Cybit, the UK's leading online telematics tracking provider, has implemented its Fleetstar solution into the service fleet of Cheshire Peaks & Plains Housing Association. Fleetstar will help to reduce fleet operating costs through real-time visibility of the mobile workforce by Cheshire Peaks & Plans centralised control staff. The Housing Associati...[more]

Workplace equipment provider Slingsby, which supplies a wide range of products across all industries, has just launched a brand new catalogue showcasing the company's entire 35,000 strong product range. As part of the company's on-going commitment to both competitive pricing and reducing its carbon footprint, for which it recently won a Carbon R...[more]

Couriers and hauliers are wasting opportunities to cut their carbon footprints, according to Lyall Cresswell, Managing Director of the Transport Exchange Group. They are passing up chances to save money - and to save the planet at the same time - by needlessly running trucks and vans empty on return journeys across the UK. "Private motorists ...[more]

The ESR 5000 Series of reach trucks developed by Crown has taken the iF product design gold award for 2010. Of the 2,400 or so entries from around the world, just 50 were singled out for top honours by the jury of international experts, putting Crown in the top two percent. Every year since 1953, the iF award has gone to companies and designers who...[more]

HRH The Princess Royal today stressed the global importance of the engineer in rebuilding the lives of those affected by natural disasters such as the recent earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and Turkey. HRH was speaking at the 'Engineering a Better World' conference, organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Commonwealth Engineers...[more]

Leading Din Rail power supply manufacturer PULS UK has appointed Kelly-Ann Bruce as Business Development Manager to promote its range of products throughout the United Kingdom. Her main role will be to support PULS's network of distributors through product training and to assist their sales staff during customer visits. Kelly joins the sales tea...[more]

A groundbreaking new system that wirelessly weighs a fork lift truck's every load has upset the odds to win the top product prize at this year's Fork Lift Truck Association Awards for Excellence. RAVAS' integrated weighing system, iForks, beat well-known manufacturers including Jungheinrich, Mitsubishi and Yale, to win the FLTA's "Archie" for I...[more]

Speaking at the Freight Transport Association's (FTA) Urban Logistics Conference earlier today, Transport Minister Paul Clark reinforced his view that quiet night-time deliveries can tackle urban congestion, reduce carbon emissions and engender more reliable deliveries without impacting on the lives of local residents. HGV deliveries in urban ar...[more]

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT), representing over 19,000 transport professionals in the UK, says that the winning party in the General Election must ensure that the transport needs of industry and society are given appropriate priority in the difficult funding decisions to come. CILT points out that efficien...[more]

Spaceway, a leading UK provider of integrated interior space solutions, has won a £330,000 contract from leading Bournemouth based transport company, Shears Brothers, to create a new Headquarters at Bournemouth International Airport. Spaceway has carried out a total fitout to the 54,000 sq. ft building, which include warehousing and offices. Br...[more]

Kardex (KARN), the world leaders of automated storage and retrieval technologies today announced that Ruud Hoog will be assuming immediate responsibility for managing the sales of its Materials Handling Solutions in Benelux, UK and Ireland. Hoog has four years experience within Kardex and was previously based in the Netherlands where he held the...[more]

Hermes, one of Europe's leading home delivery specialists, has made substantial savings in its transport costs using optimisation software from Paragon Software Systems. Hermes uses Paragon to automate planning of deliveries from 14 of its 18 depots to final mile couriers throughout the UK mainland. The routing and scheduling software has already h...[more]

JUNG lifting jacks and machinery skates supplied by Movetech UK (the new name for British Turntable Co) are helping Flowserve Flow Control make the movement of heavy and awkward loads from the assembly line to an external despatch area safer and easier. The 20 tonne capacity JUNG jack and the steerable trolley and rear JUNG skates, which provide...[more]

LONG LOST RECOVERY TRUCK FOUND TRACKER, the UK leader in stolen vehicle recovery, is working with ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) and a number of insurers as part of a national initiative called Operation SEMITA to recover stolen vehicles that have had theft claims settled against them. As a result of this powerful partnership, ...[more]

Continuing its 15-year history of providing East Anglian brewer, retailer and hotel chain, Adnams, with quality products and a first rate service, Dexion was Adnams automatic choice when it came to choosing a provider to re-fit its eco-distribution centre in Southwold, Suffolk. Dexion had previously provided Adnams with a wide aisle racking system...[more]

Corporate clothing supplier BTC Activewear has developed an innovative warehousing and materials handling operation with help from Atlet. Conveyor systems and highly mobile shuttle buggies working with Atlet trucks have enabled the company to attain double digit growth by meeting demanding targets for high volumes and rapid response. "Our aim i...[more]

RCS Logistics, a family-run, privately owned logistics provider based in Corby, is about to embark on a series of new business initiatives that will help reduce the region's carbon footprint. The initiative involves improving the energy efficiency of RCS' own warehouse facilities in Corby by investing in new low carbon technologies. In order to ...[more]

Wash & Go, the one stop trailer wash operation offered by GE's TIP Trailer Services through four of its depots in the UK, is proving as popular as ever, with over 1000 washes already completed in the first two months of 2010. With modern automated systems at their depots in Leeds, Nuneaton, Felixstowe and Dublin, TIP offers a fully integrated se...[more]

Thanks to conveying and sorting equipment from SovexDPD's distribut, ion centres in Manchester and Crawley operate efficiently - each automatically processing up to 2,400 parcels every hour. This reduces labour costs and speeds up deliveries, which means a better service for DPD's customers. Part of Geopost, a subsidiary of the French postal com...[more]

Penny Hydraulics has appointed Optimum Vehicle Logistics (OVL) as its distributor for the Middle East and Africa. The company's complete range of vehicle mounted cranes, platform lifts, portable davit cranes and its hydraulic rams, roof supports and specialist hydraulic solutions for the mining and power industry are included in the agreement. "...[more]