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ADLINK demonstrates how IoT digital experiments can create business value

1 ADLINK demonstrates how IoT digital experiments can create business value

ADLINK Technology will be showcasing its IoT digital experiments at this year’s Hannover Fair. Its ‘Connect Stream Control’ technology enables companies to test the business potential of IoT-applications.

ILAPAK’s Delta 6000 R: Top performance on tortillas

2 ILAPAK’s Delta 6000 R: Top performance on tortillas

ILAPAK’s Delta 6000 R flow wrapper with MAP for packing tortillas and flat breads is now capable of speeds of up to 150ppm following several design enhancements.

Mues takes new COO role at Imperial Logistics International

3 Mues takes new COO role at Imperial Logistics International

Imperial Logistics International continues to strengthen its senior management team with the appointment of Juergen Mues to the post of Chief Operating Officer (COO). He takes up his position on 15 March 2019.

AMH Material Handling apprentice wins NITAL’s Full Time Learner of the year award

4 AMH Material Handling apprentice wins NITAL’s Full Time Learner of the year award

Sam Pitfield, aged 19 from Rushden, was announced as the Training Centre Shield winner for Full Time Learner of the year at the Northamptonshire Industrial Training Association Ltd (NITAL) achievement awards ceremony held in Kettering in January 2019.

Wyvern Cargo joins Palletforce Network

5 Wyvern Cargo joins Palletforce Network

Wyvern Cargo has become the latest UK haulier to join Palletforce, boosting the global distribution network’s presence in the south of England.

Is it time to introduce new age thinking for stressed out truckers?

6 Is it time to introduce new age thinking for stressed out truckers?

Truck drivers alongside labourers have one of the highest suicide rates in the world according to most experts. This is supported by statistics from the UK Government which suggest that people in these groups have a higher chance of dying in this way, a massive 44% above the national average writes Michael Younge, writer and authority on mindfulness and positivity.

Freight firm prepares for no-deal Brexit by achieving AEO status

7 Freight firm prepares for no-deal Brexit by achieving AEO status

International logistics firm Baxter Freight has officially been granted Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status – an internationally recognised quality mark for the supply chain – by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

EnerSys expands NexSys motive power battery range to include lithium-ion technology

8 EnerSys expands NexSys motive power battery range to include lithium-ion technology

EnerSys is set to introduce advanced lithium ion technology to its NexSys range of high-performance motive power batteries with the launch of NexSys iON battery systems in 2019.

Ex-soldiers enlist their ‘pets on parade’ for Mercedes-Benz vans duty

9 Ex-soldiers enlist their ‘pets on parade’ for Mercedes-Benz vans duty

There’s no doubting Scott and Susan Nuttall’s affection for their four huskies – the dogs’ images are emblazoned across the back doors of their strikingly-liveried Mercedes-Benz vans.

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