A bespoke solution from handling specialists Cooper SH has met the needs of a busy UK sea port. The Port of Poole faces the common challenge that although commodities are becoming larger and heavier, the need of larger capacity lift trucks is compromising space in storage areas. That issue has been solved after Cooper SH supplied Poole Harbou...[more]

Belgravium Technologies plc ("Belgravium" or the "Company") announces that it has exchanged a conditional contract to acquire the entire issued share capital of Feedback Data plc ("FDP") (the "Acquisition"), subject to an adjustment to reflect the debt/cash position at completion. Completion is expected to take place on 31 May 2013. The considerati...[more]

YALE HELPS REDUCE ORDER PICKING OPERATOR FATIGUE Yale has introduced a fourth model to its MO series of low level order pickers. The new scissor lift model offers operators significant picking and ergonomic advantages. The scissor mechanism on the MO20P will help reduce fatigue for operators who are picking heavy or bulky case picks at height...[more]

The Deputy Prime Minister has announced that 300 Greater Manchester jobs will be created at Altrincham based trailer builder, The Cartwright Group, thanks to investment from the Government's Regional Growth Fund. During their 60th anniversary last year, the family run firm, which builds trailers for well-known brands including TNT, Royal Mail an...[more]

Reducing fleet costs while enhancing productivity: GPS-based fleet management solutions from Advantech-DLoG transmit real-time data on the vehicle, load, or shipment - securely and in an easy-to-understand format. Only accurate monitoring of the driver and vehicle performance can really make sure a fleet is working economically, regardless of wh...[more]

The three-pointed star on the grille of LJA Miers' first Mercedes-Benz truck represents a triple bonus for the Cambridgeshire operator. Not only did the 18-tonne New Actros 1842 cost less to buy than an equivalent vehicle from the brand it replaced, but it will also be cheaper to maintain and repair, and is already outperforming its predecessor...[more]

The team at Rhys Davies Freight Forwarding are no strangers to unusual cargos, but when the call came in to ship a family of woolly mammoths from Cardiff to Norway, even manager John Lyon was a little taken aback. The hairy family of three had been commissioned by the Norwegian Glacier Museum in Fjaerland and created using fibreglass by bespoke ...[more]

Wayne Copley, procurement director and board member of the UK's largest waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) producer compliance scheme, Repic, has been appointed as a member of the WEEELABEX governing council. WEEELABEX is a not-for-profit organisation made up of 26 WEEE compliance schemes, founded in April 2013 to help implement WE...[more]

The Kühne Logistics University (KLU) is moving to a new location this summer. The building on Großer Grasbrook 17 in Hamburg's HafenCity was formerly occupied by SAP and is currently undergoing extensive conversion work. Of all the new features, the most impressive will be the auditorium in the foyer of the building. The egg-shaped space will be de...[more]

Having proved the performance and resilience of its PREMIA power pallet truck family through several pedestrian and platform models, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has now added a heavy duty, fixed platform version to its line-up. The 2.5 tonne PBF25N2, which joins the PREMIA EM series of platform power pallets, is designed to cope with the most dem...[more]

Cargotec's MacGregor has received EUR 22 million order to deliver a 900-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) MacGregor subsea crane to the South Korean shipyard, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd. The crane will be installed on a 150m multi-purpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) ordered by Sealion Shipping, on behalf of Toisa Ltd. "This is th...[more]

2013−Power Automation Systems (PAS) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Yearsley Logistics, the largest frozen logistics service provider in the United Kingdom, to provide the PowerStor® system solution for its new Heywood Facility. The PowerStor system, an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS), is the fastest, most d...[more]

Award-winning ice cream producer Cheshire Farm continues to invest in its modern factory with the recent installation of a metal detector and conveyor system from Lock Inspection Systems. The family-run business produces over 2,000 litres of ice cream per hour, in more than 30 different flavours and a range of tub sizes from 110ml to 5 litres. ...[more]

One of South Wales' biggest fleet operators has made its first investments in Mercedes-Benz tractor units since the late 1990s. Owens Road Services is running five Actros 2546s with flat-floored MegaSpace cabs and 460 hp V6 engines mated to Mercedes PowerShift 2 automated transmissions. Supplied by dealer Euro Commercials (South Wales), all a...[more]

Fork lift safety offer now covers up to five additional sites - for free The Fork Lift Truck Association has further enhanced its popular Safe User Group service, introducing new resources and including up to five additional sites under a single membership, at no extra cost. The Association launched the Safe User Group in 2001, to make its sa...[more]

Cargotec's MacGregor has received EUR 37 million order from Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. to deliver four 250-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea cranes for four multi-purpose supply vessels (MPSV). The cranes will be delivered between fourth quarter 2014 and third quarter 2015. The order is booked in the second quarter 2013 order intake....[more]

We are in the middle of a logistics revolution. E-commerce is fundamentally changing established supply chains. At the CILT Annual Conference 2013 we will discover how innovative change is affecting different supply chains, equipping you with the information you need to help your business. Coupled with the vital lessons learned from summer 2012'...[more]

JCB today announced it had won an order for more than 800 machines from one of the UK's leading rental firms - a deal worth more than £27 million. The order has been placed by A-Plant for a huge fleet of micro, mini and midi excavators and 240 Loadall telescopic handlers and is a big boost for JCB's British factories, where all the machines will...[more]

Axion Polymers has developed a new variant of its high-grade recycled polymer - Axpoly r-PS01 - derived from waste fridge plastic that is delivering extra user benefits in toys and other similar applications. Recent substantial orders for the 100% recycled polymer are testament to the award-winning Salford-based plastic recyclers' ability to sat...[more]

The National Institute for Economic and Social Research and the Office of National Statistics have this week released figures which indicate that the UK economy seems to be on the road to recovery. The overall economy grew by 0.8% in the three months ending at the end of April, with industrial production rising by 0.7% in March alone, largely as a ...[more]