Safety at Work

Latest statistics show over 4000 injuries a year in the workplace happen in handling, lifting and carrying objects*. One of the most professional and experienced sources for fork lift and plant operator training is aiming to help reduce that number- and the cost to industry- by offering improved training facilities …

Premium coffee producer experiences rapid amortization with automated conveying solution Rising global demand for espresso coffee has had a dramatic impact on requests from restaurants and bars for high quality coffee products. Leading industry suppliers such as The Drury Tea & Coffee Company, located in central London, have been able …

With Romania and Bulgaria joining the EU and a 51 per cent increase last year of overseas nationals working in the UK, more and more business leaders need to learn new skills to manage multi-cultural teams. A challenge for managers is to work out whether a problem with an overseas …

A warehouse distributing flat-packed and home goods on behalf of one of the world's leading home retailers, is benefiting from vastly enhanced productivity and goods throughput, following investment in new automated strapping technology supplied by Cambridgeshire-based Cyklop UK Ltd. NDL UK Ltd, part of the worldwide Norbert Dentressangle Group, operates …

Specialist chemical consultants and software company Safeware Quasar is delighted to announce details of its 2007 user conference. This full-day event takes place at the Forest of Arden Hotel and Golf Club, Stratford-upon-Avon on 7th March 2007 and we are delighted to be hosting a prestigious line-up of guest speakers …

Possibly the largest number of new fork lift trucks ever to be unveiled by one company at one show. In an unequivocal statement of its commitment to the UK market, the company will launch its new “R” Series alongside extensions to its established “H” Series. More than 12 new counter …

Easilift Loading Systems Ltd was chosen to supply and install equipment for 23 loading bays at Arla Foods' £75 million state-of-the-art dairy at Stourton, Leeds. Its dock levellers, insulated sectional doors and door control panels have stainless steel protective finishes to meet the dairy's stringent hygiene standards. Each bay features …

Viewers of the BBC’s Blue Peter programme were able to enjoy a demonstration by the world’s first cycling robot, thanks to a last minute, cross-Europe emergency delivery Murata Electronics UK Ltd., the British subsidiary of Japanese electronics giant Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd, faced an opportunity and a challenge last month …

eGard and AS-i – A Perfect Match Machinery safety specialist Fortress Interlocks has introduced an AS-interface (AS-i) control and safety base module for its eGard system, enabling eGard to be simply connected to an 'AS-i Safety at Work' control network in minutes. This provides significant time savings over other systems. …

NUB Engineering has chosen the new Hyster Fortens truck for their tough engineering site in Motherwell. Over the last fifteen years Barloworld Handling have developed a good working relationship with NUB Engineering and so were the first port of call when a new forklift truck was needed. NUB Engineering started …