MHW Magazine News and stories from the Materials Handling Industry
A new product is being launched at Logistics Link Live called the ASG Rack End Cover, designed to improve safety, identification and general appearance of a storage facility. The ASG Rack End Cover attaches to the end of racking, covering it entirely so product and racking is completely covered. Manufacturers …
Read More »Aetna UK sales go through the roof
Bedfordshire based Aetna UK have announced that they have achieved record breaking sales for their ROBOPAC semi automatic pallet wrappers for the first 5 months of 2006. No less than 150 pallet stretch wrappers have been sold with the most popular machine, the Rotoplat 506PFS wracking up an outstanding 106 …
Read More »SSI Schaefer – total systems support
Once again SSI Schaefer will be showcasing their talents at the logistics event of 2006, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport exhibition at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole NEC in June on Stand No 26. The Schaefer team will be on hand to network with conference delegates and influential buyers …
Read More »HRH on Rubbery Roads
The world’s first all rubber road and rail highway trials Underway. The industry preview of the world’s first all rubber road and rail highway is announced for 1st June. The WRAP* funded trial could rejuvenate Beeching’s redundant rail lines and loss making community lines into toll lanes for private vehicles …
Read More »Extec E-7 offers high performance for recycling
The Extec E-7 screen offers users tremendous performance and productivity for the efficient and high volume recycling of household, industrial, building, and green waste. One of the most flexible screening machines on the market today the Extec E-7 has a highly aggressive screenbox which is able to operate with punched …
Read More »Navman wireless customer scoops top sales award
Advanced vehicle routing technology from Navman Wireless has helped a waste management company to scoop one of the UK's leading sales awards – and improve productivity by 28%. Designed to showcase best practice in the professional sales industry, the National Sales Awards Programme presented Neales Waste Management with the prestigious …
Read More »Nifty Kubota mini
A versatile Kubota mini excavator fitted with a waste handling grab has turned waste handling into a one-man job at a South Wales recycling business. The 2.8 tonne canopied KX71-3 has been put into service by Alpha Waste Recycling at its Bridgend waste transfer station. Its specially fitted Kinghofer waste …
Read More »HI-LO awarded major racking contract by JD Williams
When Fulfilment Logistics, the transport and warehousing division of leading direct home shopping company, JD Williams, needed to equip its new 87,500 square metre facility with a narrow aisle storage system, it turned to leading racking and storage equipment manufacturer, Hi-Lo Storage Systems. Undertaken in partnership with its distributor, West …
Read More »Environment Agency welcomes Government debate on waste
The Environment Agency today (14 February 2006) welcomed the Government's Waste Strategy Review and called for a national debate on how we are going to deal with waste in the 21st Century. Martin Brocklehurst, Head of Waste Strategy at the Environment Agency said: “We are pleased to see that the …
Read More »Second Spiror 400HP for Alcoa in Banbury
Aetna UK have been awarded a second contract to supply a Spiror 400HP to leading aluminium extruder, Alcoa at their factory in Banbury. The machine is equipped with all the features required to wrap aluminium without damage. Features such as polyurethane drive rollers, automatic top pressure rollers, infeed and outfeed …
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