The cardboard supply market is under stress, and forthcoming changes to the regime around packaging and waste will have further impacts. Retailers and shippers will need to act now to optimise their use of an increasingly valuable commodity. By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager for Packaging Solutions at Quadient. As …

Swedish/UK transport refrigeration manufacturer Hultsteins are pleased to announce a new service and support partnership with two well-known refrigeration service providers in Ireland – Mulvey Refrigeration Technology and Fleet Maintenance – who will provide a full after-market service for Hultsteins’ ‘diesel-free’ systems. Mulvey Technology are based in Co. Dublin and …

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has created a new course to educate end users about risks and responsibilities of lifting operations. The course is aimed at Company Directors, Senior Managers and responsible persons where lifting equipment is used in the business. Called Lifting Equipment End User Guidance, the course …

Across society, the end of 2020 was greeted with welcome relief. While this year hasn’t exactly been a clean slate so far, the successful rollout of coronavirus vaccines and resumption of events has driven hopes that normality will return soon. Unfortunately for the UK storage and logistics industries, this year …

By Roberto Denti, Operations Director at Systems Sunlight. Currently accounting for 60% of the forklift energy market, battery powered forklifts are on an upward trajectory. The market is projected to reach $7.4 billion by 2026 as demand for diesel and gas powered forklifts dramatically drops due to employee welfare and …

Increased sales and strong demand for deliveries has led Clayton Park Bakery, one of Lancashire’s leading food producers, to invest thousands in a fleet of brand new, low carbon vans. The firm has been enjoying increased sales of its Lancashire made products, and they’ve had to invest in four new …

300-millimetre lower L2 dimension for maximum space efficiency. Fixed and spacious standing platform with lateral protection on three sides. “The most compact, comfortable and safest truck in its class.” The forklift truck that is designed for flexible use in the handling warehouse and to load and unload trucks has an …

Underlining its commitment to sustainable transport, Renault Trucks is announced as Industry Partner for the Climate Action Transport Transition Summit, Driving Transportation to Climate Positive Tipping Points, 11 – 12 May. The virtual event brings together key stakeholders driving sustainable and net-zero transition from policy and regulation to innovation, technology …

Since being established 40 years ago in 1981, GS Yuasa Battery Manufacturing UK Ltd has produced over 85 million batteries at their Ebbw Vale production facility, employing over 360 skilled workers from around the local area to do so. Initially established as Yuasa Battery UK Ltd, the company name changed …

BEUMER Group is the winner of the Axia Best Managed Companies Award 2021: at the beginning of May the consulting company Deloitte honoured the systems provider for its successful and well-managed medium-sized company. As the founder of the Axia Award, Deloitte, together with the German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche and the …