Commitment to excellence
The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) has awarded Bristol Forklifts the highly-coveted Customer Focus Award for the firm’s commitment to delivering excellent sales, service and customer support.
Process and planning
A German manufacturer of frozen cakes and flans is using bespoke software from CSB-System to help maximise production and planning efficiencies and provide full traceability.
Aiming for the perfect pallet
Voiteq and Kellogg’s scooped the Overall Winner gong at the SHD Logistics Awards.
500,000th unit
2015 marks the launch of the 500,000th machine manufactured by the MANITOU Group. With its MANITOU, GEHL & MUSTANG brands and more than 400 models sold through the world, the event is an indication of the company’s leadership on the rough-terrain material-handling market.
Growing in strength
ISD Solutions has announced a second record-breaking year, with turnover up 10% to £30 million for the year ending January 2015.
European consignments
Leading logistics business, Pallet-Track, has made company history by opening up its delivery service to 56 countries for the first time after servicing the UK exclusively for the last 10 years. This means the 80 members of the Wolverhampton-based Pallet-Track network are now able to move their consignments into Europe after a partnership deal was signed with international supply chain specialists Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK
70 robots behind picking system
E-tailer CatchOfTheDay has begun operating Australia’s first AutoStore system at its central distribution centre in Melbourne.
Electric shunters
DB Schenker Rail UK has announced it is the first rail freight operator in the country to introduce electric shunting units. The battery operated units are part of DB Schenker Rail UK’s environmental improvements and will be used across its maintenance depots at Crewe and Toton, where almost 14,000 locomotive moves are undertaken each year.
Heavy-duty lift trucks
Looking to increase its capacity, AV Dawson has taken delivery of five heavy-duty lift trucks at its 150 acre Lackenby site, near Middlesbrough as part of a £1m deal with Cooper Handling Group. The facility is one of two that currently serve the Tata steel plant.
Expert PPE advice from Arco at key safety event
Leading safety company, Arco returns as an event sponsor to Health & Safety Scotland, with dedicated specialists on hand offering expert knowledge and guidance on all aspects of workplace safety.
Mixed product trays
Automation specialist Pacepacker Services has developed a new offline, portable Mixed Tray Loader pick-and-place system to quickly generate assorted trays of product.
Drum mixer units
Adding to its range of drum handling products, STS is reported to be enjoying success with its range of Drum Mixing units. The standard models tumble 200 litre drums end over end through 360 degrees offering a fast and efficient way of mixing chemicals.
Strategic cooperation
SMS Logistiksysteme and Unitechnik Systems are entering into a strategic cooperation. Under the new brand ACUNIS the companies are bundling their expertise in the airport sector. ACUNIS stands for Air Cargo Intralogistics and focuses on innovative and efficient solutions for air cargo management. Users benefit from customer-specific storage, transport and handling systems including full automation from a single source.
Crane reliability study
LondonWaste has drafted in the expertise of Konecranes, to assess and evaluate the condition and operational capability of its double gantry cranes deployed within the Energy Centre located at its flagship forty-acre site in Edmonton.
Automatic mixed pallets
When a major European chip and peanut producer experienced a rise in demand for mixed pallets from its customers, it turned to DAN-Palletiser for a solution.
New general manager at Loadhog
Sheffield-based transit packaging innovator, Loadhog, has a new general manager following existing managing director, Ed Stubbs taking up the same position at sister company, Gripple. Shaun Khan, aged 39, who is now in charge at employee-owned Loadhog after setting up and running a Gripple operation in India, which continues to thrive under new leadership.
Impact test
During dramatic impact test on the Fortress Interlocks amGardpro interlock fitted to a Troax St30 mesh door, during which the mesh door and interlock were subjected to a powerful impact of 1600 joule, the door was slightly deformed by the impact but no parts came loose and it was held firmly in place by the interlock. The interlock was also fully functional after the test.
Handling longer lengths a boon for precision steel firm
Bird Stainless, headquartered just north of stainless steel’s home city of Sheffield, has taken delivery of its second Combilift 4-way forklift to enable it to cope with increasing demand for its products.
Layer pick system
According to Cimcorp, its layer picking solution has been proven to pick and place almost any product in distribution centres worldwide. It is suited to facilities that pick more than 1000 layers per day from 50-500 SKUs.
Huge steelwork contract signed for Next warehouse
Billington Structures have signed an agreement with Bowmer & Kirkland to work on the construction of a circa 1 million sq ft distribution warehouse in Doncaster for Next, the major UK retailer.
