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Ergonomic Design is critical to users of Ladders Racks
Prime Design, established in 1992 by Avi Levi, is market leader in the design and manufacture of ladder roof racks in the United States. Since 2006, Prime Design is has been active on the European market with its own design for the European market. The product range of ergonomic and safe roof racks has expanded in the last two years, for every type of van there is a ladder rack available which can be used on the ground floor. Prime Design is proud to present its product range during the I.A.A (25 Sept- 2 Okt- Hall 13 Stand B20) in Hannover.
Date:
04/08/2008
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Electric pedestrian trucks for a range of applications
Forklift truck manufacturer Jungheinrich has announced the launch of the EJE C20 - a new energy efficient electric pedestrian pallet truck designed to be suitable for order picking and light stacking work.
Equipped with a powerful, maintenance-free drive motor with AC technology, the truck offers high levels of energy efficiency as well as high travel speeds and powerful acceleration.
Date:
04/08/2008
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AFI-Uplift Wrap Up Tank Contract
These two AFI-Uplift scissor lifts have helped to carry out one of the UK’s biggest ever shrink wrapping jobs – involving two storage tanks each measuring 60m x 15m.
The AFI 9250 diesel scissors were hired by PK Marine Freight Services to shrink wrap the two tanks in a special waterproof membrane for long term storage at Ellesmere Port Dock before they are shipped to an overseas customer.
Date:
30/07/2008
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Habasit Rossi conveying savings for furniture makers
With UK furniture manufacturers facing escalating energy and raw materials prices, the drive for greater cost efficiencies is causing many in the industry to re-evaluate their current product handling. Improvements to existing conveyor systems can not only achieve higher levels of output but must also reduce costs and production downtimes.
Date:
30/07/2008
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Fresh approach from Habasit Rossi
Habasit Rossi Ltd is bringing a new concept to the adage of belting up by giving away hundreds of belt charts to potential customers in the fresh produce sector.
Date:
08/07/2008
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Habasit Rossi belts out message to furniture sector
Habasit Rossi Ltd is targeting UK furniture manufacturers with free conveyor belt audits, to highlight the large amount of belting it supplies to the industry.
During May onwards, a series of mailers and adverts will start appearing in relevant trade journals. The adverts show a UK map covered in different furniture items ranging from park benches and household tables to beds, with the aim of illustrating the diverse range of furniture products that Habasit Rossi's belts convey.
Date:
05/06/2008
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British Airways World Cargo wins Zoom Airlines Gatwick ground handling contract
British Airways World Cargo has been awarded a three-year contract to provide full cargo ground handling services for Zoom Airlines from May 2008.
Date:
30/05/2008
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New cross belt sorter: SBIR Dynamic
Fives Cinetic has further extended its offer by developing a new high performance sorting machine, especially designed for medium size logistic and sorting centres.
In the early 80s, the company, at that time known as CML Handling Technology, introduces on the market the cross belt technology. The most recognized benefits of the cross belt are the gentle handling and the capability of processing the widest variety of items. In fact, the first application are in the postal (for rest mail sortation) and distribution market.
Date:
23/05/2008
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Samskip adds Greece to its pan-European multimodal network
Europes leading multimodal container operator Samskip has added Greece to the list of countries in Southern Europe that it now serves by road and rail. It has appointed one of Greece’s major transport and logistics specialists, Carel Ltd, as its agent and has launched rail services linking Mannheim and Rotterdam with Athens and Thessaloniki.
Date:
16/05/2008
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South Africa’s Transnet Port Terminals aims higher with 30 new Kalmar CSC straddle carriers
Kalmar Industries, part of Cargotec Corporation, has been awarded a contract by Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) of South Africa to supply 30 CSC440 straddle carriers for its operations at Durban Container Terminal (DCT) in the Port of Durban. The new order further strengthens the long-term partnership between the two parties and cements Kalmar’s position as TPT’s preferred supplier of yard handling equipment to South Africa’s busiest container port. The machines will be delivered starting in July 2008 with the final units arriving January 2009.
Date:
09/05/2008
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Mediterranean ports opt for Kalmar’s productive, eco-friendly RTGs to boost operations
The Mediterranean supply chain continues to invest in the container handling capacity of its Moroccan and Spanish ports by placing more orders for Kalmar’s all-electric rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.
Kalmar has received an order for 10 E-One+ units from Somaport operating at the Port of Casablanca. The 7+1 wide and 1-over-5 high RTGs, outfitted with Bromma twinlift spreaders and Kalmar’s autosteering and container position verification system, Smartrail®, will be delivered by the beginning of 2009.
Date:
08/05/2008
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Axis Goes Mad About Boxes
Axis Trading Limited, specialist supplier of goods and services to the materials handling industry, announces Mad About Boxes: A new website that offers a wide range of plastic boxes, foldable containers, pallets and storage equipment. Axis is partners with some of the world’s largest equipment manufacturers and all products are chosen based upon their quality and the levels of customer support.
