High bay PIRs
Danlers’ new range of High Bay PIR occupancy switches is suitable for energy saving lighting control in areas such as factories, storage aisles and entrance halls.
Sertec’s logistics centre opts for air rotation heating
Powrmatic’s TE air rotation heating technology has proved to be the ideal solution for heating Sertec Group’ logistics centre in Coleshill.
Sales of pallets stack up
Sales of “square” 1200 x 1200mm pallets have risen in recent months thanks to growing demands from companies within the liquids and chemicals sector.
Europa invests heavily in health and safety training
Europa Leads the Way by Investing 560 Business Hours in Health and Safety Training…
Checking load weights are safe and legal
Axle weighing specialist, Axtec, has installed Northamptonshire’s first publicly available ‘drive-over’ dynamic weighbridge at the Wellingborough Council Depot operated by Wellingborough Norse.
Dedicated service for 3PLs
Renovotec has launched a dedicated service for third party logistics companies (3PLs). ‘Renovotec 3PL’ has been developed to meet the sector’s specialist needs and is the first of its kind, according to Renovotec.
Werma updates product catalogue
Werma has announced the arrival of its new 2017 catalogue.
Making a VERTU of saving cash
When the market is dictated by price alone, there tends to be only one direction of travel, but battery price reality can only be truly assessed by incorporating the associated running costs involved with ownership or a lease contract, says ECOBAT Battery Technologies.
Keep a close eye on costs
Crown Lift Trucks has built FleetSTATS cost control into its InfoLink fleet management system.
JLG plans to close UK engineering centre
Manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers JLG Industries plans to close its facility in Bruntingthorpe, near Leicester as part of a global consolidation.
Global expansion plan
UK-based SumoGlove International is looking to appoint distributors and agents worldwide as it seeks to drive further sales growth for its Sumo Glove brand of forklift truck attachments.
E-tailing changing the logistics landscape
Maria Torrent-March, director of Europa Warehouse, a division of ambitious logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group, outlines the current e-commerce landscape for the logistics sector and the techniques which Europa Warehouse is effectively employing to meet ever-growing consumer demand.
Rapid action freezer door
Foodservice supplier Roberts of Port Dinowic has installed an n Eiger Freezer Door from Union Industries.
More reliable vehicles
In order to meet the need for improved productivity, off-highway vehicles have moved away from discrete hydraulic controls to fully electronic operator controls, such as those offered by Curtiss-Wright’s brands of Arens Controls, Penny & Giles, PG Drives Technology and Williams Controls.
AG Barr renews trailer fleet
The Scottish branded soft drinks business famous for IRN BRU brand has received Cartwright curtainsiders, replacing its old fleet.
AA calls for fleet managers to be phone aware
The fixed penalty for being caught using a mobile phone or hand-held device while driving has increased from £100 to £200 and to six points on an offender’s licence, from 1 March 2017.
Rotator attachment deployed
To improve productivity at West Coast Sea Products, the company contacted B&B Attachments to provide them with a solution for handling and turning the fresh scallops processed every day.
ABP’s Port of Garston installs Mantsinen crane
The UK’s leading port operator is set to grow its business in Liverpool after installing the world’s largest hydraulic crane on the north bank of the River Mersey.
Bespoke approach
Faced with the challenge of installing a conveyor system in a new operation can be a nightmare – your specific need is almost certain to be unique in some way and it is virtually impossible to go to a catalogue and find the solution, warns MiniTec.
Rulmeca releases stainless steel motorised drum
The powerful, continuous drive for light and medium duty conveyors – the 113LS motorised drum – is described as a hygienic, all-rounder.
