Arbil Ltd, experts in all areas of Lifting, Jacking, Winching and handling equipment have taken their business approach of offering the best products and highest levels of customer service and applied the same ethos to their new dedicated Lifting Gear website. The website is a detailed and comprehensive site that …

Arbil Ltd, one of the UK's leading lifting, jacking and winching specialists, has just released its latest Hire Guide. The guide, which includes technical information on hydraulic system set ups, maintenance tools and winching theory, is an essential tool for any organisation involved in lifting operations and a must for …

The CoGri Group has completed a major upgrade of the 3500m² concrete floor at Trinity Mirror's print works at Watford, Hertfordshire, while allowing the company's newspapers and magazines to be printed with minimum interruption. Installation of new printing presses and a laser-guided vehicle system for moving 1.5-tonne paper rolls around …

CIRCLE EXPRESS, the preferred road transport provider to the airfreight industry, is now operating the WN postcode on behalf of Pallet-Track, the nationwide, next-day delivery network, of which Circle is a shareholder member. The area covered takes in Wigan, Skelmersdale and Leigh. Circle already covers the SL and TW post …

In a move to streamline Toyota and BT materials handling equipment sales and service operations in the North, Midlands and East of England, Toyota Industrial Equipment UK is terminating its relationship with Impact, the dealership covering part of these regions. Impact will cease to be a Toyota forklift dealer on …

Implementing versatile and cost-effective RFID (radio frequency identification) systems is a straightforward task using Ositrack products from Telemecanique, a brand of Schneider Electric. Fully supporting Telemecanique's Osiconcept approach of offering simplicity through innovation, the new products bring not only ease of use but also openness to RFID. Ositrack operates at …

At the international conference “RFID: Towards the Internet of Things” the 13 members of the “Cluster of European RFID Projects” (CERP) presented a common working paper on RFID research needs. The experts broadened the scope of the RFID technology roadmap: Equally important to the well-known hardware topics like polymer electronics …

The Department for Transport today called on interested parties to bid for funds to finance projects in the North Sea region as part of the EU's plan to establish “Motorways of the Sea”. Motorways of the Sea will be key routes between EU member states and, sometimes, neighbouring third countries. …

Fire-fighting foam frothing the River Thames Officers from the Environment Agency are investigating a foam spillage that is travelling down the River Thames. Environment Agency Lock Keeper Peter Payne reported up to six feet of foam as it went through Lechlade weir last night (Thursday) and further foaming has occurred …

The Freight Transport Association has launched a major research project into the safe securing of loads and equipment in vans. A research contract has been placed with consultants TRL to establish best practice for load retention, taking into account reasonableness and practicality. The new best practice guide will also consider …