Leading plant hirer Power Plant Hire Ltd has taken delivery of an initial batch of 26 Kubota mini excavators after deciding to standardise on the Japanese designed machines. It is to purchase a total of 150 over the next two years as it switches to an all-Kubota minis fleet. The …

Advanced automated handling systems from FKI Logistex provide ground breaking storage solutions for UK national library Underpinning further its leading global role in the supply of advanced automated handling systems, FKI Logistex® has been awarded a prestigious contract to provide the British Library with additional storage and retrieval facilities for …

Leading UK builder's merchants, Build Center, has significantly improved the handling of its products following the purchase of Seven Kaup 2T402UV from B&B Attachments, the UK's leading supplier of masts and forklift truck attachments. Purchased via Barloworld Handling, exclusive suppliers of Hyster forklift trucks to Wolseley UK, whose brands include …

Durham County Council have entered into a contract with Microlise, the Nottingham based systems integrator for supply chain execution, to improve the efficiency and safety of their operations through the use of in-vehicle tracking and telematics on their fleet of 500 vehicles The first phase of the contract with Microlise …

Evaporative cooling is the ideal solution for hot warehouses this summer, as it provides significant cooling at a fraction of the price of traditional air conditioning, allowing large areas to be economically cooled. JS Air Conditioners can supply and install an evaporative cooling system to control the temperature in warehouses …

By Craig Swallow, Managing Director, Connexion2 Limited According to the Health & Safety Executive lone workers are “those who work by themselves without close or direct supervision. The work in a wide range of professions within the industrial sector e.g. in warehouses, factories, research establishments and as night security personnel. …

KingDrymix claims to have introduced the UK's first silo monitoring system for the construction industry that will guarantee mortar supply and ensure that site personnel do not have to reorder stock. It will also yield management information to help reduce waste and identify usage trends. Developed by Avery Weigh-Tronix, the …

A materials handling fleet is a major commitment that must be managed effectively if a business is to be truly productive, says Toyota Industrial Equipment. Consistent co-operation between the people managing the fleet and excellent communication, at customer, dealer and supplier level, is at the heart of good fleet management, …

Vax Ltd has recently opened its new UK warehouse and distribution centre located in the Big Berry warehouse on the Berry Hill Industrial Estate in Droitwich. The 200,000 sq ft facility which is 32ft high and 330ft long has been completely fitted out with LINPAC Storage Systems narrow aisle racking …

LINPAC Storage Systems has supplied a specialist racking solution to the Peugeot Motor Company's Tile Hill, Coventry warehouse. Constructed to fit out a new, 5,000 sq m extension, the wide aisle pallet racking has been designed to store all of the large and irregular sized automotive parts. The 34 acre …