Lifting to 35 tonnes
One of Scotland’s leading transport solutions specialists, Yuill & Dodds, specified a Stertil Koni Skylift to support upgraded vehicle washing facilities at its site in Hamilton.
Narrow Aisle hits Flexi truck milestone
Narrow Aisle has produced its 10,000th Flexi warehouse truck. The landmark machine is a Flexi ACiON – the company’s latest full digital control, very narrow aisle articulated model.
DPD takes delivery of electric cargo bike
The parcel delivery company has taken delivery of the first 10 EAV P1 electric assist cargo bikes – the result of a partnership with Oxford-based manufacturer EAV.
Close-to-urban locations targeted
Barwood Capital has acquired seven multi-let industrial estates for its 2017 Regional Property Fund totalling more than £38 million.
Broman Group selects Swisslog as its automation partner
Broman Group has appointed Swisslog to provide automation at its logistics centre in Kerava, Finland.
Multi-deep automated pallet store
Electronics retailer and e-tailer Jaycar is to invest in a purpose-built high-tech warehouse in Sydney to deliver the efficiency and performance needed to drive its growing business into the future.
Can robots help with Peak?
This year’s peak season promises additional challenges in recruitment.
Technology is changing warehousing
One of the places where emerging technologies are most prominent is in warehousing and logistics.
Try before you buy for innovative wearables
Renovotec is introducing a ‘try before you buy’ scheme for the ProGlove family of wearable barcode scanners.
Busy beverage manufacturer takes two Mitsubishi trucks
Compact Mitsubishi electric truck rises to manufacturer’s site challenges with powerful performance.
Haulage employee hit by forklift
A haulage company has been fined following an incident where a warehouse operative was injured at its business premises at Snetterton, Norfolk.
Qimarox shortens delivery to two weeks
System integrators spend a lot of time consulting with customers about the exact design of, for example, a final packaging line or order picking system. And once the design has been established, there is often little time left for implementation.
15,000th Combilift unit delivered in the UK
Irish specialist forklift manufacturer Combilift has produced 50,000 of its customised handling solutions since the company was established 21 years ago.
Study on the future of fulfilment
Zebra has announced the results of its Future of Fulfilment Vision Study, a global body of research analysing how manufacturers, transportation and logistics firms and retailers are preparing to meet the growing needs of the on-demand economy.
Protective packaging
High-quality protective packaging can be produced using the raw material sourced from chemical recycling, which protective packaging specialist Storopack demonstrated during the pilot phase of BASF’s ChemCycling project.
Komatsu takes on extra-wide mobile yard ramp
Marubeni Komatsu, the UK supplier of Komatsu construction, mining, quarrying and utility equipment, has experienced significant success with its recent purchase of a bespoke, extra-wide mobile yard ramp, designed by Thorworld Industries and supplied through Loading Bay Service.
Tinytag launches
New range of voltage, current and count input data loggers connect to third party sensors to measure a wide range of conditions.
Smart upgrade
In May of 2019 Compact & Bale was contacted by manufacturer Westley Plastics to discuss options for replacement balers.
Presence detection switches
Danlers has launched a new range of cost-effective mid-range microwave presence detection switches for the automatic control of lighting and ventilation.
Baler with automatic opening doors
Compact & Bale recently installed two new Strautmann Balepress 53 (BP53) mill size balers to a long-time customer in Chessington.
