As all within the logistics and materials handling profession we wait with bated breath for the 2,000 page Brexit compromise document to be announced in detail. We pay sympathy to the thousands of truck and van drivers listening for lift-off instructions whilst waiting on disused runways and motorways in Kent. …
Read More »Bennie Equipment invest in New JCB 525-60E Electric Telehandler
Bennie Equipment announce that they are one of the first U.K. companies to purchase the new totally electric 6m/2.5 tonne telehandler. Within minutes after the official launch on the 18th November 2020, Bennie Equipment placed an order. The JCB 525-60E has been completely redesigned with new running gear, utilising a …
Read More »L.B. Foster launches new Automated Handling Website and Solutions Brochure
Buyers and specifiers of automated handling solutions can now safely browse a comprehensive range of innovative, modular, safe and efficient conveyors, showcased online and in print by sector specialist L.B. Foster Automation & Materials Handling. With more people working remotely due to government restrictions, www.conveyors.co.uk has been quickly developed during …
Read More »New for ‘not so’ Old at Commercial Recycling
As part of its ongoing replacement regime, Commercial Recycling (Southern) Ltd has updated most of its Volvo equipment for new models at the company’s Canford recycling facility including, for the first time, a new Volvo EW240E Material Handler. “In line with our policy of keeping our equipment as fresh and …
Read More »BYD signs Translift as forklift dealer
BYD Forklifts (Europe) has signed international Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) forklift specialist Translift Bendi as a dealer for its range of unique Lithium Iron Phosphate battery-powered material handling equipment in the UK. In what will be viewed by the industry as a major coup, the agreement will see Translift responsible …
Read More »Exciting times ahead for the logistics industry
“Nobody can say that the present time is not an exciting period for anyone involved in transport and logistics” says Rob Fisher, Show Director of IMHX Logistics organisations have been on the frontline since the very beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, keeping shelves stocked, PPE supplied to the NHS and …
Read More »AMH Material Handling appoints new Senior Design Engineer
Material handling, automation and maintenance specialists AMH Material Handling has appointed Aaran Konarczak as senior design engineer. Konarczak joins the team with extensive industry knowledge and experience from previous material handling and logistics roles. The post of senior design engineer will see Konarczak assist in the design and development of …
Read More »Volvo Material Handler boosts production at EMS Waste Services
Exeter-based EMS Waste Services Ltd has taken delivery of a new Volvo EW240E Material Handler for its new recycling facility, located on the Hill Barton Business Park. The new Volvo EW240E MHE becomes the prime mover at the company’s new recycling facility, replacing a two year old EW210 that has …
Read More »Impact appoints new dealer as part of London expansion
Impact Handling, the leading material handling specialist, has appointed Radnes Services as its official dealer for London and the surrounding areas. Radnes will now offer the full Impact portfolio of premium brands, led by the acclaimed Cat® range of lift trucks and warehouse equipment. The move sees Impact further strengthen …
Read More »Exhibitors praise IMHX 2019
Logistics and supply chain professionals headed to Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in their thousands in September for four days of networking, free seminars, and state-of-the-art intralogistics solutions. IMHX, the UK’s largest and most comprehensive materials handling event , which took place between 24 – 27 September, attracted over 16,000 …
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