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FLOORS & FLOOR CARE – Floors will trip up the unsuspecting

FLOORS & FLOOR CARE – Floors will trip up the unsuspecting

Editor April 25, 2012 0

Like icebergs, floors can be deceptive, and as with icebergs it is foolish to ignore them, for therein lies accidents, damage to equipment and breach of Health & Safety legislation. Keeping them clean is

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Yuasa launches new Pro-Spec range of batteries for semi-traction applications

Yuasa launches new Pro-Spec range of batteries for semi-traction applications

Editor April 18, 2012 0

Yuasa Battery Sales (UK) Ltd has launched its new Pro-Spec range of semi-traction batteries featuring advanced charge technology to deliver extra power, higher reliability and prolonged service life. The new batteries are designed for

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Hoppecke batteries help flexi trucks to keep their cool

Hoppecke batteries help flexi trucks to keep their cool

Editor April 18, 2012 0

At the Norish cold store at Brierley Hill in the Midlands, a fleet of Flexi Narrow Aisle articulated fork lift trucks has been operating on three shifts in a cold store at temperatures as

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Cleaner, quieter power it’s the battery revolution

Cleaner, quieter power it’s the battery revolution

Editor April 18, 2012 0

Managers of vehicle fleets within warehouses and industrial sites are faced with a number of power source options including diesel, petrol and LP Gas, but there is one power source that still dominates the

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POWER SOURCES – Days numbered for diesel forklifts?

POWER SOURCES – Days numbered for diesel forklifts?

Editor April 18, 2012 0

Three factors dominate all forklift operators today – economics, safety and the environmental issues and in  the choice of  motive power all three will be influenced by technical and legal changes to come. Environmental

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These routes were made for picking!

These routes were made for picking!

Editor April 18, 2012 0

How one company achieved a 750%+ productivity increase by implementing Keymas K-Store. Keymas have recently heard from two separate companies with sizeable warehouse operations that their pickers walk 18 miles during a single shift.

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The future of voice logistics by Ronan Clinton, Chief Executive, Heavey RF Group

The future of voice logistics by Ronan Clinton, Chief Executive, Heavey RF Group

Editor April 18, 2012 0

The path that voice directed logistics has taken over the last 25 years or so has not been all that different to other successful technologies before it such as the automobile, television, personal computer,

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Glanbia Consumer Products boosts warehouse productivity and customer service with heavey RF mobile voice technology

Glanbia Consumer Products boosts warehouse productivity and customer service with heavey RF mobile voice technology

Editor April 18, 2012 0

- €1m contract boosts warehouse productivity by up to 95% - Accuracy improved 600% - Pick speed increased from 160 to 260 per hour Glanbia Consumer Products, the largest branded food supplier into the

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New Boots service centre powered by automation from KNAPP

New Boots service centre powered by automation from KNAPP

Editor April 17, 2012 0

The new service centre from leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer, Boots – part of the international Alliance Boots group -has been officially opened in Burton-upon-Trent

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Swisslog’s latest innovation unfreezes operations

Swisslog’s latest innovation unfreezes operations

Editor April 17, 2012 0

Underlining its commitment to continuous innovation, Swisslog has launched FreezerPick, its latest industry-specific solution. Cumbersome picking is moved out of the freezer into chilled environments, resulting in highly efficient order fulfillment. The FreezerPick design

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