Combat dropped Bluetooth connections
BAR CODE Data has unveiled Zebra’s Bluetooth Channel Masking to help users of Bluetooth devices cut out extraneous noise.
Act fast for CCA savings
BUSINESSES WITH cold storage facilities are being urged to act fast to make use of the new application window to access Climate Change Levy savings by joining the cold storage Climate Change Agreement (CCA).
Watch Gang records fulfilment milestone
A SIX-MONTH warehouse-wide hard-count inventory audit by online watch retailer, Watch Gang, has registered a 0% shrinkage rate for the first time and highest ever customer service levels.
Dosimeter drives business compliance
How WG Safety & Environmental uses the Casella dBadge2 dosimeter to drive business compliance in occupational health and safety.
Record sales & investments for Baumann
WITH THE company performing at record levels, Baumann sideloaders is experiencing one of its fastest growth periods in its 50-year history.
Mentor appoints new commercial director
THE UK’s leading provider of forklift truck training, Mentor FLT Training, has announced the appointment of Adam Smith as its new commercial director.
St. Modwen Logistics unveils massive Derby investment
THE INITIAL phase will comprise investment of £46.5 million to acquire land from joint venture partner Network Rail and deliver the first four units.
Tailored packaging with CVP Everest
SPARCK TECHNOLOGIES, in cooperation with partner E.Pack, has installed the first CVP Everest automated packaging system in Poland at online e-tail giant x-kom.
Last wrap before plastics tax
LINDUM PACKAGING is urging businesses to order recycled content pallet wrap now, or risk facing shortages ahead of the plastics tax.
Sustainable cool packs
RANPAK HAS acquired Recycold Cool Solutions BV, a manufacturer of sustainable cool packs. Unlike typical cool packs, Recycold Cool Packs are made from a drain safe, plant-based gel and the addition expands the diversity of Ranpak’s cold chain packaging solutions.
Tesco unveils logistics initiatives with sustainability in mind
THE RETAILER has launched the UK’s first commercially used fully electric heavy freight articulated trucks.
3PL extends LNG trucks for milk transport
GREGORY DISTRIBUTION is extending the use of Bio-LNG into its milk transhipment operation, with the arrival this week of 12 new Volvo FM Globetrotter LNG 6×2 tractor units for its Cullompton base – each expected to clock-up 200,000 km per year for the next five years.
Protection from static electricity
GOPLASTICPALLETS.COM HAS added a range of plastic containers that have electrostatic discharge (ESD) properties to its Automotive range.
Heavy duty electric pilot
DIGITAL ROAD freight forwarder sennder and chemicals firm Cabot Corporation, have transported one of Europe’s first zero-emission cross-border heavy duty loads.
Hydrogen transport trial
A CONSORTIUM of partners will carry out the UK’s first demo of zero-emission marine technology in the Tees Valley.
Shears opens transport facility
BOURNEMOUTH-BASED logistics company Shears Bros. (Transport) has opened a new transport facility.
Recycling plant takes on five electric forklifts
LINDE MATERIAL Handling secured the contract to supply 5 new X20-X35 electric forklifts with Sherbourne Recycling.
Manoeuvring in tight aisles
WHOLESALER LWC Drinks has introduced a fleet of VNA articulated forklifts across its nationwide estate of distribution depots, including the company’s recently opened new 173,000 sq ft bonded DC in Chadderton, Oldham.
Electric alternative
MECHAN IS helping to reduce carbon emissions at a Scottish rail depot after introducing an electric shunter.
Single-speed variation
EUROCHAIN VX-S is a new single-speed variation of the Eurochain VX range of electric chain hoists for loads from 125 to 2000kg.
