newsFire chiefs say sprinklers contained Sainsbury’s DC blaze
Blaze starts in a lorry parked outside the Charlton DC loading bay but doesn’t spread far into the warehouse.
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articleFloating 100 tonnes on air
Heavy lifting equipment essential for warehouse that specialises in heavyweight loads.
articleEasily adding storage value
Aganto director Andy Butters tells HSS editor Simon Duddy how well designed temporary buildings can add very significant value to your business.
articleMobile racking optimises new-build cold store
A leading fruit grower kitted out its new cold store with a mobile pallet racking system supplied and installed by SSI Schaefer.
articleSeamless transition
A bespoke carpet racking installation from SEC Storage has provided a floorcoverings contractor with a seamless transition to a new 109,000 sq ft warehouse in Kettering.
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productMesh decking & carton live
The warehouse facilities and operations at the Body Shop facility in Littlehampton are vast and varied – from picking and packing for mail order through to the distribution of products to a global network of retail outlets.
newsLegal claims against M&S and DHL for alleged abuse of agency workers
Union GMB is taking legal action on behalf of members against retailer Marks & Spencer over alleged rule breaking over agency workers.
articlePermanent contracts work for Advanced Supply Chain
Advanced Supply Chain chief executive, Mike Danby, says permanent employees are proving to be a benefit to the company despite the prominence of temporary employees within the industry.
productCustomise cold storage space
Leader in cold store warehouse construction and off-the-peg modular cold rooms, ISD Solutions is launching a high quality shelving solution to customise space requirements in busy cold room and warehouse environments, which can be folded up or down in seconds.
articleOperator killed by over-turned reach truck
Aluminium fabricator Boal UK was fined £140,000 after the worker was crushed under the forklift, which had hit an overhead beam.
productBespoke warehousing solutions
Sheffield-based Birley Manufacturing offers a wide range of work tables, picking and packing stations and robust benches for warehouses, product assembly, test and control work or internet fulfillment.
productMeasures temperature & humidity
The Onset HOBO MX1101 Temperature/RH data logger from Tempcon transmits data to mobile devices via Bluetooth Smart technology.
productBespoke warehousing solutions
Sheffield-based Birley Manufacturing offers a wide range of work tables, picking and packing stations and robust benches for warehouses, product assembly, test and control work or internet fulfillment.
articleDeep freeze goes tall
Egemin Automation will build a new automated deep-freeze warehouse for producer of frozen French fries Agristo on its production site in Belgium.
productCold store extension
After successfully completing a £6.7m cold store and packing hall for frozen fruit and vegetable specialist Ardo in 2009, Chalcroft was called upon in late 2013 to partner the Kent-based business on the design and build of a cold store extension to the facility.
productBespoke picking system
The Q-Pick low-cost modular picking system from GWP Group is fully customisable and, being made from lightweight fluted plastic, is durable and cost effective.
newsFTA sets up clearing house for Armed Forces leavers
Personnel leaving the Armed Forces are ideally suited to a career in the logistics industry, the Freight Transport Association has said at a recent event.
productClad rack cold storage
Single envelope cold store construction specialist, ISD Solutions, has completed a €1.8m frozen and chilled storage facility for leading Spanish pharmaceutical and healthcare giant, Grifols, in Grange Castle, Dublin.
productRack protectors are often mis-used
A mis-understanding of health and safety guidance has led many warehouse operators to use rack protectors inappropriately, reports SEMA approved rack inspector Justin O’Sullivan.
