Safety at Work

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 …

On stand 20G30 Aetna UK will be showcasing a selection of Robopac pallet stretchwrapping equipment including the Rotoplat 506 which has been the best selling semi-automatic pallet stretch wrapper in the UK for the past 3 years and has proved incredibly popular across a wide scope of industries. Features include …

The financial implications of pallet positions being out of use due to damaged uprights and the additional cost of replacing large sections of pallet racking due to damage from forklift trucks is now a thing of the past following the introduction of HiLo-PSS' Sacrificial Leg. Providing a cost-effective and time …

Frozen food maker Birds Eye, formerly part of Unilever, has chosen Castell's Salvo to protect warehouse operatives at its Hull factory from the threat of unscheduled trailer departure. Having recognised that its existing system of traffic lights and manual powering up of loading bays by drivers failed to physically prevent …

European consumers want to know that the food they buy is safe and, where packaged, that the materials in that packaging keep it fresh and do not compromise the quality of the food inside. Today the European Commission inaugurates the Community Reference Laboratory (CRL) for Food Contact Materials. EU legislation …

Meachers Group has wrapped up a deal with PVCu bead manufacturer, Renderplas, utilising its full range of value-added supply chain services. Meachers won the contract by demonstrating its ability to offer Renderplas a seamless, turnkey operation from its Derby based depot. Improving Renderplas' level of service to its customers, Meachers …

Two new JCB TLT 35D Teletruks are being used by warehousing and distribution company Stanton Grove to unload rail freight at the 93,000 sq ft dedicated rail shed and warehouse of its Langton Dock headquarters in the Liverpool Intermodal Freeport Terminal. Established in 1983, Stanton Grove is now at the …

ISV Software has introduced a new Driver Assessment solution which has been developed in partnership with Protemp4Logistics, the driving recruitment and staffing services agency that specialises in the provision of driving, transport and logistics sector operatives. The solution gives organisations a rapid, cost-effective and technologically advanced solution for determining the …

The Freight Transport Association has published its 2007 Yearbook of Road Transport Law – the 45th edition of this highly praised and indispensable publication. The book is written and compiled by FTA's team of transport legislation experts and constitutes essential guidance to help ensure legal compliance by commercial vehicle operators. …

A £150,000 investment in a 4000-gallon Whale Tankers combination unit has been made by Jet Aire Drain Care Limited of Leeds. Based on a 32 tonne Scania 8 x 4 chassis, the high volume JetVac tanker can remove waste from up to 30 metres deep by means of its powerful …