The shocking revelation that hundreds of thousands of people working in the logistics sector have no qualifications highlights the fact that vocational training is needed more than ever before. Jessica Davies reports.
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Management of the loading bay can make or break a warehouse operation. A badly designed system can not only be inefficient, but also dangerous. Jessica Davies goes in search of excellence.
Barloworld has six accredited training centres across the UK, employs 32 mobile instructors and trains around 6,000 operators each year.
Start-rite Shoes has chosen Owens Conveyor Company to supply its newly designed heavy duty vehicle loader to help load and unload container vehicles.
EMPATHY Net-Works is a project part-funded by the European Social Fund and Hull University Business School, to help encourage women into the logistics and supply chain industries.
Edmolift, which manufactures and supplies scissor lift tables, pallet handling products and manual handling aids, says that one of the fastest growing sectors of the materials handling industry is tilting and positioning tables.
Minorplanet’s Vehicle Management Information System proved a life safer for a German truck driver who fell ill at the wheel.
Hormann has installed 45 80mm thick DPU loading bay doors at the flagship Sainsbury’s warehouse in Northamptonshire.
Inchcape Shipping Services has launched a PDA Mobile compatible web site – suitable for use with Palm, Pocket PC, Smartphone, Mobile or other small screen devices.
Invicta Forks & Attachments has developed a fork-mounted magnet attachment to clear surfaces of metal debris that could otherwise present a hazard to vehicles and operators alike.
