise utilisation of available building volume are assuming greater importance at both distribution centre and dealership level within the automotive sector.
productIreland gets BITO’s full storage solution range
BITO has expanded its sales force into Ireland. From the beginning of January 2015, Belfast-based Stephen Finlay will be representing BITO’s full product range, including their 164 page “Fast Track” product catalogue.
articleTrucks for a tough challenge
Cold store operations are one of the toughest material handling challenges. UniCarriers promises to help.
articleTesco specifies Nene to repair damaged racking
Britain’s biggest grocer replaces the 7,546 sacrificial legs in its Daventry grocery distribution centre.
productMulti-tier storage
Dexion was asked to maximise space at a Phoenix Data Management secure document storage warehouse.
articleHealthcare giant moves to cut barrier costs
Kimberly-Clark was experiencing persistent problems with its heavy duty forklifts at its site in Flint, north Wales, impacting a particular section of steel barrier. A-Safe makes bet it can help – and wins.
