Ergonomic alternative to dead man’s switch
UniCarriers has developed the Driver Presence Sensor (DPS) – an ergonomic alternative to the dead man’s switch on order picking trucks.
Four forks to the rescue
Contact Attachments has been called upon by a large packaging manufacturer to provide a solution to handling goods more safely and efficiently.
Cold stores supplier gains latest accreditations
Reinforcing its on-going commitment to quality and the environment, Blue Cube Portable Cold Stores, a supplier of rental temperature controlled storage solutions for the food, pharmaceutical, logistics and manufacturing industries, has successfully transitioned to both the new ISO9001 and 14001 standards.
Wooden pallet collars
From state-of-the-art lightshows used by the latest headlining rock band to high quality engineering parts – they all need the correct packaging.
User group finds its voice
Voiteq hosted its seventh annual Voice User Group at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, on Tuesday June 20. Attended by customers, prospects, partners and industry thought-leaders from around the world, the event is said to be the largest of its kind and welcomed over 150 guests.
Carpet manufacturer upgrades loading facilities
Cormar Carpets has made significant improvements to its Bury-based mill upgrading its loading bay facility using specialist apparatus, designed and installed by Thorworld Industries.
New safety standards
According to HSE, there are approximately 622,000 cases of reportable work-related accidents occur in the UK each year. Such accidents often involve ladders.
Side battery exchange
Side battery exchange is now an option on selected Hyster 1.5T – 3.5T electric counterbalance trucks. Exchange takes a few minutes, helping multi-shift applications.
Event tackles logistics issues
Hundreds of visitors arrived in Telford on 22nd June for Talent in Logistics, which is described as the only event dedicated to training, learning and development in the transport, warehousing and logistics industries.
Wire manufacturer revamps stock management
Webster and Horsfall, a 297-year-old Birmingham company at the forefront of wire manufacturing, has transformed its stock taking with a new stock management system from mobile computer solutions provider Portech Systems.
Prestigious transport award
Meachers Global Logistics, one of the UK’s leading independent providers of logistics services, is celebrating after winning the Motor Transport Partnership Award; one of the most prestigious accolades in the industry.
Goplasticpallets.com welcomes a new folding Twistlock box to the family
The new GoFold 34200P is manufactured by Cabka-IPS, with the Twistlock range a popular folding container among retailers, grocers, and food manufacturers.
Walker getting ready for Christmas rush
Balsam Hill– one of the world’s largest online retailers of realistic artificial Christmas trees and other seasonal decorations – has appointed Walker Logistics to manage part of its UK supply chain for the forthcoming 2017 season.
Warburtons fined nearly £2 million after conveyor injury
Warburtons has been fined £1.9m after a worker was injured when his arm got trapped against a running conveyor belt.
Visiting worker’s leg crushed by forklift
An international food company has been fined £333,000 after a fork lift truck collided with a visiting recycling company driver.
First phase of complex DC completes
Automated materials handling solutions specialist TGW Logistics has completed a major milestone in the development of a huge logistics centre being built for Swiss food company Coop on a 110,000 sq m site in Schafisheim – one of the largest construction sites in Switzerland.
Average weight control seminar
Minebea Intec is to host a seminar that will bring together experts to explain the Package Goods Regulation for average weight control of pre-packaged goods.
Reduce floor cleaning costs
In a busy MHE environment the cleaning machine fleet is worked very hard, often around the clock. Under that sort of pressure it can be difficult to maintain peak productivity and performance across the fleet. Maintenance is critical in this environment if health and safety risks and financial penalties are to be avoided.
Airport makes use of temporary warehouse
Dusseldorf Intl. Airport is using a Herchenbach temporary warehouse to help sort baggage.
ASRS serves multi-level racking
An automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) is enabling the Lear Corporation factory at Coventry to triple the output of car seats to over 300,000 sets a year in hundreds of different specifications and meet its customer’s just-in-time delivery schedules.
