YOUNGSTERS DISCOVER THE VALUE OF RUBBISH AS THEY OFFICIALLY OPEN NEW VISITORS CENTRE AT ENERGY FROM WASTE FACILITY Pupils from a Huddersfield school were given the honour of officially opening a new visitor centre at a SITA UK's energy from waste facility and were even treated to a turn in the crane operator's chair. Children from Lindley Junior ...[more]

With the UK logistics sector in turmoil, one operator is bucking the trend by revealing strong growth in its annual results. Bibby Distribution, one of the top ten UK logistics providers, reported significant growth during 2008 compared to 2007 with a 3.3 per cent increase in turnover and four per cent increase in operating profit. The result...[more]

Norfolkline operates logistics services from locations across Europe, providing ambient and refrigerated transportation of packed goods by road, rail, and sea to a wide variety of clients. To keep pace with growth within the chilled and frozen distribution side of its business, the company is currently expanding its refrigerated trailer fleet an...[more]

Leading trade body Freight Transport Association FTA has warned that spending cuts on major transport projects, owing to a massive public investment shortfall, will not only damage the UK's road and rail infrastructure, but severely jeopardise Britain's economic future. Responding to yesterday's leaked industry memo warning of a reduction in the...[more]

Selecta, one of Europe's foremost suppliers of vending solutions, has added to its fleet of Sprinter powered stairclimbers from Stanley Handling. Employed on some of Selecta's UK contracts, they are used predominantly for the replenishment of snack, beverage and confectionery vending machines. Serving as both a stairclimber and a general handler...[more]

In the wake of sustained levels of high growth, Navman Wireless has appointed a new Major Account Manager. Scott Hutchins has joined the company in the new role to help it supply its award-winning vehicle tracking system to a greater numbers of large clients, including local authorities, utilities and large private-sector organisations. With ...[more]

Special package supports ambulance and local authority transport management specialistDigital mapping and address data supplied and configured by MapMechanics forms a key component in the latest mission-critical transport planning software developed by Cleric Computer Services (CCS) for ambulance services, health authorities, local government and p...[more]

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association UKWA has formally unveiled a new brand identity. The new look has been developed to signify the Association's ongoing evolution as an organisation that embraces all companies that provide warehousing or other logistics support services in the supply chain. "The new logo is symbolic of the changes that a...[more]

Forklift truck travel speed can be a major contributor to transport related accidents in the workplace. To help companies control speed in specific areas, heightening safety without slowing down the entire operation, Transmon Engineering has developed the Zone Speed Savure. "Limiting or controlling travelling speeds onsite not only heightens safe...[more]

Trolex has just launched a brand new version of its proven Flexiprobe multi purpose limit switch which has extensive applications in the materials handling and process engineering industries. With its tough heavy duty specification, the new Flexiprobe has been carefully value-engineered and at around GBP 150 is about half the market price of sim...[more]

Dual branded, the trailers carry the Bedfords logo along with that of the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, demonstrating the close partnership in which Bedfords and its clients operate. In Bedfords blue and white colours the trailers are instantly recognizable. Bedfords relationship with Associated Newspapers, publishers of The Daily Mail and ...[more]

Aberdeen based Offshore Containers announces that it has entered into agreements on the terms of its third and fourth acquisitions since its formation one year ago. The proposed deals, to acquire Aberdeen-based businesses Vertec Engineering Limited (Vertec) and the hire division of Labtech Systems Limited (Labtech), each from Sovereign Oilfield ...[more]

A fleet of Kubota machines, consisting of three RTV900 all-terrain utility vehicles, an L5240 tractor and an F80 outfront ride on mower, has boosted efficiency at the famous Chessington World of Adventures & Zoo. The 80 acre Surrey theme park, one of the premier family attractions in the South East, is visited by around 1.25 million people each ...[more]

Pall-Ex, the leading palletised freight distribution network, is implementing improved scanning capabilities. Building on the already high pallet scanning figures - over 99% - the Leicestershire-based company has begun to roll out further improvements to its infrastructure. Deploying Honeywell Dolphin 7600 scanners at all of its Members depot...[more]

there is often no way around the requirement for the new "NFPA 79" approval. This standard, which originated in the construction field, prohibits the use of some AWM cables (UL Recognized) in machines. Due to the very high fire-resistance requirement, NFPA 79 restricts the selection of cable materials used to PVC only. For this reason, energy ch...[more]

Style, safety and technology have been blended together by safety footwear specialist JalGroup to create the new Synergy range. The seven product Aimont Synergy collection merges a sporty and modern design with high comfort and safety performance using the latest in safety footwear technology. Available as ankle boot and shoe options, the new...[more]

Masternaut Three X has launched a groundbreaking tracking service for valuable plant and construction equipment using satellite surveillance. Called Masternaut Asset Track, a covert tracking device installed in the equipment transmits the precise location of the asset and communicates this via the Internet. This eye in the sky system prevents theft...[more]

New figures from SITA UK have shown that the state of the art household waste recycling centre HWRC at North Seaton has proved so popular with local residents that the amount of material being recycled has gone up by 25 per cent. The increase shows how popular the site is compared to the old HWRC at Ellington, which is now closed. The new No...[more]

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The goal has been reached Optimum working conditions and high efficiency the Logitrans Rotator increases the performance of Carrefour The Carrefour Group the giant retailer now uses the Logitrans Rotator in France for the handling of ice for the cooling of fish. The Carrefour Group is the second largest retailer in the world and is with 15,000 o...[more]