Going underground
Bradshaw has supplied a vehicle to work within the extensive constraints of underground tunnels in London.
Sorting & printing package
Manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, PDAs and smartphones, Handheld Group, has entered into a major strategic five-year agreement with a global leader in logistic solutions.
Automotive automation
A leading supply chain management company involved in the distribution of automotive parts recently awarded Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) a contract to design a conveying solution to support inbound and out bound stock replenishment and order picking at its distribution centre.
Robotic solutions
Plastic bearing and energy chain innovator, igus offers budget conscious, yet innovative and effective, robotic solutions for the ever-evolving automation market.
Charter to deliver on time
Portakabin Sales has launched a new Charter which gives its modular building customers the opportunity to recoup up to £25,000 in the unlikely event that it does not deliver on time.
Fast sectional doors
New from Hörmann are two new high speed doors for the logistics industry, the Speed sectional HS 5015 and HS 6015. These doors have been developed to offer an alternative to the high speed spiral door for when fitting space is limited, particularly in the lintel area.
Linemarking can boost safety
Recent figures reported by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) highlight the risks of working in food and drink manufacturing, with the risk of injury almost twice as high as manufacturing industries generally.
More capacity
A new Combilift C4500E model has solved problems associated with moving and storing large sheet materials at the Coalville site of paper, packaging and visual communication display products distributor, Antalis.
Heavy-duty armoured joint
The Permaban Eclipse is a heavy-duty armoured joint for use in new warehouse and distribution centre concrete floors. Its robust design is engineered to withstand the frequent impact of small, hard forklift truck wheels passing over the joint.
Vehicle-mounted mobile computers
Updating its warehouse forklifts with the latest generation of vehicle-mounted mobile computers from Honeywell has helped tyre giant, Bridgestone, to speed up data handling, drive down error rates and eliminate unnecessary forklift mileage, saving time, cost and energy consumption.
Scalable storage
Storage systems specialist RediRack is celebrating ten years as ‘bakery food-on-the-go’ retailer Greggs’ primary pallet racking supplier.
Bendi makes key appointments to sales team
As part of continued expansion plans, Bendi has strengthened its sales organisation with two key appointments – European Sales Manager Joe O’Brien and Regional Sales Manager Paul Sercombe.
Optimiser WMS
Optimiser WMS is an easy to use warehouse management system that can be deployed as either an online/SaaS solution or as an installed version of the software.
Service reporting tool
The new Service Activity Report Management (SARM) system developed by EnerSys allows the company to maintain a full service profile and audit trail for its complete range of Hawker batteries and chargers for motive power applications.
Cater for peak periods
Leading food retailer, Morrisons, is realising the benefits of using Linde Forklift Hire in its diverse nationwide manufacturing, distribution and retail businesses.
Mid-ankle safety boot
New to the Scruffs range this winter is the hardwearing mid-ankle Alto Safety Boot.
Hoists help build world’s largest observation wheel
Three JD Neuhaus air operated hoists, each providing a 50t lifting capacity have been used in the construction of a 550ft high observation wheel in Las Vegas.
Half a million storage locations
KNAPP AG will provide the automated handling systems in a new distribution centre for the e-commerce specialist, wehkamp.nl, in the Netherlands.
WMS investment
Wholly owned subsidiary of the Acumen Logistics Group, Acumen Distribution has invested in an Optima Warehouse Management System for its 50,000ft2 facility in Halewood, Liverpool to cater for new business from July 2014.
Strength & tracking
The latest innovation from leading security seal manufacturer, TydenBrooks – the GlobalTrak Krateus eBolt – addresses the needs of logistics operators wishing to combat the recent increase in thefts from moving trucks across Europe.
