articleAiming for zero accidents
Jaap Vos, President of the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association 2012-2014 looks at SEMA’s sphere of influence, concerns and achievements over the last 12 months.
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newsArdo opens cold store extension with up to 22.5k pallets
The £4 million extension to frozen fruit and vegetable specialist Ardo UK’s state-of-the-art cold store at Charing, near Ashford in Kent has been formally opened and is ready for business.
articleWide-ranging storage revamp
Whitby-based builders merchants Wilf Noble has maximised storage capacity with Polypal.
productGet storage on the go
Designed to make the customer experience quick, intuitive and efficient, Bristol Storage has launched a new website.
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.
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.
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.
articleYusen Logistics slashes barrier repair cost
You want barrier systems to stop MHE when they collide, but given how often this can happen in the warehouse, it’s also worth considering how much it costs to repair or replace the barrier.
productIntroducing Pallet Rack Direct
Kardex Stow Direct has changed its name to Pallet Rack Direct to more accurately reflect its on-going offering to the UK racking distributor market.
articleA fresh take on storage
BITO’s fresh food solution makes optimum use of the warehouse and ensures an uninterrupted supply chain to retailers for fruit and vegetable distributor The Greenery.
articleAvoiding danger from above
Warehouse Partners has updated guidance for the selection and safe use of its in-flue and back-of-rack netting solutions.
articleAdapt your racking to suit
Link 51 MD John Halliday explains how the implementation of flexible racking and storage solutions can optimise warehouse space with minimal cost and disruption.
productTwo-tier shelving
Keltruck, the largest independent Scania dealer in Europe, is benfiting from a two-tier SSI Schafer shelving system at its Cardiff facility. The shelving is complemented by SSI Schaefer’s RK storage containers to best utilise the available shelf space.
productStorage & retrieval system
A new warehouse owned and operated by furniture seller, Bluesuntree, is benefiting from a comprehensive storage and retrieval system designed and installed by Dynamic Storage Systems (DSS).
productStrategic cooperation
SMS Logistiksysteme and Unitechnik Systems are entering into a strategic cooperation. Under the new brand ACUNIS the companies are bundling their expertise in the airport sector. ACUNIS stands for Air Cargo Intralogistics and focuses on innovative and efficient solutions for air cargo management. Users benefit from customer-specific storage, transport and handling systems including full automation from a single source.
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.
