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POWER SOURCES – Smart battery management programs show the way
Electric forklifts powered by lead-acid batteries may cost about 3.5 times less on fuel than LPG but that does not mean that electric forklift operators can afford to be blasé over their running costs,
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PALLET NETWORKS – Pallet networks still not fully appreciated
Retailers and suppliers are still yet to appreciate fully the agile and flexible benefits of pallet networks, says Adrian Russell, MD of Pall-Ex. For all its pretensions to be the greenest administration so far,
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LOADING BAY – Loading bays must look at their energy losses
Safety, according to Dave Whyatt, sales director of Easilift Loading Systems, is the most important concern among loading bay equipment operators and specifiers but environmental issues will rapidly catch up as life is going
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FORK TRUCK NEWS – Forklifts can help warehouses meet environmental targets
While the emerging new fuel technologies are grabbing the headlines, the consensus in the forklift truck industry seems to be that these developments are still years away from meaningful acceptance and in the meantime
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FLOORING – Neglect floors at your peril
At first glance floors may seem harmless enough, not warranting much care and attention and indeed there is usually no budget in place for maintenance. But neglected floors can become a dangerous and high
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DOORS & CURTAINS – Beware cheap industrial doors
According to the United Kingdom Warehousing Association’s report, Save Energy, Cut Costs, each year UK warehouses could cut their energy costs by £200 million, largely through improved lighting hardware and techniques, modern boilers and
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FORKLIFT TRUCKS : To buy or hire?
Given the uncertain economic outlook, which would be the wiser forklift truck acquisition method: outright purchase or contract rental, with or without maintenance? The answer will depend on individual circumstances but if choosing the
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POWER SOURCES – Will lead acid forklift batteries yield their throne
Around since 1859, the lead acid battery has been a dominant power source for electric forklifts but is it about to be challenged by other fuel sources? LPG and diesel, of course, have long
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THE LOADING BAY – Efficiency and safety drive loading bay issues
Efficiency and safety are now the driving forces behind loading bay operations, and while equipment suitability for the site may seem an obvious prerequisite a surprising number of products sold do not meet the
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CONVEYING & SORTATION – Business climate favours conveyor automation
If there is any one trend that stands out in the automated conveying market it is, perhaps, the emphasis on reducing costs associated with order picking. Driving this trend is the rapid growth in
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