Goodsmaster Plus
When your goods need to be attended in transit then this is the lift for you. Lifting loads from 500 – 1400kg, with up to two trained and competent attendants, this lift quickly moves all its cargo efficiently between floors.
Goodsmaster CD
The Goodsmaster CD is a freestanding goods lift specifically designed for goods-only commercial and industrial use.
Extended warranties
Hörmann now provides extended warranties and fixed price servicing as part of it multi-brand 24/7 service support service.
How many infringements can you spot?
Perhaps we must admire the ingenuity of the worker grinding this warehouse floor, but he is putting himself at risk.
Road miles reduced
Frozen warehousing specialist, Partner Logistics has teamed up with Birds Eye and DHL to take part in a new project which uses double-deck trailers to transport pallets of frozen goods from the warehouse to the distribution centre.
Logistics professionals described as rock stars
Delegates at the annual CILT conference were told if online fulflillment is the new rock ‘n’ roll then logistics professionals are the rock stars of this booming sphere of the economic landscape.
Simple & adaptable
When it comes to designing conveyors, starting out with a simple concept which can be adapted to operate via more sophisticated technology, makes practical sense according to Ray Hart, director at Rusmail conveyor systems. A prime example of this is the overhead cable conveyor.
Warehouse expansion
Work to create new warehouse facilities for Import Services in Southampton is on schedule for a summer opening following the traditional topping-out ceremony.
RFID asset management
Barcode and RFID solutions specialist, Inotec, is upgrading its UK operations to support growth and diversification with the installation of an RFID asset management system from software and engineering company Red Ledge.
Reduced battery handling
Safe handling is an increasingly important factor when it comes to specifying batteries for lift trucks and other motive power applications.
Flexible battery chargers
The new Hawker LifeTech Modular and Hawker Life IQ Modular high-frequency battery chargers from EnerSys deliver increased flexibility, efficiency and reliability with reduced downtime, costs and carbon footprint across a wide range of materials handling, automatic guided vehicle and motive power applications.
Key account manager
Woodway UK has appointed Jess Le Page as key account manager. Le Page has over five years’ experience in the packaging industry.
Total measuring & calibration
The new Testo 870 Thermal Imaging Camera has been designed in co-operation with building and heating contractors, service engineers and facilities maintenance specialists.
Manufacturer unveils plan for automated DC
Control and automation technology manufacturer FESTO will open a 161,500 sq ft production, service and logistics centre in the USA in 2015.
Convenient security
Offering a comprehensive range of innovative products including combination padlocks, key padlocks, locker locks, safety lockout and key storage solutions, Securikey is the largest supplier of Master Lock products to the UK security market.
Engineering director
As part of its continued drive to bring the latest technology and user performance to compact construction equipment worldwide, leading global solutions provider, Terex Construction, has appointment Eric Kuimjian to the role of engineering director.
Premium pallet wrapper
IBIS Packaging is the exclusive official UK Agent for the C-one nano premium pallet wrapper. C-one pallet wrappers are gaining market share quickly in Europe. Its Auto cut-off means the operators don’t need knives or need to wait to cut off the film after the wrapping cycle.
Building on economic recovery
Portakabin reports that in the last nine months the upturn in UK manufacturing has resulted in a 19% rise in orders from the manufacturing sector for its modular buildings.
Integrate IT & hammer inefficiency
Improving manufacturing efficiency is a top challenge for nearly half of the companies that responded to a Supply Chain Management Survey carried out for Access. Yet the survey also finds that even more admit that their supporting IT isn’t up to the task. Access has launched a new white paper on the issue, titled: ‘Integrate IT & hammer inefficiency’.
