Safety & efficiency benefits
The Co-Operative Food has extended its use of pedestrian electric tugs from MasterMover, ordering further SmartMovers for the safe and efficient movement of roll cages into convenience stores.
Probably the best partnership in the world
Carlsberg UK has signed a new contract with pallet pooling operator LPR to solely manage the pallet movements for all of its brands, which include Carlsberg, San Miguel, Tetley’s and Holsten Pils.
Heat loss app
Designed primarily to help heating engineers calculate the heating load for a simple rectangular building such as a factory, warehouse or retail ‘shed’, Powrmatic has launched a Heat Loss App. It can be used for buildings of brick, block or sheet construction under a pitched roof with natural air infiltration.
Safety sign guide
Offering what is claimed to be the most comprehensive range of signs in the UK, Stocksigns has published its 2014 catalogue and safety sign guide, with 30% off some of the most popular signs.
S1 P safety features
The newly updated Workman Collection from Dr. Martens offers some of the most versatile multi-purpose safety footwear to be brought into the Industrial Range.
Sweet success
Six cranes featuring advanced hoists from Street Crane are helping assure efficient lifting and handling at Illovo Sugar’s new 51,000 square metre warehouse. The cranes were installed by Street’s South African partner, GM Technical Services (GMTS).
Bumper protection systems
For the first time ever, at FOODEX 2014, DEMO Protezioni Antiurto will exhibit STOMMPY – a shockproof bumper system designed to protect doors, walls, machinery and storage equipment in the workplace and, importantly, safeguard the health and safety of workers.
Cold store expansion
A £4m project to expand frozen food firm Ardo UK’s cold store at Charing in Kent, is underway. The work, which will be undertaken by food and storage construction specialist, Chalcroft, will increase the size of the facility by more than 20%.
Fronius Selectiva 1 kW
• For charging small and medium sized traction batteries
• 96% efficiency
• Indication of charging level using LEDs
• 100% serviceable – flexible modular design to make servicing, retrofitting and upgrading as easy as possible.
• Compact, lightweight design
• Based on Active Inverter Technology
Fronius Selectiva Plus 3kW
• For charging medium to large-size traction batteries
• Up to 94% efficiency
• Indication of charging level using LEDs
• Can be set to delay start of charging
• Simple handling due to compact and lightweight design
• Various options, e.g. EUW, Aquamatic, protection against undesired starting, I-pulse etc.
• Based on Active Inverter Technology
Comac scrubbing machine for sale
The C100 is suitable for the maintenance and in-depth cleaning of large indoor surfaces and large spaces (public places) where continual maintenance and cleaning cycles need to be optimised.
CartonWrap from reel
CMC CartonWrap is an automatic carton packaging system capable of creating dynamic cardboard boxes from a continuous corrugated material reel.
Ports quick march on the double
DP World port London Gateway has doubled cargo lifting ability with a quad lift shipping crane, said to be the first of its kind deployed in the UK. This can lift four containers at one time, which doubles the amount of cargo it can lift in one go.
Pedestrian detection
Arcure has developed a version of its Blaxtair solution to avoid collisions between pedestrian and industrial vehicles specifically for industry and logistics applications.
Water de-ioniser system
Specialist supplier of battery accessories for the maintenance and servicing of forklift trucks, UK Powertech has launched PURAFLO, a new water de-ionising system.
Ardo expands cold store operation
Work has begun on a £4 million project to expand Ardo UK’s state-of-the-art cold store at Charing.
Fully rugged tablet
Rugged computing manufacturer TouchStar Technologies has launched what it claims to be the world’s toughest and most advanced tablet – the GX9000 – equipped with Android 4.1.
Double-digit growth
Last year saw pallet pooling specialist, FHG IPP Logipal, achieve its ninth successive year of double-digit growth since its foundation in 2005.
