Best choice for storage specialist
Food and raw materials specialist Best Storage has taken delivery of five CESAB counterbalanced and reach trucks for its warehouse and distribution centre near Wigan.
One size fits all
Global chain manufacturer, Donghua, has designed a brand new range of Universal Chain Attachments.
Access made easier
To improve entry to the cabin of its trucks, Bulmor Lancer has introduced an access platform for all sideloaders with capacities of 10t or more.
New precision adapters range
MiniTec has extended its modular positioning system with newly developed precision adapters allowing all linear axes to be combined easily and economically to form multi-axis systems.
Automation cuts costs
European Conveyor Systems has completed a compact, cost-effective packing cell with a high degree of automation that minimises manual handling and staffing levels at Vauxhall Motors’ aftersales warehouse in Bedfordshire.
More power in less space
New compact Hawker XFC, powerbloc and powerbloc dry batteries from EnerSys are designed for smaller motive power applications that need high performance and long running times with reduced operating costs and enhanced sustainability.
Drive-away prevention
NSK, manufacturer of industrial and automotive components, has chosen Castell’s drive-away prevention system, Salvo, to protect staff at its warehouse in Tilburg, Netherlands.
Drum transfer solution
Exmac Automation has provided a bespoke conveying system to King Transport Equipment to transfer drums containing nuclear waste via two specially designed trailer units that are used to transport low-level nuclear waste within the Sellafield reprocessing plant.
New RTP design
A clever solution originally designed for a major French sports retailer has become the latest addition to Schoeller Allibert’s range of returnable transit packaging (RTP).
Warehousing & distribution deal
Meachers Global Logistics has signed a new 3-year contract with Lionvest Trading, one of the UK’s largest importers of wood flooring, following a competitive tender process.
Dense auto-storage solution also boosts pick speed for grocer
US grocery giant Kroger has orders an automated storage and picking system from Cimcorp.
Flood defence solutions
UK Flood Defences provides innovative, fast and cost effective solutions to flood defence, as well as task force support to protect areas under threat and deploy temporary or semi–permanent protection
LED floodlight
Dialight’s new DuroSite and SafeSite LED floodlights feature an optical design that is said to boost safety by offering superior colour rendering in hazardous and industrial applications.
A managed service
SaaS (Software as a Service) WMS provider Snapfulfil offers a managed service that takes care of RF hardware needs as well as software.
Invest in freight distribution
The government should not be spending over £50bn on the new High Speed 2 rail network just to shave minutes off passenger journeys, says Bill Goodwin, sales director of materials handling and logistics company Briggs Equipment.
National transport manager
End-to-end international logistics service provider, Torque, has appointed David Bernard as national transport manager.
New manager for Torque
International logistics service provider Torque has appointed Michael Peck to manage one of the distribution centres at its head office site in Wortley, Leeds.
Customer service controller
VoiteQ, global provider of Voice-Directed Work technology, has named Ed Sygrove as its new customer service controller, adding to its growing team of senior Voice specialists.
WMS from the floor up
Formica Group has chosen the AIDC-WHM warehouse management system to run its new, 50,000ft UK storage and distribution operation in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.
Pick & mix production line
A leading global manufacturer of high quality cocoa and chocolate products has witnessed vast improvements in efficiency and throughput, while eliminating case damage, following the installation of six fully automatic packing lines.
