February 1st 2013

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MAIN HEADLINES: KNAPP to showcase multichannel solutions at IMHX
Warehouse automation specialists from KNAPP will be presenting a range of solutions for optimising efficiency in multichannel distribution centres at IMHX 2013. Exhibiting with sister company, Dürkopp Fördertechnik, at the show from 19-22 March at Birmingham’s NEC, KNAPP will be promoting its expertise in the design, installation, maintenance and upgrade of automated handling systems. The group’s stand, 20D30, will feature a live demonstration of a Pick-it-Easy workstation, a display of the award-winning Pick-it-Easy Pocket solution and some working Open Shuttle mini AGVs. - Read More | Visit Knapp Website

Industry News

Sperrin Metal celebrates 50 years in business
Sperrin Metal Storage Solutions, one of the leading storage manufacturers in Britain and Ireland is proud to announce their 50th year in business, selling a complete range of racking, shelving, ...

RediRack adds further strength and experience to sales team
Leading pallet racking and mezzanine floor manufacturer, RediRack Ltd – part of RediGroup – has further strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Chris Booth to the position of ...

Going from strength to strength
Rollstore Ltd, the Derbyshire based manufacture of materials handling equipment, is growing and they have a brand new head office and distribution centre to prove it! Marketing & Development Director, ...

Woodway UK to hold packaging surgery at IMHX
Woodway UK will be holding a packaging surgery on their stand (Hall 20 A22) during IMHX. With the theme 'Helping you shape your packaging strategy', Woodway's Technical Services Team will ...

Export pallet sales raise funds for the British Red Cross
Goplasticpallets.com has raised £3,239 for the British Red Cross thanks to the company's pre-Christmas promotion on export pallets. For every APB1210 LSO and APB1208 LSO export pallet ordered between 14 ...

RediGroup double up to show a full range of storage solutions
RediGroup has a major presence within both Halls 19 and 20 of the NEC during IMHX 2013. The Group will present its full range of turnkey and stand-alone handling and ...

Keys to success
A lot of bosses of companies will have given a lot of thought to the input they could personally make to improve the success of their business in 2013. Some ...

Total storage eXpertise under one roof with APEX Linvar at IMHX
APEX Linvar will be wowing visitors to its IMHX stand in March, with every part of its business represented for the first time ever at an industry show. The multi-award-winning ...

Cimcorp 3D Shuttle™ to be launched at IMHX
The Finnish overhead gantry storage specialist, Cimcorp, will reveal its latest innovation for storage and order picking to the UK market at IMHX 2013. Branded Cimcorp 3D Shuttle™, the new ...

FHG IPP Logipal toasts new Bath Ales contract
FHG IPP Logipal, the UK & Ireland's second largest pooling supplier and leading high quality pallet pooling specialist, has won a new one-year sole-supply contract with Bristol-based Bath Ales, a ...

Toyota used forklifts online for 2013
Toyota Material Handling UK has welcomed in 2013 with the launch of a specialist used truck website to support customers' needs. The new site which was launched for 2013 provides ...

Potter Logistics commences five year contract with ASK Chemicals
Specialists in the storage and handling of hazardous goods, Potter Logistics has been awarded a five year contract with ASK Chemicals. The contract, worth £500,000, involves the storage and handling ...

Stone wholesaler 'cuts the cards' for better fuel management
Cost efficient logistics are crucial to the construction industry. Operating from headquarters in the West Midlands gives a definite advantage to Beltrami UK, a leading natural stone wholesaler. "Even so ...

Brambles Limited to strengthen global containers business through acquisition of Pallecon
Brambles Limited is pleased to announce the signing of a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Pallecon, a leading provider of Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) solutions in Europe and the ...

Portman Asset Finance Ltd redoubles its commitment to Britain's private sector
Leading equipment finance company, Portman Asset Finance Ltd, has redoubled its commitment to Britain's private sector following the withdrawal of ING Lease. Alex Read, Managing Director of Portman, commented: "It's ...

Matt Grierson of Dexion discusses where many organisations are missing a trick
With many organisations now being driven by economic difficulty and a raft of growing business pressures Matt Grierson, managing director at Dexion, a member of the Constructor Group, discusses where ...

High-profile speakers lined up for strategic conference at IMHX 2013
Demonstrating their commitment to delivering a high-value visitor experience, the organisers of IMHX 2013 have lined up an informative and free-to-attend conference programme that will run over the four days ...

Toyota Material Handling leading innovation at IMHX
Toyota Material Handling UK demonstrates why they are the leaders in innovation at IMHX 2013 through advanced products, experienced people and efficient processes. From goods in, to stacking, high density ...

Logistics News

News International reports 16 per cent efficiency gains with Paragon
The Times newspaper publisher News International has optimised home delivery routes by 16 per cent using advanced routing and scheduling software from Paragon Software Systems. Paragon's combined Territory and Routing ...

Load-matching opportunities
De Montfort University and a number of partners in the logistics and IT fields have produced a software programme to match empty capacity on vehicles with available loads. This was ...

Warehouse Technology Group events offers wide appeal to logistics consumers
The Warehouse Technology Group (WTG) has enjoyed a successful year during 2012, expanding its membership and hosting two successful events which attracted professionals from across the logistics industry. The WTG ...

Fork Trucks

FORK TRUCKS - Short-term hire could destabilise forklift market
Strained and uncertain business conditions are understandably encouraging businesses to avoid long-term commitments to hire or buy forklifts and instead move towards short-term hire. The unwary, however, could slip up ...

