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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Joint truck and battery solution delivers performance gain for Partner Logistics

1 Joint truck and battery solution delivers performance gain for Partner Logistics

Working together to meet a demanding brief from Partner Logistics, lift truck manufacturer Crown and battery manufacturer EnerSys have delivered a complete materials handling solution that has improved equipment availability, enhanced performance and saved costs at the cold chain specialist's freezer store in Gloucester.

Stop fines for haulage companies – unwitting transport of immigrants

2 Stop fines for haulage companies – unwitting transport of immigrants

Law firm Moore Blatch is calling on the Government to waive fines for haulage companies and drivers who find they are unwittingly transporting 'clandestine entrants' in their vehicles, until the escalating border control situation in Calais has been rectified.

Allport Cargo Services and Keswick Enterprises form new freight forwarding joint venture in Romania – ACS Romania

3 Allport Cargo Services and Keswick Enterprises form new freight forwarding joint venture in Romania – ACS Romania

Two United Kingdom-based businesses – Allport Cargo Services and The Keswick Enterprises Group – have joined forces to create a new freight forwarding joint venture in Romania.

Cargo Chief cracks the code on transportation capacity

4 Cargo Chief cracks the code on transportation capacity

From the heart of Silicon Valley, Cargo Chief has emerged with an integrated technology platform designed to revolutionise a booming transportation industry that appears to be at 100 per cent capacity.

How the right communications equipment is vital in production and manufacturing

5 How the right communications equipment is vital in production and manufacturing

Plant managers and leaders of Casitas Travel Trailers are seeing the benefits from wireless Push-to-Talk switches that withstand the grueling plant environment while delivering long battery life.

Pallet Trucks UK encourage businesses to make the most of warehouse space with folding pallet trucks

6 Pallet Trucks UK encourage businesses to make the most of warehouse space with folding pallet trucks

Commercial property prices are on the rise, and Pallet Trucks UK is helping businesses beat soaring rents with a range of folding pallet trucks.

Freight capacity demand drives record growth for Transport Exchange Group

7 Freight capacity demand drives record growth for Transport Exchange Group

Increasing demand for freight capacity has contributed to record growth for Transport Exchange Group in the first half of the year.

More and more customised industrial trucks

8 More and more customised industrial trucks

Over the past 10 years, no other aspect of Material Handling's (MH) industrial truck design & production has experienced growth comparable to that seen in Customised Options, known as COs for short.

Total Interiors Storage Solutions provides complete racking solution for Exhaust, Tyres & Batteries

9 Total Interiors Storage Solutions provides complete racking solution for Exhaust, Tyres & Batteries

As one of the UK's leading suppliers of tyres, batteries and exhausts, ETB has continued its steady growth which in turn led to a requirement to increase the storage capacity in the main warehouse at the Head Office in Worcester; and to create extra office and staff facilities to cater for their growing workforce.

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