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Think about safer load handling
By Richard Short, Sales Director, Penny Hydraulics
The latest HSE figures show that in 2004/5 around 1.9 million working days were lost through injuries caused by handling, lifting or carrying and that each incident resulted in around 9.3 days off work.

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FA Hawkins joins Palletways pallet network
November 21, 2008
Distribution company, FA Hawkins, has joined Palletways, the number one pallet network in Europe.

Bradbury Bros grows business thanks to APC Overnight
November 21, 2008
Motorcycle parts specialist Bradbury Bros has seen a 15 per cent growth in its business thanks to reliable next day parcel logistics from APC Overnight.

The Right Brew
November 21, 2008
Linde Material Handling and Belhaven Brewery have found a fuel efficient recipe for success

FLEXI ecoGAS is the greener alternative
November 20, 2008
Narrow Aisle – the articulated forklift truck manufacturer – has announced the launch of the Flexi ecoGAS, a new addition to the FLEXI range of articulated forklift trucks.

Project Management Award for DHL Central Air Hub Leipzig team
November 20, 2008
A project team from DHL and Deutsche Post was recently honoured with the ‘Project Excellence Award’.

Cybit wins first major UK order for Fleetstar Logistics
November 20, 2008
Online Telematics Service Provider, Cybit, has announced the first UK order for its new Fleetstar Logistics telematics solution.

Argos Goes Full Speed Ahead with Automated DC
November 20, 2008 Case Study
Customer challenge:
Need to handle substantial growth in sales, number of sales channels and growth in choice for the consumer, while at the same time increase competitiveness in the market.

Next pioneers a new era in order picking productivity
November 19, 2008
Next, one of the UK’s leading retailers of clothing, footwear, accessories and home products, has implemented an innovative high performance order picking solution.

Euro Shoe finds the right fit for its distribution operations
November 14, 2008
The company consulted Vanderlande Industries to review its distribution operations. In 2002, this resulted in the decision to centralise activities in one completely new facility.

JLT Atom-ic powered warehouse terminal cuts the cost of forklift applications
November 13, 2008
The new Intel Atom-powered rugged vehicle mount JLT 1214 represents another breakthrough product from the rugged mobile computing pioneer JLT.

DHL signs five-year deal with latex supplier Synthomer
November 11, 2008
DHL Exel Supply Chain’s industrial sector has signed a five year deal to provide Synthomer, the global synthetic polymers business, with bulk transport services in the UK

Flexis make press statement
November 10, 2008
Heidelberg has taken delivery of two Flexi EURO articulated forklift trucks from Narrow Aisle.

Evolution through partnership
November 10, 2008 - Case Study
Häfele UK is a distributor of furniture fittings, hardware and architectural ironmongery and its client base includes furniture manufacturing companies, planners & fitters, architects, building companies, DIY retailers and independent stores...

Harsh, Russian winters prove no match for Thermo King's Magnum container
November 06, 2008
Thermo King's Magnum container refrigeration unit performs like no other reefer on the market even in -35 degree C temperatures.

'5PL Supply Chain Engineering' [5PL SCE] launches in the UK
November 06, 2008
Three established supply chain companies, Aceona Management Ltd, KlinkhammerLS + (UK) Ltd, and Process Chain Ltd, have formed 5PL Supply Chain Engineering (5PL SCE)

Keystone cooking oil biodiesel cuts fuel costs by £750,000
November 05, 2008
Keystone Distribution UK, the distribution partner for McDonald’s UK, will slash £750,000 off fuel costs over the coming year by swapping diesel for converted cooking oil.

DHL wins EcoTherm Insulation distribution contract
November 05, 2008
DHL Exel Supply Chain has been awarded a £10 million (12.6 million euro) contract to provide dedicated distribution services to EcoTherm Insulation (UK) Ltd, a world leader in rigid thermal insulation boards.

New Director appointed at Pall-Ex
November 05, 2008
Leading pallet distribution network Pall-Ex has announced a major new appointment to its senior management team.

Top Research Papers

Health and Safety Legislation - Handling and Lifting Equipment
White Paper
Health and safety legislation means that handling and lifting equipment is now required to take on jobs that, previously, were often carried out manually.

Getting to grips with manual handling
A short guide
This booklet explains the problems associated with manual handling and sets out best practice in dealing with them. The advice is intended for managers of small firms or similar organisations.

Order Picking: Methods and Equipment for Piece Pick, Case Pick, and Pallet Pick Operations.
White Paper - David Piaseck
The ability to quickly and accurately process customer orders has become an essential part of doing business.

RFID tags for tracking plastic pallets and reusable containers
White paper - Intermec
The model for cycle tracking reusable containers is the pallet market.

Forklift Safety
April 22, 2008 Sir Neville Bowman-Shaw
A forklift truckcan be an aggressive machine and very dangerous if not operated correctly, or if proper safety procedures are not in place.

Quick Diary Dates

ProMat 2009
January 12 to 15, 2009 - Chicago, IL USA
North America's premier material handling and logistics event.

Supply Chain Forum
3rd March 2009 - Northamptonshire, UK

The Logistics Forum
27 - 30 April 2009 - New York

Transport Logistic
12 - 15th May 2009 - Munich Germany

HI Industri
1st-4th September 2009

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Recruitment firm’s expansion means more help for logistics and supply chain companies November 20, 2008
A recruitment consultancy that helps logistics and supply chain companies to find the right talent has announced plans to double in size over the next 12 months.

UK warehouse benchmarking report reveals low use of cross-docking November 10, 2008
Although much is written about cross-docking, 80% of UK warehouses cross-dock only 10% or less of their throughput, according to new research conducted by Cranfield School of Management.

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Quinn Radiators awarded Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Annual Award for Excellence
November 20, 2008
HRH Princess Anne presented the prestigious Award for Materials Handling Equipment and Technology to Quinn Radiators at the CILT’s awards evening.

Agility wins ‘The Logistics Award’ at the Lloyd’s List Asia Awards
November 19, 2008
Agility has been named as the best logistics company at the Lloyd’s List Asia Awards at a glittering ceremony in Singapore.

ID Logistics and Conforama take up new premises
November 10, 2008
ID Logistics recently inaugurated a 24,000m2 logistics platform, exclusively for the use of Conforama, at Valence d’Agen (Tarn-et-Garonne, South-West France).

Industry Events

PACK&MOVE: The new meeting place for the logistics and packaging industries
November 20, 2008
PACK&MOVE – the Swiss trade show for integrated logistics solutions and packaging technologies – will open its doors for the first time.

Logistics event in Eastern China in November
November 06, 2008
The International Logistics Expo 2008 & China World Logistics Conference will be staged on Nov 19 to 21, 2008 at the Nanjing International Expo Center, China.

Linde shows strong presence in South West
October 27, 2008
Linde will be showcasing products and services from its broad range of leading materials handling equipment and solutions.

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