Whittan, the UK’s leading storage manufacturer, is celebrating its 70th Anniversary as a trusted supplier of storage products and solutions. Whittan’s story – capturing 70 years of British design, manufacture and installation of pallet racking, shelving and lockers by one company – remains unique today. It was in 1951 that …
Read More »Bullet Express equipped to go the extra miles
Bullet Express, the Glasgow-based international logistics, transport and storage company, has installed 3.5 miles of pallet racking in its new 30,000 sq.ft. storage logistics facility in the city. Laid end to end, the racking is long enough to stretch from the storage facility at 2129 London Road, Glasgow, to George …
Read More »Ferretto Group keeps focusing on automation: The new Vertimag Automatic Vertical Lift Module (VLM)
More ergonomic. More functional. More innovative. The italian Ferretto Group takes a further step forward in warehouse automation by launching the new generation of Vertimag; already chosen as a vertical storage system by leading companies globally, now comes in an updated version to respond even more effectively to the needs …
Read More »Stanley sees 50% spike in demand for retail storage
A surge in online shopping during lockdown has proved to be a shot in the arm for materials handling, racking and shelving specialist, Stanley, which has seen demand for storage solutions jump by a massive 50% in just nine months. According to the Centre for Retail Research (CRR), 2020 was …
Read More »Manufacturers picking Direct to Consumer
Manufacturers with Direct to Consumer operations need to consider storage and picking for efficient fulfilment of growing order volumes, says Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems. Online retail helped many manufacturers who saw normal outlets for their goods close during the COVID-19 lockdown. Some were able to pivot …
Read More »A flexible storage combination
One of the most popular new items in BITO’s recently launched online BITO Direct catalogue is the company’s Galvanised Boltless Shelving, which can hold a combination of BITO’s XL and RK containers for bulk and small parts to suit the different purposes a company may have. The shelves can be …
Read More »BITO to spotlight highly productive solutions at IntraLogisteX 2020
BITO Storage Systems will be throwing the spotlight on highly productive order picking at IntraLogisteX 2020, which takes place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 31 March to 1 April 2020. BITO experts will be on Stand 116 to discuss the latest intralogistics techniques created from shelving and racking, live …
Read More »New to the UK, motorised shelves prevent lifting strains and injuries
GaragePride announces a UK first with the launch of their motorised shelving, MOTOSTOR™. A remotely controlled electric motor raises shelves above head height for safer storage and to make maximum use of higher walls. GaragePride announces a UK first with the launch of their motorised shelving, MOTOSTOR™. A remotely controlled …
Read More »Blue Cube Portable Cold Stores confirms search for new premises
Further underlining its commitment to an ambitious growth strategy, leading rental supplier of high performance temperature controlled storage solutions for the food, pharmaceutical, logistics and manufacturing industries, Blue Cube Portable Cold Stores Ltd (tel: 0333 3202620) – part of the Turner Group – has confirmed it is embarking on a …
Read More »Smart-Space completes showroom-quality production and storage facility for fast-expanding commercial lighting specialist Luxonic
Smart-Space one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and installers of temporary, semi-permanent and permanent buildings, has completed a permanent production and storage facility for Luxonic at the lighting specialist’s head office, manufacturing and innovation centre in Basingstoke. The new 35-metre by 30-metre facility is a fully insulated, composite-clad steel building, …
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