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Rising costs for raw materials is putting pressure on forklift truck manufacturers to pass on the increase to customers. According to Jungheinrich’s sales director, Matthias Fischer, steel prices “have exploded this year” while those for copper have also

The newly upgraded MailBIZZ ‘pay as you go’ fulfilment system will make its debut at the ECMOD2004 exhibition, being held at Earl’s Court on November 24 and 25. The first of its type, it now incorporates an auto-email service which sends a unique tracking

RAC Claims Services have launched a new UK dedicated repairer network specifically for commercial vehicles. The service, a joint initiative between RAC and DuPont Refinish, is developed to help insurers and fleet customers manage their commercial vehicle

The British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) has reported “an exceptionally strong quarter” as its members placed orders for more than 9,000 forklift trucks (FLT), taking the annualised UK FLT market to just over 31,400 units.

High street retailer BhS has selected Empirica warehouse management software from Chess Logistics Technology to manage deliveries to overseas franchisees from its Atherstone distribution centre. The Empirica warehouse management software will be in

The Transnorm Group, the unit load conveying technology provider, has been bought from Swisslog by a management buyout team led by Detlef Walter, chief executive officer of Transnorm Germany. Together with Nord Holding based in Hanover,

Laddaw, one of the largest automotive glass wholesalers and distributors in the UK, has installed Linpac Storage Systems racking to solve a storage challenge at a 12,000sq m warehouse and distribution centre to house windscreens, bodyglass

London’s King’s College Hospital is a leading UK hospital with a worldwide reputation for teaching and research. It treats more than 500,000 patients a year and provides a full range of hospital services to the people of London.

Express parcels carrier, Lynx, has selected cable reels from Kabelschlepp Metool to power an innovative parcels handling project that will enhance efficiency at its Nuneaton hub, which is now 20 years old.