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Materials Handling World
News : 16/05/2008
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British Airways is ordering 150 new electric powered baggage tugs to help improve its operational performance when it moves to Terminal 5.
The new baggage tugs are part of British Airways' £25 million investment in more than 550 airport vehicles, which will work around the new ... |
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Materials Handling World
Environment, Health and safety and Training,News : 16/05/2008
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Trant Construction Limited from Southampton has won RoSPA's top occupational health and safety award, the Sir George Earle Trophy.
There were a record 1,500 award winners this year, but the judges chose Trant Construction for the premier prize after hearing how a strong health ... |
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Materials Handling World
News : 16/05/2008
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JCB, the world's third largest manufacturer of construction equipment, is donating a fleet of diggers worth $600,000 and sending a team of drivers to help with relief efforts in the south west region of China devastated by an earthquake.
The gift of six 3CX backhoe loader ... |
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Materials Handling World
Forklift News,News,Warehousing and Storage : 16/05/2008
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Amethyst Group is a leading provider of warehousing and distribution services to a range of manufacturers wholesalers, retailers and e-traders operating in the consumer durables, automotive, machinery and clothing and fashion sectors.
With over 1.2 million square feet of ... |
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Materials Handling World
News : 16/05/2008
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| Modern Security Solutions has enhanced the functionality of the AFIANT system, one of the UK's leading network video recorders, with support for the new VIVOTEK dual streaming range of network cameras and video servers. This will allow high quality recording of Motion JPEG for evidential ... |
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Materials Handling World
News,Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution : 15/05/2008
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A Nichols Ltd, an animal feed producer, is achieving 99 percent accuracy for 50 different animal feed recipes thanks to a throughput weighing system from Avery Weigh-Tronix.
The company specified the system to accurately formulate the feed recipes from ingredients held in 13 storage ... |
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Materials Handling World
IT, RFID, Tags and Barcodes,News : 15/05/2008
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Micronora, the international microtechnology and high-precision trade fair, will be held from 23 to 26 September 2008 in Besançon (in Eastern France). In 2008, for the first time, the event will also feature a Nanotechnology Pavilion, which will be open to both companies and R&D centres.
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Materials Handling World
News : 15/05/2008
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SENSOR AND DRIVES advances, their applications and the business benefits are highlighted in a day of free seminars being offered by industry-leading firms SICK (UK) and Lenze.
The popular Automation Technology Seminars programme for 2008 combines discussion of the latest industry ... |
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Materials Handling World
Environment, Health and safety and Training,News : 15/05/2008
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ScottishPower Fleet Business has been presented with RoSPA's top award for managing occupational road risk.
It was named best of 20 businesses and organisations who were honoured by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents for the way they tackle work-related road ... |
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Materials Handling World
News : 15/05/2008
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Culina Logistics Ltd is continuing to support Hope House Children's hospice in Oswestry by featuring the charity's logo emblazoned across one of its newly branded 44ft articulated vehicles.
Operating from the company's Market Drayton site, the vehicle will cover around ... |
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Materials Handling World
News,Warehousing and Storage : 15/05/2008
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HighJump Warehouse Advantage from 3M has improved distribution operations by facilitating the launch of a third-party logistics (3PL) business
3M Greece, a subsidiary of diversified technology company 3M, has installed a new warehouse management system (WMS) in its distribution ... |
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Materials Handling World
IT, RFID, Tags and Barcodes,News : 15/05/2008
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| Vigilant Vision, one of the UK's fastest growing security equipment suppliers, has announced the immediate availability of a new compact Test Monitor with a 5.6" screen and built-in test pattern generator to meet the specific needs of CCTV system installers. With an RRP of £139.50, it ... |
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Materials Handling World
News,Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution : 15/05/2008
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| Attempts to solve the problems caused by lorries being directed onto inappropriate roads by satellite navigation equipment could fall down if industry tries to over-complicate the solution. Responding to the Department for Transport's report on a consultation regarding in-vehicle ... |
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Materials Handling World
Forklift News,News : 14/05/2008
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| Installing the Lamerholm ImpactManager ID system to its fleet of forklift trucks has made a world of difference to operations at Taypack Potatoes. The company is a highly successful and innovative organisation that supplies potatoes to the UK, Scandinavia and Europe. At its headquarters in ... |
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Materials Handling World
Environment, Health and safety and Training,News : 14/05/2008
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Visitors to the 2008 Chartered Institution of Wastes Management conference being held in Torbay this June are being encouraged to visit one of the many free seminar sessions being held by the Environment Agency.
Running in conjunction with sessions in the main conference, the ... |
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Materials Handling World
News,Supply Chain, Logistics and Distribution : 14/05/2008
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| The Freight Transport Association has produced a new four-page A4 publication describing The Importance of Rail Freight and the reasons why the mode is so important for the health of the UK economy. FTA is anxious to promote the future potential for the use of rail for freight over the next 30 ... |
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Materials Handling World
News : 14/05/2008
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The organiser of IMHX 2010 has revealed bold plans to offset the carbon used at the UK's premier logistics event.
In a move unprecedented in UK materials handling and logistics trade shows, Quartz Publishing & Exhibitions has announced that the next International Materials ... |
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Materials Handling World
Environment, Health and safety and Training,News : 14/05/2008
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A scrap metal company has been ordered to pay more than £28,000 after admitting keeping and treating waste without the correct licence unlicensed site in Leyton.
Baseforce Metals & Demo Ltd operates a scrap metal site at Unit 3 Wellington Work, Staffa Road Leyton. On Thursday 8 May, ... |
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Materials Handling World
Forklift News,News : 14/05/2008
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| Jungheinrich has announced details of a new tow tractor that it plans to launch this summer. The EZS 570 will be built at the Group's Specials Factory at Lüneburg, Germany, and will feature 3-phase AC technology to ensure that it combines excellent performance with high energy efficiency. ... |
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Materials Handling World
Environment, Health and safety and Training,News : 14/05/2008
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The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and BNFL today announced a major, new, long-term scholarship scheme for students to undertake research aimed at saving lives and reducing injuries.
BNFL (British Nuclear Fuels) has pledged £500,000 to establish a fund to finance ... |
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