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FTA Group visits Cartwright – and praises British manufacturer

1 FTA Group visits Cartwright – and praises British manufacturer

A recent visit to Cartwright by the FTA Northern Engineering Forum led the organiser to exclaim:  “To say we don’t build anything in Britain anymore is wrong.”

Are you overlooking this key source of safety and security in your warehouse?

2 Are you overlooking this key source of safety and security in your warehouse?

By Jeff Schmitz, Chief Marketing Officer at Zebra Technologies.

You may use a number of different technologies to help improve the safety and security of your warehousing operations. Yet, many warehouse and distribution center (DC) operators forget about how powerful their printers can be in proactive security and safety efforts and that needs to change. Especially with management tools like PrintSecure, companies can encrypt connections, allow only permitted access and regularly update their printers to address new threats.

New man-up order picker V08 from Linde Material Handling

3 New man-up order picker V08 from Linde Material Handling

Higher pick rates, ergonomic working conditions, greater safety for employees: These are just some of the advantages offered by the new V08 vertical order picker from Linde Material Handling. The truck allows for regular picking at up to 2.80 meters height and helps logistics managers to keep the costs of labor-intensive pick processes under control.

Rise in overseas trade could see and increase in risk to UK companies

4 Rise in overseas trade could see and increase in risk to UK companies

With the demand for overseas trade expected to undergo a surge of record-breaking growth over the coming decade, global risk and compliance specialists GWCI have warned British companies trading overseas to do their due diligence when dealing with international third parties for the first time or pay the price.

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