‘We used to have massive energy costs’
Consumer electronics manufacturer Vestel has modernised the charging technology of its fleet of forklift trucks at its production facility near Wroclaw, Poland.
BYD gains IFOY nomination
Following its success in winning the International Forklift of the Year (IFOY) award in 2016, in the category for counter balanced forklifts up to 3.5 tonnes, BYD has again been nominated for this year’s IFOY award.
Fowler Welch invests £2m in major Spalding depot
Leading supply chain expert Fowler Welch has completed a £2m investment programme to develop its major temperature controlled depot in Spalding.
Twin coding solution for brewery
Linx printers are providing coding of both primary and secondary packaging at London-based specialist brewery Fourpure Brewing Co.
Streamlined loading with ramp and platform
Yarn supplier Sirdar has utilised the design and installation services of dock and loading bay manufacturer Thorworld Industries, as it continues to streamline loading at its UK hub.
WMS boosts traceability
Alphamega Hypermarkets, the largest supermarket group in Cyprus, is completing the first phase of implementing Indigo WMS to streamline the company’s new, purpose built warehouse operations.
Manufacturing challenges
The manufacturing sector has a diverse set of specialist needs above and beyond general cleaning, says John Brill, sales director for Nilfisk.
Safer lifting for hospital staff
The ePowerTrucks EP Electric Bed Transporter system is designed to prevent work-related injury and make life easier for hospital porters and nursing staff whilse moving beds.
Drop-on-demand printers launch
Needham Coding has launched the ‘S’ series of drop-on-demand inkjet printers. The new range has been developed to offer high resolution, large character printing for secondary packaging applications within the food and beverage industry.
Self-serve automation solutions at IntraLogisteX
Already well-known for its industrial vending devices, Apex Supply Chain Technologies will showcase a full range of its self-serve, automation technologies at IntraLogisteX 2018, providing attendees with a first-hand view of the latest solutions for industrial/MRO, asset management and inventory replenishment.
Workwear catalogue out now
Although it’s nice to view catalogues online, nothing beats browsing through the beautiful, glossy, full-colour U-Power 2017/18 catalogue, which has just been released, at your leisure.
CHEP dolly is a hit with Irish wholesaler
CHEP has conducted a trial programme with Henderson Wholesale, a SPAR International license holder, on the usage of CHEP’s wheeled dolly platform.
Stowga raises investment money
The on-demand warehousing marketplace has raised £1.5 million in seed funding from leading investors Speedinvest, Anthemis and Force Over Mass.
Spec build due to open in July
Work is progressing for the delivery of a major new logistics development in Doncaster with steelwork for the first 150,000 sq ft unit now completed and an expected completion date announced for July 2018.
Appetite for logistics assets
LondonMetric Property has announced the disposal of a Tesco’s logistics warehouse in Bolton for £24.4 million, reflecting a NIY of 5.35%.
Wakefield development
NewCold Logistics has agreed contracts for almost 50% of the additional 88,000 pallet spaces being added to its Wakefield warehousing facility.
Multi-level at Lear
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.
Appointment
PPE and workwear specialist Supertouch has appointed Carolyn Coupland as business development manager for the East of England.
Industrial door screening
The ProtecTor by Kampmann provides an air curtain across doorways in industrial halls, loading bays, hangars and warehouses preventing uncontrolled loss of energy due to open doors.
Parts centre
Jungheinrich UK has announced the launch of a specialist parts centre based in the Midlands to support its end-to-end customer service model.
