The case for presswood pallets
Kite Packaging is a longtime advocate of presswood pallets for warehousing and logistics customers.
Gold standard at no extra cost?
As the business model for software companies shifts from a perpetual licence arrangement to Software as a Service (SaaS), there is little or no consensus on how to best present and price implementation services as part of a SaaS solution.
iFlex RackGuard
Protecting your workplace racking is vital. A-SAFE’s iFlex RackGuard is simply the best protection you can buy.
Pedestrian Barriers
A-SAFE Pedestrian Barriers remain one of the most popular and sought-after products in the range.
Engineering robust WMS solutions
According to Peter McLane, MD of WMS specialist, Indigo, reliability, integrity, competence and caring lie at the heart of the company’s philosophy.
Drum handling fork attachment acts quickly
St Clare Engineering has developed a Quick Attach/Release drum handler fork attachment, the Grab-O-Matic QR-2-DLR can be securely attached to the forks and released without the need for the truck driver to dismount from his cab.
Three stage system
New from Tennant, the S30 Mid-size Ride-on Sweeper provides innovative indoor and outdoor sweeping performance with optimised dust control in both light and heavy dust applications using its patented SweepMax Plus cyclonic system.
Withstands substantial loads
When Street Crane needed a flooring solution able to withstand heavy metal equipment used on-site as well as substantial loads that would be hoisted and set down on the floor, the company turned to Flowcrete for a solution.
Fans glide into place
Hatton Systems is able to move 2.5t of machinery to be moved around a workshop with just one hand thanks to equipment provided by Movetech UK.
Supply chain innovation award
Kellogg’s has won the IGD Award for Supply Chain Innovation, using Voiteq’s VoiceMan solution. The accolade is for a combined Voice and Intelligent Volumetric Cubing Solution; which is the first of its kind in the industry.
Service team strengthened
Automation specialist, Swisslog, has appointed Susan Peake – who has a strong technical background and a wealth of experience in software and customer service, combined with a proven track record of success within Technical Support – as system support manager.
Loadhog supports Cancer Research
To help Cancer Research UK with the huge logistical challenges is faces transporting goods across the country to stage 300+ events each year, Loadhog has donated a number of Hogbox reusable bulk containers with attached lids.
STR investment
Leading independent specialist in short-term materials handling solutions, Briggs Equipment is investing a further £10.5m to broaden its range and satisfy increasing demand. The company has identified short-term rental (STR) as a key growth area of the materials handling services marketplace and over the past few years has been building its capability.
Goods-to-person strategy
TGW is fitting a new high bay warehouse for thousands of SKUs of high technology automation products for AutomationDirect as the second phase of an extensive logistics installation at its headquarters in Cumming, Georgia, USA.
Dual fuel conversion
Howard Tenens and Prins Autogas have successfully converted a Mercedes-Benz Actros Euro 6 type vehicle to run on duel fuel – compressed natural gas and diesel. The innovation provides a solution to the issue facing the dual fuel vehicle technology industry in adapting a Euro 6 type vehicle to run using the carbon saving technology.
Complex flooring project
Flowcrete has supplied Iveco with a range of solutions as part of the company’s vast and complex flooring project at its new manufacturing facility in Pretoria. The 55,000m2 installation was the largest flooring project in South Africa at the time and required multiple specialist and bespoke systems to be applied.
Fast-fit floor tiles
Leading manufacturer of interlocking floor tiles, Ecotile, designs and produces its comprehensive range at its UK production facility.
Regulated code accuracy
Pharmaceutical coding and product handling specialist, Travtec, has introduced a new software suite that enables companies to ensure that regulatory requirements regarding product labelling and identification are being reliably and consistently met.
Explosion protected crane systems
Crane systems manufactured by J D Neuhaus can be supplied with Atex classifications EX II 2 GD IIA T4 / EX II 3 GD IIB T4, with increased spark protection also available for explosion level II C.
