productNorth West appointment
Jason Hicks has been appointed sales executive at SSI Schaefer for the North West, with responsibility for growing its portfolio of customers in the region.
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productPush back system
Enabling an increase in storage of 30% and a reduction in energy consumption of 20% Interroll’s Push Back system (LIFO) is running successfully in one of Dole Food’s workshops in Korea.
productBITO goes multimedia
Guidance demonstrations of the latest innovations in picking, storage and materials handling systems can be viewed on BITO’s own YouTube channel.
productIntelligent shuttle with a mission
Designed and manufactured in the USA, the PAS Voyager is a pallet transfer vehicle that solves many deep storage racking problems.
articleYearsley opens large modern cold store
Automated racking and LED lighting installed in a new northern cold store ‘superhub’ in Heywood.
articleRack inspector outlines in detail how to keep racking shipshape
Safety in the workplace is imperative and it pays to plan ahead, says Scott Brown, SEMA Approved Rack Inspector at CSI Group.
articleIn with the new
Plastic bins offer clear advantages over wire baskets as well as a tremendous savings potential for manufacturers, writes Edward Hutchison, managing director of BITO Storage Solutions.
articleSensors key for automated high-bay warehouse
When German cloth mill Mehler invested in a central, automated high-bay warehouse, sensors from Leuze electronic played a key role.
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productBespoke system
Knights of Old consolidated its warehousing facilities to one central location and called on Link 51 to create a bespoke pallet racking system.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
