News,case studies and product information relating to material handling,supply chain and distribution.

All the latest news and views from the world of material handling, logistics, freight forwarding and distribution. This section of the site carries articles relating to new contract wins, product launches, opinion from the trade associations, government departments, research analysts, the vendor community as well as case studies of material handling integration projects across Europe.

All key equipment sectors are covered, ranging from AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) ForkLift Trucks, Automated Storage Equipment, Conveyors and Sortation, Dock EquipmentOverhead Handling Equipment, Packaging and Labelling Solutions, Pallets & Containers,Transport and Distribution, Racking & Shelving as well as Trade Shows and Industry Events

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New materials handling equipment from ECS at IMHX

1 New materials handling equipment from ECS at IMHX

Three new additions to the range of materials handling equipment available from European Conveyor Systems are being shown for the first time in the UK at IMHX in March.

Ones to Watch returns to the NEC at the Total Processing & Packaging Exhibition

2 Ones to Watch returns to the NEC at the Total Processing & Packaging Exhibition

The Ones to Watch Awards, which recognises the contributions of processing and packaging professionals under the age of 35, is returning to the NEC at the Total Processing and Packaging Exhibition, 4-6 June 2013 in a bid to discover the industry's next rising star.

Bigger and better, greener and leaner

3 Bigger and better, greener and leaner

Peel Ports has invested in a substantially larger vessel for their Manchester Ship Canal container service after another marked increase in demand from customers who include Kellogg, Princes Foods and Kingsland Wine.

Buying on price can lead to costly downtime

4 Buying on price can lead to costly downtime

Conveyors are one of the most widely used pieces of equipment within a warehouse or distribution centre environment.

Virtualized Logistics ticks all the boxes for Scholastic UK

5 Virtualized Logistics ticks all the boxes for Scholastic UK

Since working with Virtualized Logistics, Scholastic UK has halved the transit times for the books it sources from the Far East and US.

FLTA challenges IMHX visitors on safety

6 FLTA challenges IMHX visitors on safety

The Fork Lift Truck Association will invite IMHX visitors to IMHX (Birmingham's NEC, 19 - 22 March 2013) to test their awareness of fork lift best practice this March, with a free, interactive safety challenge.

With an estimated 20,000 materials handling professionals expected to attend the four-day exhibition, the Association hopes to give as many as possible the chance to check their safety awareness, rule out any blind spots and, potentially, win prizes.

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