A glimpse of the future at IMHX 2013
Briggs Equipment, the UK's fastest growing forklift supply and service company, will be offering a hint of things to come at the forthcoming IMHX 2013 exhibition at the NEC, Birmingham. ...

Consolidation of Samuk means serious business for Cooper
Cooper SH has announced a strategic consolidation of its businesses into a new UK structure bringing the recently acquired Samuk business into the new operation. Samuk had been acquired in ...

Hoppecke energy solutions helping materials handling go that extra mile
Designing an advanced power source for materials handling equipment isn't a capability that many suppliers have but what really makes a difference in a warehouse is "energy craftsmanship" – and ...

Atlet's new reach truck reaches the parts..
As every logistics manager knows, the art of profitable warehousing and distribution is to achieve the swiftest, safest, most reliable and most cost effective handling of goods between points. And ...

Linde's Pro Brake reduces manual handling efforts
The UK's leading materials handling company, Linde Material Handling has launched a revolutionary new hand pallet truck incorporating a brake. The new model, Pro Brake, is capable of lifting loads ...

New Cat® low level order pickers
New Cat® low level order pickers make their UK debut at this year's IMHX show, as Impact Handling displays a selection from the extensive range of Cat® equipment on stand ...

Wheelie bin handlers ensure firms don't waste time
A leading materials handling and forklift attachment firm has come up with the perfect solution to help its customers safely and efficiently dispose of waste. Contact Attachments, based in Mid ...

Noble Foods get on board with the BT Levio
The BT Levio LWE130 powered pallet truck with on-board charging from Toyota is the ideal choice for Noble's fleet of lorries. Noble Foods historically Dean Foods is a leading supplier ...

Ensure your forklift is ready for winter with top tips from Toyota
Toyota Material Handling UK, understand how extreme temperatures can affect business operations, not only in terms of logistics and transport but also the implications on the reliability and operation of ...

Flooring

Keeping line workers on their feet
Slip resistant Crossgrip matting is being used extensively along the production line at the Jaguar Landover plant in Halewood, Liverpool. The matting, manufactured in the UK by Plastic ...

New BetaEdge AR provides durable concrete floor joint repairs
A new concrete floor repair system is offering a once-and-for-all solution to damaged construction joints in industrial and warehouse floors. BetaEdge AR, from leading armoured joint manufacturer ...

Loading Bay

LOADING BAY - Finance famine hitting loading bay operations?
The loading bay is potentially fraught with inefficiencies and accidents waiting to happen but a new risk seems to be preventing opportunities to improve matters – the reluctance of banks ...

Hörmann plan for safety
When it comes to safety in the warehouse, the loading bay still represents one of the greatest areas of risk. With external vehicles, lift trucks and other materials handling equipment plus ...

Easilift Loading Systems strengthens management team with new shareholder
Loading bay solutions provider Easilift Loading Systems has announced that Jon Tridgell, the company's Operations Director, has become a shareholder in the company, further ...

Warehouse Products

BOP handling equipment - CE marked and ATEX certified - of course!
A land based rig incorporating J D Neuhaus handling equipment has been supplied by National Oilwell Varco – Dreco Energy Services ULC. This was delivered in late summer this year to United Oilfield Services, and the BOP handling equipment ...

Rusmail & OCA's handling solution helps next keep its delivery promises
To keep pace with a major expansion of its online retail operations in Doncaster, Next tasked Rusmail Conveyor Systems & OCA to develop a solution for handling sacks of parcels ready for despatch ...

Puretough™ P3000 Reflector enables workers to be safe and seen
Marigold® Industrial has enhanced its Puretough™ P Series range – specifically for outdoor workers who require good mechanical protection with the added advantage of high ...

Nerak provides click and collect solution for John Lewis
Nerak have recently completed the successful installation of another tote conveying system for the John Lewis Store's 'Click and Collect" initiative, this time at their store ...

New restraint prevents rigid vehicle drive-aways
Salvo™ Chock now quicker and easier to use. Industrial safety specialist Castell has redesigned Salvo™ Chock, its interlocking wheel chock, to improve its technical specifications and operational ...

TE air rotation heaters from Powrmatic
Powrmatic's TE range of gas and oil fired free-standing air rotation heaters deliver highly efficient heating with excellent temperature control for large spaces such as warehouses, factories, retail 'sheds', leisure facilities ...

CI Logistics provides automated conveyor solution for Caterpillar Stockton
Caterpillar established its Stockton facility in 1996 when they took over the plant formerly owned and operated by Brown Design engineering. Since its opening, the plant has been responsible for producing ...

New versatile industrial LED luminaire saves energy and provides high-quality illumination
Cooper Lighting and Safety, has introduced a new versatile linear LED luminaire ideally suited to all industrial and warehouse applications ...

Honeywell introduces the industry's most rugged 2D area-imaging device
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) has announced the Auto Identification and Data Capture's (AIDC) most rugged hand-held area-imaging device available for industrial and commercial enterprises: the Granit™ 191Xi hand-held area-imaging ...

Arco Skincare range in Product Award win
Arco's recently launched Three-Step Industrial Skincare System has beaten hundreds of entries to be nominated for a Tomorrow's Cleaning Product ...

Quote Unquote

Quote unquote - Dean Kahl - The Storage Equipment Centre (SEC) Ltd
The Storage Equipment Centre Ltd The Storage Equipment Centre Ltd specialises in the design, supply & installation of warehouse storage systems, working with our clients to realise the most operationally ...