Amazon grants Goodman huge spec warehouse contract
Property group Goodman will develop a 95,000 sq m fulfilment centre in Wroclaw, Poland for Amazon.
Jan Lorenz replaces Hans-Herbert Schultz as MD for Jungheinrich UK
Jungheinrich UK has announced the appointment of Jan Lorenz as its new managing director – effective from January 1st, 2014.
New MD for Jungheinrich UK
Jungheinrich UK has appointed Jan Lorenz as its new managing director – effective from January 1st, 2014.
Composite pallet company to float on AIM
RM2 International S.A. has announced its intention to float on the AIM market. With an anticipated market capitalisation of £278.3 million on listing, RM2’s debut will be the largest AIM IPO in 2013, according to the company.
Capacity boosted by 25%
Plastic polystyrene sheet and acrylic materials manufacturer, Quinn Plastics, has boosted warehouse capacity by 25% using Lanner’s Witness predictive simulation platform.
Pallet dispensing system
Unlike most other types of dispensers, the Q Pallet dispenser doesn’t require compressed air, only a power supply is needed. Therefore these pallet dispensers – distributed in the UK by Packline – can be placed anywhere, the only requirement is a power point nearby.
LGV offers all-round protection
OCME LGVs are designed with all round protection to create a safe working environment. The onboard laser scanning devices bring the vehicle to a safe stop if they detect personnel or any obstacles that pose a collision risk. The vehicle also has acoustic and visual warning signals that make it clear to pedestrians if the vehicle is about to turn.
Chiller room marking
Andy Burns and his RapidShield team at ASG Services has successfully applied safety line markings whilst the movement of fresh fruit – stored at low temperatures – continued around them.
Deep-cycle batteries
Deep-cycle battery expert, Trojan Battery Company, has been selected by Taylor-Dunn Manufacturing Co. to power its electric commercial and industrial vehicles. Taylor-Dunn’s equipment will feature Trojan’s T-605, T-105 and T-145 deep-cycle batteries, as well as Trojan’s HydroLink battery watering system.
Point-of-sale pallet
With competition rife, shop retailers are more reliant than ever on their promotional displays for grabbing customers’ attention and Goplasticpallets.com believes it holds the solution with its plastic point-of-sale pallet.
Sweeping success
To help in the task of clearing up spillages and debris, Contact Attachments has supplied its Forklift Broom Sweeper to Stone Tech (Cleveland) Conserv lime mortars.
Walk behind sweeper
Boasting high levels of productivity combined with a range of time saving features, Nilfisk has launched a new walk behind sweeper, the SW900.
Peruvian partnership
Street Crane company has entered into a trading partnership agreement with Movitecnica, Peru’s largest and most dynamic industrial crane supplier. As a result both companies are in an exceptional position to benefit from Peru’s expanding economy.
Investigation finds poor segregation to blame for forklift death on farm
A Spalding farming business has been ordered to pay more than £200,000 in fines and costs after a farm manager was killed when he was hit by a forklift truck.
Get a grip
Featuring the latest technological features, the U-Power SK Grip range of safety footwear outstrips the SRA and SRB European grip test minimum requirements, giving the wearer total confidence in all wet or dry slippery conditions.
Easy to read digital display
The Temptest 1 thermometer from Electronic Temperature Instruments features a Patented automatic 360° display, which rotates in 90° increments enabling the user to read the temperature in any position. This feature can be ‘locked’ by the user, if required.
Flexible safety advances
Safety giant, A-Safe, has announced the launch of a new range of safety protection – iFlex.
Dolly shoulders the hard work
The Shoulder Dolly moving strap has been released from Packaging Aids t/a Packer Products.
Temperature & hygiene maintained
The automatic high-speed ‘Speedor Mini’ pictured is one of two such doors supplied and installed in just two weeks by Hart Door Systems at the Barnsley site of Cranswick Foods, one of Yorkshire’s largest cooked meats suppliers.
ECS appoints new sales manager
European Conveyor Systems (ECS) has appointed Peter Lerigo, an experienced specialist in automated materials handling systems, as sales manager for southern England.
