Warehouse

helps it meet Health & safety regulations . Faced with potential health and safety concerns regarding its workforce having to manually unpack containers that included an extra head-height layer of bananas, Fyffes' Wakefield depot looked around for a solution to the problem. The answer came with the new LayerMaster forklift …

Caterpillar Logistics has entrusted the safety of loading bay employees at its Tullamarine warehouse in Victoria, Australia, to Castell's Salvo. Caterpillar's goal was to implement a process on its loading bays that would protect its employees from unscheduled vehicle departure. “Unfortunately, I'm well aware that this type of accident can …

What is the reality of environmentally friendly supply chains? The logistics industry has a reputation as major contributors to the greenhouse effect and having significant carbon footprints. The reality is that they are not the biggest sinners. The problem is that transport and logistics are highly visible to consumers! This …

to construct materials storage and processing areas for Thyssenkrupp. Troax UK Limited has used its fire-rated, Excalibur, double skin, steel partitioning to create materials storage and processing areas for ThyssenKrupp Materials' new plastics division at their factory in the West Midlands. The partitioning forms a fire-retardant bulk storage facility for …

increased rail capacity essencial for UK economy. New forecasts of demand for rail freight to 2015 and 2030 are published by the Rail Freight Group and Freight Transport Association today (14 August). The forecasts show a 30 per cent increase in tonne km from 2006 to 2015 and more than …

Hörmann UK is giving visitors to the ShD Regional Show in Dentling, Kent a first hand opportunity to see the high speed V5030SE door in action. Top of the range when it comes to high speed curtains, the V5030SE that will be on display at the Hörmann stand includes all …

Materials handling solutions specialist Jungheinrich has announced plans to significantly expand its global production capacity with the opening of two new factories. Construction is scheduled to start this year on a new plant close to the company's existing production facility in Moosburg, Bavaria, which will be dedicated to manufacturing Jungheinrich's …

for major new Tesco distribution centres. Easilift Loading Systems has supplied cutting-edge loading bay equipment to three major new purpose-built Tesco distribution centres at Livingston, Lichfield and Goole, in contracts valued in excess of £9 million. For the one million sq ft Livingston distribution centre, including the RSU centre, Easilift …

By renting two refurbished, articulating Bendi forklifts and designing a new warehouse around them, Megaman UK, makers of premium quality energy saving lamps, have dramatically improved their warehouse efficiency in Welwyn Garden City. Previously, Megaman had two small warehouses in Hertford, using two gas and one electric counterbalanced forklifts, which …

Culina Logistics, the multi-temperature food and drink supply chain specialist, is set to open its major new chilled distribution centre at Haverhill Business Park in Cambridgeshire on August 4th. Currently under development, the 191,000 sq ft (17,740 sq m) warehouse will operate 24-hours a day servicing the needs of retailers …