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BUILDINGS & FACILITIES – Warehouse floors deserve more respect
Within every building facility manager’s remit concern for health and safety must always occupy centre stage yet this key area seems neglected when floor care is considered. Slips, trips and falls top the league
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PALLET NETWORKS – Pallet networks going global?
It has been 20 years since Britain spawned the pallet exchange network concept, an idea that has slashed industry’s distribution costs and improved the environment. But only in the last year or two has
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LOADING BAY – Cracking the loading bay flexibility issue
As the needs of warehousing become more flexible so, too, does the need to consult more with loading bay equipment manufacturers at the design stage rather than just leave it to architects who tend
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FORK TRUCK NEWS – Used forklifts – Beware mutton dressed as lamb
In the forklift market when the going gets tough the tough go down market, specifically buying cheaply refurbished trucks, but many buyers will be disappointed if they don’t know what to look for. Today,
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STORAGE SOLUTIONS – Carbon concerns should influence racking choice
Racking and shelving may seem the most prosaic part of any warehouse but if not chosen well it could cost far more to run a warehouse than is necessary. This is particularly so with
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WAREHOUSE I.T. – Is your WMS failing you?
A good warehouse management system (WMS) is the glue that holds together diverse operational functions seamlessly to drive efficiency but some glues are not so sticky as they should be and, in extreme circumstances,
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WAREHOUSE LIGHTING – Legislation pressures lighting issues
The importance of warehouse lighting issues will grow as concerns for the environment, backed by legislation, begin to impact the storage scene, especially after 2018. This is when the 2011 Energy Act must be
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COLD STORE AND DISTRIBUTION – Cold stores must adapt to changing trends
Just as online shopping is transforming warehouse storage techniques so, too, changing trends in frozen food demand will seriously impact cold storage handling methods. UK frozen food sales in 2010 were estimated at £7.5
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WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION – Don’t ignore packaging for automation
Fully automated warehouses are costly, complex and full of snares for the unwary. Although disastrous failures of such investments to perform to expectations are now much rarer than decades ago diligence is still needed
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DOORS & CURTAINS – Door selection needs great care
Door-buyers are always looking to save money on energy, says Alan Hirst, sales director of Union Industries, hardly surprising given the Energy Act, 2011, but who are the best people to approach and how
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