Date:
01/05/2008
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Stertil Stokvis foes one better with new generation of dock levellers
Loading bay specialist Stertil Stokvis has introduced an improved range of dock levellers. For some years, the company’s HW series has been widely acknowledged as the most advanced range of dock levellers available, providing the smoothest and easiest transition between vehicle and warehouse. However, Stertil Stokvis is about to go one better with the launch of its next generation of ergonomic dock levellers.
Date:
30/04/2008
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Voice is choice for KNAPP customers
KNAPP, the automated handling systems provider, has enjoyed considerable success in implementing voice-directed picking solutions for clients in diverse sectors across Europe.
The Austrian-owned group has delivered a number of voice-directed picking (VDP) systems recently, including solutions for the home entertainment products supplier, Handleman UK Ltd; the veterinary products supplier, Centaur Services Ltd; the Portuguese pharmaceutical company, Cooprofar; the German food wholesaler, Kaiser’s Tengelmann; and the German electronic accessories supplier, Vivanco.
Date:
20/04/2008
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Expandable Conveyors on-line from www.flexy.co.uk
www.flexy.co.uk is extremely easy to navigate and select from a range of standard conveyors, with optional widths and features enabling you to customise conveyors to meet individual handling needs.
Date:
20/03/2008
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Our finger is on the pulse of the industry....
here is the breaking news...
Project Management Award for DHL Central Air Hub Leipzig team
A project team from DHL and Deutsche Post was recently honoured with the “Project Excellence Award” in Wiesbaden/Germany by German Project Management Association (GPM). The team received the leading project management award for the successful implementation of the project “Central Air Hub Leipzig”. The project comprised the establishment and smooth cooperation of work processes between different divisions at the new Hub in a very efficient and cost saving way.
Date:
13/11/2008
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Plastic packaging manufacturer named environmental company of the year
Birmingham-based LINPAC Group has won the Environmental Company of the Year category in the prestigious UK Packaging Awards 2008.
LINPAC is an international manufacturer and marketer of plastic food packaging, plastic returnable transit packaging (RTP) and other products. The company has manufacturing facilities on five continents and employs 9 000 people worldwide – over 1 500 of them in the UK.
Date:
05/11/2008
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Karl Nutzinger joins Schenker AG Board of Management
Karl Nutzinger has been appointed to the Board of Management of Schenker AG, Essen, with effect from November 1 of this year. Nutzinger will be responsible for the European Land Transport business unit and also for the Region Europe, succeeding Hans-Jörg Hager, who left the company on June 30, 2008.
Date:
03/11/2008
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PalletFORCE expands management team
PalletFORCE, one of the UK’s leading exponents of palletised distribution networks, has expanded its management team with two new appointments, in readiness for its move to a new state of the art hub at Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. Giles Conway joins as General Manager Finance and Dave Gough has been brought in as Health and Safety Manager. The former is a new role, the first of several more to be confirmed in the next few months.
Date:
28/10/2008
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Gunter celebrates 40 years with Jungheinrich
Gunter Fritzsche - one of the forklift truck industry’s best known personalities - recently celebrated forty years with Jungheinrich.
Gunter, who joined the Jungheinrich Group as a trainee in Germany before moving to the UK, has held a number of positions with the company but is perhaps best known for his role in establishing Jungheinrich (UK) Ltd’s Automated Systems Division at Wythenshawe, near Manchester.
Date:
20/10/2008
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Length does not matter for nusteel structures
Nusteel Structures, based in Hythe, Kent, has been in the business of designing, manufacturing and transporting steel bridge sections and gantries for 54 years.
Date:
16/10/2008
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CEVA Logistics to operate Regional Distribution Center in Poland
The 15,000 square meters Center in the Polish town of Słubice will supply North-Eastern Germany
FRANKFURT, Germany, October 14. - CEVA Logistics, one of the leading supply chain companies in the world, has been chosen to operate a Regional Distribution Center (RDC) for BMW in the Polish special economic zone town of Słubice, close to the border with Germany. CEVA will deliver tailor-made supply chain solutions for BMW.
Date:
16/10/2008
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Latest Kombi uses RFID and Warehouse Management Systems to achieve 15 per cent gains
Jungheinrich has announced the introduction of a new version of its very narrow aisle EKX 513-515 Kombi order picker/stacker. According to Jungheinrich, the truck is capable of increasing productivity in a warehouse or distribution centre by some 15 per cent.
The original model in the range was launched last year and its clever use of RFID to enhance the truck’s performance and safety was enthusiastically received by truck users.
Date:
07/10/2008
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Samuk's newest dealer scoops sales award
Leading UK fork truck supplier Samuk has presented its inaugural Dealer of the Month award to IP Forktrucks, the newest dealer to the Samuk network. The Sandbach-based firm picked up the performance award thanks to its excellent recent sales results.
Date:
07/10/2008
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A new fleet of Baumann helps Dudley Tubes double it's operator output
In a deal worth £410,000, Briggs Equipment UK has sold a fleet of five Baumann Sideloaders to Dudley Tubes Ltd to assist with its movement of steel in high racking.
