articleKnow your planning rules
Mezzanines are popular and cost saving but rules need to be adhered to in their specification and installation, explains Shaun Sutton, designer at Rapid Racking.
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productLearn how to inspect racking yourself
Pallet Racking is considered work equipment by the Provision and Use Of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER). Therefore it should be independently inspected by competent and trained inspectors on an annual basis.
articleIKEA DC will feature 45 metre high-bay
Jungheinrich has won the contract to provide the handling systems for IKEA Russia’s new distribution centre.
newsWhittan Group completes Apex Linvar acquisition
The acquisition of Apex Linvar was completed on Friday 22 January 2016, following clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority earlier in the month.
articleRepair racking in-situ
Rack repair can be carried out quickly and at 20% of the cost of traditional repairs using its patented system, says ROS.
articleLeading warehouse modelling software updated
Cirrus Logistics has released the CLASS 14, the latest version of its warehouse modelling and simulation application.
articleSpace-saving storage is an easy move
Adjustable Pallet Racking (APR) and sprinkler systems can now be extended, remodelled and relocated within a warehouse or distribution centre environment in significantly less time and at a fraction of the cost than was previously thought possible.
articleWell planned mezzanine
Textile firm turns to Warehouse Storage Solutions for narrow aisle pallet racking and a mezzanine floor.
articleYearsley optimises warehouse flow with dense racking
SSI Schaefer has delivered a new pallet storage solution to Yearsley Logistics’ Belle Eau Park distribution centre at Newark.
articleAutomated picking for new Markham Vale warehouse
An automotive distributor has appointed Witron as contractor to provide an innovative new logistics centre at Markham Vale.
productSteel processor automates storage
Striebel & John processes about 9,500 tonnes of steel sheets a year and wanted consistent automation from sheet metal storage system to final mounting box production.
articleOptimising warehouse for growth
When a manufacturer goes from production start-up to nearly outgrowing a 60,000 sq. ft. addition in a few years – then optimises its new warehouse, tripling operational efficiency – the growing pains are worth it.
productBITO boosts warehouse capacity to drive web sales
Storage products and solutions provider BITO has moved to new, larger premises in Nuneaton. Key factors in the significant investment are strong growth shown by the company over a number of years and a keen desire to take direct web sales of storage products to a higher level.
articleDeep-freeze storage warehouse built by Unitechnik
Romanian frozen-foods supplier Macromex built a distribution hub with Unitechnik as system integrator.
articleSlick solution for bulky storage
Manufacturer Hydrobolt revamps its storage system with Wickens Engineering bringing efficiency and health & safety benefits.
articleP&B Foods DC racked out by AR Storage
The installation, with a capacity of 21,812 pallets, allows P&B Foods to increase its logistics efficiency.
productSEMA emphasises best practice after major racking collapse
SEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, has reacted after a forklift operator was trapped for nine hours following a racking collapse at a Shropshire 3PL.
productStorage revamp reduces forklifts used from 15 to six
A Midlands steel stockholder automated its storage, revamping its operations.
productSEMA approved for cantilever racking inspections
Scottish based Complete Storage & Interiors have achieved full SEMA certification to inspect cantilever racking.
articleVariety of storage solutions
When plumbing product distributor VikingBad moved premises, Constructor installed P90 pallet racking and mobile pallet racking together with a modular office.
