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Comprehensive, lively and informative coverage across all areas of the supply chainHigher and faster Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi has released a high-level order picker for which it claims the highest pick height and the fastest lift speed on the market. The 48 Volt OPBH10NH model features an AC hydraulic motor, and can pick at heights up to 11.5 metres....
Published: 08 January 2009
New markets opening up to the pallet concept
Pallet operators are increasingly looking at the continent to expand. While transport networks are common in the rest of Europe, the specialist pallet network is still in its infancy.
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Published: 08 January 2009
DPS and TomTom Work get ready for Logistics Link South
Routeing and scheduling solutions providers DPS and TomTom Work will be at Logistics Link South, Sandown Park on 3rd & 4th February to demonstrate how they have combined forces to offer a fully integrated end-to-end route scheduling and job dispatc...
Published: 06 January 2009
Behind the shed
Transaid is searching for an additional ten people to join the 30-strong team taking part in the Cycle Zambia Challenge 2009, which will run from 7th - 16th May. Among those confirmed is Wendy Vaughan, HR services director at Wincanton. She will be...
Published: 01 January 2009
Brave new world
Pallet networks have grown up in a business environment where double digit growth is common, but how are they planning to deal with more difficult conditions?...
Published: 01 January 2009
England's discount alley
The M5 corridor has been at a discount to the West Midlands but will it be for much longer? Liza Helps investigates...
Published: 01 January 2009
Every cloud has a silver lining
As the economy flounders and margins become increasingly tight, companies are turning to their supply chain to save some extra pennies and there seems to be no better solution for improving efficiency than implementing a supply chain execution system....
Published: 01 January 2009
Perfect pickers for swinging singles
Slick order picking is a prerequisite for any distribution business looking to distance itself from its competitors. And having the right warehouse equipment is key to guaranteeing operations remain streamlined....
Published: 01 January 2009
Raising the bar
This year will see some of the logisitcs industry's top managers vie for the same positions. The goood news is - companies will be spoilt for choice. Jessica Davies takes a closer look at the market...
Published: 01 January 2009
The occupier is king
Current market conditions mean that if the occupiers have the cash they could make a killing in the north west, says Liza Helps...
Published: 01 January 2009
Yves Fargues
Flailing economies aside, the show must go on in the business world. Conventional tactics will lean towards tightening up existing business, rather than expansion. All the more intriguing then, that automotive logistics company Gefco's strategy reveals...
Published: 01 January 2009
Behind the shed
Iveco and New Holland have assisted the British Museum and Sudan Archaeological Research Society (SARS) in an archaeology recovery project. The expedition was carried out by the Castiglioni brothers and Derek Welsby, curator of ancient Egypt and Sudan...
Published: 01 December 2008
Creativity at a premium
A single unitary authority would stimulate the release of land for commercial development and economic prosperity for the region....
Published: 01 December 2008
François bertreau
What a difference a year makes. Groupe Norbert Dentressangle will be celebrating the first anniversary of the acquisition of Christian Salvesen this month, a move which saw the company double in size and expand its scope of activities throughout Europe...
Published: 01 December 2008
Gaining the edge
As supply chain and logistics directors grapple with the challenges of managing a growing volume of goods from outsourced manufacturing sites in the Far East and eastern Europe, focus of attention has turned to the weak link in the chain, the ports....
Published: 01 December 2008
Lifted to safety
Every day in Britain at least one worker is taken to hospital with injuries following an accident involving a forklift truck. And, on average, once every six weeks someone is killed. Statistics from the Health & Safety Executive show transport is the...
Published: 01 December 2008
Master the hunt
A successful business relies on the quality of its workforce so finding the right logisticians should be a top priority. But all too often companies waste valuable time and money as a result of sloppy recruitment methods. In such a time-critical industry...
Published: 01 December 2008
No need to race, says Transmon
One thing companies can do to minimise the risk of forklift-related accidents is restrict the truck's travel speed, says Transmon Engineering. The company has developed a range of speed control systems, which it says can be fitted to any forklift truck...
Published: 01 December 2008
Sweetness and light
Robert Cleeve of King Sturge says: "Although the UK has seen three consecutive years of increases in industrial floor space availability, the latest level of increase was minimal at 0.5 per cent. However, in the South West there was nearly 1.4 million sq...
Published: 01 December 2008
Thinking outside the box
We run an annual maintenance check with all our tenants, which we expect to increase to twice yearly. In this way we maintain warranties for example on the level access doors, and reduce long-term costs so that when an occupier leaves we save them money...
Published: 01 December 2008
