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The MD of one of the UK’s top recycling and waste management companies, has called for a “UK-wide ban on food waste to landfill” just days before the launch of Zero Waste Week, which runs from Sept 7th-13th. Around 40 per cent of food waste generated in the UK is …

Heavy-duty excavation, construction and container handling equipment working on sites, in quarries and at ports throughout the South-East is now being kept rolling by a £180,000 Mercedes-Benz truck built to handle plant tyres and wheel assemblies weighing up to 2.5 tonnes. The 6×4 Arocs 2640K wears the colours of Commercial …

Yale reports that customers are already noticing savings on forklift operating costs since its decision to fit Trelleborg Pit Stop Line tyres as standard on counterbalance trucks*. The innovative principle behind Pit Stop Line products is that a highly visible orange band appears on the surface of the tyre when …

An ambitious scheme to slash diesel consumption and exhaust emissions by installing Mercedes-Benz FleetBoard telematics systems across its fleet of 750 distribution vehicles, helped Britain’s Favourite Baker win a coveted national fuel efficiency prize. Warburtons was named Fuel Efficient Operator of the Year in the annual Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme …

British shoppers* prefer to see their purchases packed in cardboard because it offers better protection than polystyrene for goods in transit, as well as being the easiest material to recycle, according to latest research commissioned by the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI). This boost for the Corrugated Packaging Industry is …

Construction and demolition waste management specialists R Collard Ltd have opened a new state of the art aggregate washing plant at its recycling facility in Eversley, Hampshire, UK. The new washing plant, designed and supplied by Terex Washing Systems (TWS) incorporates the very latest technology to enhance the quality and …

When a major food distribution warehouse needed to upgrade its in-house chiller it called upon the services of one to the UK’s leading chiller hire companies, Andrews Chiller Hire, to provide an alternative solution that would keep warehouse temperatures at a safe level for preserving stored food. Andrews Chiller Hire …

Following the successful operation of its first two Isuzus that have been in service for just over a year, specialist national green services provider Glendale Managed Services Ltd has taken a further two new Isuzus to work on specific new contracts in the North London area. The latest Isuzu N75.190 …

Fraser Ironside, Head of Strategic Modelling, Barloworld Supply Chain Software, makes the case that, in a market under pressure from intense competition and other pressures, regular cost-to-serve (CTS) analysis can improve decision making and shine a light on hidden costs. As the supply chain grows ever more complex, organisations simply …

Big Dutchman AG operates 59 electrically powered forklift trucks at its Lower Saxonian logistics centre in Vechta-Calveslage. The animal housing and feeding system specialist uses Fronius Selectiva battery charging systems to provide this fleet with a reliable and cost effective source of energy. These devices ensure ultra cool and gentle …