Strapping range expanded
The Optimax brand is known afor its premium-quality strapping machinery, case tapers, shrink wrappers and cardboard shredders.
Surge in sales
UK loading bay and industrial door specialist, Easilift Loading Systems, has reported an exceptional end to 2014 with impressive final quarter order intake and profitability capping a year during which the company has experienced sustained growth.
Modular activated roller belt sorter
Conveyor Systems Limited (CSL) has added to its sortation range to include a state of the art modular activated roller belt sorter.
Rigid square profile
Intended for self-supporting and high load applications, igus has extended its Q10 series square guide with the introduction of the drylin Q20, which has a with a 20mm profile.
Move goods up & down stairs
SwallowEMP offers a range of powered products to move goods weighing up to 600kg up and down stairs without lifting or carrying, helping to reduce the risk of injury.
Paperless system
Food industry specific software from CSB-System is helping French fish wholesaler Jean Lebeaupin in the fast and efficient daily compilation and delivery of orders to restaurants, canteens and retailers within a 150km range of the company’s base in Nantes.
Palletisers & vertical transport systems
Offering high capacity and flexibility at low operating costs with a high degree of durability Qimarox will showcase its innovative product lifts, pallet lifts and palletisers at Logimat, 10th to 12th February, Stuttgart, Germany.
Salt spreaders & gritters
Helping companies remain operational during the freezing conditions, Contact Attachments designs and supplies a range of salt spreaders and gritters.
Sweeping success
Contact Attachments has provided one of its Forklift Broom Sweepers to help alleviate the manual sweeping requirements within the warehouse of Maier UK, a leading manufacturer of high-quality automotive components.
The biggest night of the year approaches…
The most important night of the year is almost upon us as the UK fork lift truck industry gears itself up for the FLTA’s spectacular Annual Awards for Excellence show.
Plug-in safety light curtains
Expanding SICK’s safety product range, the SICK deTec2 Core type 2 light curtain is said to bring enhanced standards in performance efficiency, installation ease and reliability for PL c and SIL 1 applications for warehousing and logistics.
Crown MD joins CFTS Board
Consolidated Fork Truck Services (CFTS) – the body responsible for developing and administering the materials handling industry’s national accreditation scheme for Thorough Examination – has appointed Steve Stewart, Crown Lift Trucks’ managing director of UK Operations, to its board.
Safely wheels away inefficiency
The new MUV Electric Wheelbarrow, or mini-dumper, from Nu-Star Material Handling not only allows operators to safely transport heavy loads with ease, it also eliminates the unnecessary ergonomic challenges and production halts associated with traditional wheelbarrow solutions.
Tailored production lines
While automating a production line will reduce labour, and increase productivity to achieve better margins, A.P. Machinery points out that most lines will still need some element of labour.
Hoists facilitate crane repairs
When the diesel engine of a deck crane failed, it caused major handling problems for an offshore platform operating in the Dutch sector of the southern North Sea, problems that were solved with the use of J D Neuhaus air operated hoists.
Locker key management
Tesco UK has installed Traka’s key management systems alongside bespoke PDA lockers at the Hatfield store.
Airfreight handling gets a lift
Goldstar Heathrow, a growing freight handling company based at Heathrow Airport has in invested around £20,000 in specialist lifting equipment from SOMERSTOTALKARE, including a new set of Cable Free Lifts and Trailer Beam designed to specifically lift trailers in conjunction with column lifts from the leading supplier of heavy-duty vehicle lifting solutions.
Awarding winning project
Leading automotive trade supplier Andrew Page introduced the Empirica warehouse management system from Chess when it opened a new national distribution centre (NDC) in 2012 to support business growth and new ways of working.
Post lift in loading bay
Tecmach post lifts provide an effective solution for loading bays where the site does not allow a pit or where only a shallow pit can be built. The company can provide units with capacity up to 3000kg and platforms up to 3m x 2m, using 240V single phase power supply.
