Wednesday - 22 May 2013

Materials Handling

Viewpoint

Views and comment from Logistics Manager and Industry

The end of empty property rates?
It was a good wheeze that backfired horribly - but who cares? Empty property rates doesn’t exactly hurt the individual as such and because it doesn’t there isn’t really any political mileage in it. I mean businesses en masse don’t vote...
Published: 30 July 2012

Warehousing sector suffers PM28 tension
Roger Williams, chief executive of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association, believes the HSE has sought to address a problem that doesn't actually exist with its PM28 guidance note for working at height....
Published: 01 September 2007

RFID: The reality behind the hype
RFID has received lots of publicity but real life supply chain applications have been thin on the ground. Two new reports show where the technology is being put to practical use....
Published: 25 May 2007

Barging into the park
British Waterways is investing £18....
Published: 18 May 2007

How the plan is supposed to work
The planning application is split into two main parts: The Site Preparation Planning Application and The Olympic and Legacy Transformation Planning Application....
Published: 18 May 2007

Olympic challenge for logisticians
Stratford in East London is about to become Europe's biggest building site as plans for the Olympic Park take shape. But, says Malory Davies, the logistics of keeping the site supplied with building materials could prove to be a bigger challenge than the...
Published: 18 May 2007

Money, Money, Money : Mick Jackson
As part of its drive to address the skill shortages that contribute to UK plc's dismal comparative performance on the international stage, the government has set targets to reduce the number of people working in England, without at least a Level 2...
Published: 01 May 2007

Taking the floor
A new European standard for warehouse floors is under discussion....
Published: 01 October 2006