Food retailer Farmfoods’ growing portfolio of buildings must all provide the correct ambient conditions and achieve optimum efficiency. To help meet this brief at its 175,000ft2 Avonmouth distribution centre, the retailer asked Minimise Energy to provide a complete lighting design and supply solution.
The new Dickies 2016 catalogue, to be launched in March, has nearly 200 pages of fresh photography on core lines. New graphics, icons and pictograms make it is easy to follow.
The incoming managing director of the Timber Trades Federation (TTF), David Hopkins, has visited members of the timber packaging and pallet industry to speak about his plans for the organisation in one of his first appointments since taking on the role.
The cradle lifting attachment from Packline with bespoke designed welded arms is designed to lift specifically sized tools or die blocks. Constructed from stainless steel welded assembly, it can lift loads weighing up to 150kg.
According to Trojan, deep-cycle batteries, whether they are flooded, AGM or gel, are the best choice for cleaning machines because they are optimised for deep discharge, which is characteristic of daily floor scrubber operations.
The high street retailer has upgraded its Voice-Directed Work solution to obtain greater functionality, reporting and support for future changes across its service centres.
Oil Spill Response Ltd (OSRL) is benefitting from three FFE Fireray 5000 auto-aligning optical beam smoke detectors in its oil dispersant warehouse in Southampton, which were installed by Forward Control of Portsmouth.
Ernst Wagner, managing director of Kasto UK, the sawing system and automated storage and retrieval system supplier, looks back at the last business year with satisfaction.
Many of Euro-Bearings’s customers require linear bearing systems that need wash down or at least resistance to corrosion.
Southampton-based Wessex Cleaning Equipment has become the first Nilfisk Distributor in the EU to purchase the award winning combination scrubber sweeper the CS7000 LEV.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has announced the first confirmed speakers for this year’s Annual Conference.
Scott Pallets’ specially designed bespoke ‘whisky pallets’ are produced to withstand the particular demands of the whisky industry, such as excessive weight bearing capabilities and an unusually long life span for holding whisky casks whilst the product matures in storage.
UK manufacturer of garden tools, Husqvarna UK, has invested in temporary storage space in order to respond to surging demand from the export market.
Environmental services company Yield UK, has taken delivery of a third baler and conveyor solution from Middleton Engineering to meet expanding customer requirements.
Meachers Global Logistics has appointed the first newly qualified Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) driver from a pilot scheme designed to encourage unemployed and unqualified individuals to train and pursue a commercial driving career.
To help boost productivity at its manufacturing facility, Natural Stone Surfaces, one of the UK’s leading stone manufacturers, has selected Street Crane for the supply and installation of new materials handling equipment.
Like many companies since the global crash of 2008, Hoppecke has seen markets reduce and key players having to operate with fewer resources. However, the company has come back stronger.
Following a recent landmark Supreme Court decision, manufacturers and logistics businesses across the country will lose thousands of pounds when reviewing their commercial property lease.
Choosing heavy lifting equipment can be a complex business, so Cooper Specialised Handling has come up with ten tips to help companies buy or rent used heavy lifting equipment with confidence.
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