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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productNew national hub
Norbert Dentressangle has invested in a new national distribution hub at Brownhills, near Walsall, for its expanding Specialist Services operation, which provides specialist-handling distribution for businesses supplying high value, delicate or large commercial items.
articlePromoting food logistics excellence across the board
The FSDF is the sole trade body which represents and supports the interests of the entire food logistics industry. Working closely with members to identify the issues that really matter, the CEO, Chris Sturman and the federation’s administration team are committed to ensuring its members’ voices are heard by all the relevant governmental departments, NGO’s, trade bodies and organisations, in UK and Europe.
productFantastic plastic
SSI Schaefer has advanced its plastic container offering with new technology in design, moulding and materials.
newsCardiff DC to power aggressive Aldi growth plan
Retailer Aldi will invest over £109 million in the UK across the next 12 months, building a distribution centre and new stores.
newsHuge Merseyside warehouse development gets £2.4m funding
The Chrysalis Fund has invested £2.4m in a new warehouse development on Knowsley Industrial Park.
productPremier parts storage
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.
productVersatile storage solutions
As part of its bespoke services, Merritt provides safe and secure storage for large loads and industrial equipment. This is often essential when equipment is being mothballed, sold on or can’t be transported to its final destination for a period of time. It is a key component of the company’s logistics services, although it also offers use of the storage facilities as a standalone service.
newsM&S blasted as agency worker ‘Scrooges’
The union GMB staged a demonstration outside the M&S Store in Slough protesting against long hours and relatively low pay for warehouse workers on agency contracts.
blogDo 3PLs offer the only solution to shared warehousing?
According to the Property Data Report 2013* there is £80bn worth of warehousing in the UK. But, at any one time, how much of it is lying dormant, unutilised?
newsSEMA appoints Matt Grierson new president
SEMA, the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, has appointed Matt Grierson, MD of Constructor Group as president and Chris O’Connor, MD of Moresecure as vice-president. Both will hold office for two years.
articleWide-ranging storage revamp
Whitby-based builders merchants Wilf Noble has maximised storage capacity with Polypal.
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.
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.
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.
