MHW Magazine News and stories from the Materials Handling Industry
A modified Samuk HJ15E 3-wheel electric forklift has been able to solve a tight access problem for a Northamptonshire based furniture company. John Parkins of Wellingborough imports and markets a wide range of cane furniture and was looking for a machine able to manoeuvre within the confines of a narrow, …
Read More »Premier Pallets see 200% rise in servicing following agreement with B&B attachments
Premier Pallets Systems are enjoying a 200% rise in contract servicing following an agreement signed 18 months ago with B&B Attachments, the UK¡¦s leading supplier for forklift attachments and masts. The world¡¦s leading supplier of Pallet Transfer Systems and 180„a inverters decided to outsource all its servicing following a large …
Read More »Material handling investment by Stiller Group
Picture: (L to R) Jimmy Quinn, SEV Group¹s Material Handling Equipment Sales Manager, with Carl Muir, Stiller Group¹s Operations Manager, at the new 340,000 sq.ft warehouse and distribution facility in Darton, South Yorkshire. A £400,000 investment in the very latest material handling equipment is reaping dividends at the Stiller Group¹s …
Read More »Turnkey solution for Corbett Packaging
Corbett Packaging Limited has worked in partnership with STILL to design a new warehouse and materials handling system at its extended packaging facility near Wigan, Lancashire. STILL handled the contract on a turnkey operation including flooring, storage systems, forklift and warehouse handling trucks, as well as supplying a ride-on floor …
Read More »Healthy Expansion for Fannin Healthcare
The introduction of a gas-powered Aisle-Master articulated forklift has enabled Fannin Healthcare N.I., an independent distributor of medical, surgical and laboratory products, to optimise storage capacity at its new 6,500sq ft warehouse facility in Belfast. Fannin Healthcare N.I. (formerly BM Browne), is part of the DCC plc group and has …
Read More »Thorworld boss hits out at unsafe loading ramp imports
The head of a major manufacturer and supplier of loading bay and materials handling equipment has criticised the lack of quality standards in some cheap imports now coming into the UK. John Meale, managing director of Thorworld Industries Ltd, said he recently came across a new loading ramp made in …
Read More »Sir Neville Bowman Shaw
Q. Last year BITA statistics showed a record year in the number of new truck sales. As the FLT market is usually reported as a barometer for the UK economy, do you believe this reflects a strong economy? Rise before the fall! The so-called strong economy may well be caused …
Read More »Spaceway ensures companies meet health and safety regulations
Figures supplied by the British Safety Council show that more industrial accidents occur to employees in the transport and storage industry than in any other singular industrial classification. Leading storage and materials handling company, Spaceway South, is helping companies ensure that they meet the requirements of the Health & Safety …
Read More »Versatile heavy duty magnet
The highly acclaimed SweepEx modular brush system, has increased the capabilities of the SweepEx product with the introduction of a new heavy-duty magnetic bar attachment. Able to pick up nails, screws, steel shards and other metal refuse while sweeping, the magnet helps to increase job-site safety while reducing tyre damage …
Read More »Hand-in-Hand with Linde to keep Coors rolling out the barrels
When Coors Brewers decided to approach Linde to provide it with 158 new Linde standard 393 fork lift trucks on full maintenance contract hire, it was to B&B Attachments that Linde turned for the supply and servicing of attachments. Now B&B Attachments supply and maintain 49 Kaup keg clamps and …
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