Date:
29/09/2008
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DB Schenker plans to purchase Romanian forwarder Romtrans
(Berlin, 24 September 2008) DB Schenker is aiming to acquire the entire shares in Romanian forwarder S.C. Romtrans S.A. and submitted a corresponding takeover bid to the Romtrans shareholders today through its Austrian subsidiary Schenker & Co AG. The deadline for acceptance of the bid is the end of October. Subject to the approval of the competent authorities, the transaction should be completed by December of this year. This acquisition is expected to consolidate the leading position of the Deutsche Bahn transportation and logistics division, which operates worldwide under the DB Schenker brand, as one of the top providers of global transportation and logistics services.
Date:
26/09/2008
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Habasit Rossi and A.J. Transmissions convey good news
Leading Global conveyor belt specialist Habasit Rossi Ltd is expanding rapidly into the Scottish market thanks to its partnership with A.J. Transmissions and Conveyors Ltd, which has been firmly established north of the border since 1980. A.J. Transmissions is now the only official distributor and network partner in Scotland for Habasit Rossi.
Date:
11/09/2008
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Willi Betz takes 50 new Freepost trailers
German-owned haulage giant Willi Betz has taken delivery of 50 Schmitz Cargobull S.CS Freepost curtainsider trailers. The trailers will operate out of Willi Betz’s Derbyshire facility and will be used to transport automotive components on behalf of one of the company’s blue chip accounts.
Date:
10/09/2008
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Tv Retailer Awards further five year contract to NYK Logistics (UK) Ltd
TV retailer sit-up channels has extended its contract with NYK Logistics for a further five years.
Part of the Virgin Media Group, sit-up channels is one of the largest TV retailers in the UK and owns the popular bid tv, price-drop tv and speed auction tv digital home shopping channels. Broadcasting 17.75 hours per day, 365 days per year, sit-up transmits more live television than any other station in the country.
Date:
08/09/2008
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GreenCarrier strengthens its Baltic presence with the acquisition of Spedair
The Gothenburg-headquartered logistics specialist GreenCarrier International has strengthened its position in Eastern Europe and the Baltic region with the acquisition of Spedair, an independent Latvian transportation and freight forwarding company, for an undisclosed sum.
Spedair was established in 1998 and is based in Riga, Latvia. The company has subsidiaries in Kiev, Ukraine, and Minsk, Belarus, and has a worldwide network of agents.
Date:
01/09/2008
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Wärtsilä chooses CEVA Logistics to run its global spare parts
transportation services
Today Wärtsilä, a market leader in diesel and natural gas engines, biopower solutions and complete propulsion systems and CEVA Logistics, one of the leading supply chain companies in the world, signed a cooperation agreement for the 24/7 global spare parts transportation management and “control tower” activities for Wärtsilä Services. The contract value is approximately EUR 32 million per annum over the next three years. The agreement follows Wärtsilä´s earlier announcement of its intention to centralize spare parts logistics and to build a Central Distribution Center facility in the Netherlands. The new operating model is planned to be fully implemented by 2011.
Date:
01/09/2008
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Used Option
When Franklin Silencers Ltd – who design, manufacture and supply a range of industrial silencers as well as associated fabrication work – decided to upgrade the materials handling equipment at their Northamptonshire factory, the company invested in used forklift trucks from Jungheinrich’s Ready to Go collection.
Date:
01/09/2008
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Frithjof Schäfer appointed new CFO of Schenker Deutschland AG
Effective September 1, 2008, Frithjof Schäfer (48) has been appointed member of the Management Board of Schenker Deutschland AG. With his appointment as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) he is responsible for the company’s financial activities of the German subsidiary as well as in the Europe Central Region. Schäfer succeeds Hugo Ruhmann, who will leave the company on August 31st.
Date:
01/09/2008
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DB Schenker enters into joint venture in Dubai
DB Schenker is further expanding its presence in the United Arab Emirates. In its latest move, DB Schenker in Dubai founded a joint venture with the owners of BAX Global LLC, which will start doing business as Schenker LLC as of September 1, 2008.
Date:
28/08/2008
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CEVA Logistics appoints Mario Escotero as new Human Resources Director
CEVA Logistics, one of the leading supply chain companies in the world, announced the appointment of Mario Escotero as Human Resources Director for CEVA Logistics South America. Escotero will be responsible for the integration process of the Contract Logistics and Freight Management divisions in the continent. He has previously worked for Procter & Gamble, Novartis, EMS Pharmacist, Bunge and Bimbo Group.
Date:
28/08/2008
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Secureseal opens new global headquarters
Secureseal has moved to new purpose-built offices in Enfield, UK, having outgrown its original north London base. The new 1000 ft2 HQ on the Innova Science Park will be the global headquarters for parent company the OEM Group with operating divisions Secureseal and Secureseal Systems under one roof. The move enables the company to provide its workforce with an improved working environment and provide better levels of service to customers.
Date:
22/08/2008
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STRONGARM’s MightyMount™ Helps Hi-Tech Mold & Engineering Increase Output
Hi-Tech Mold & Engineering Inc., which specializes in the design and build of molds for the plastics industry, has boosted employee performance and overall plant productivity by investing in the MightyMount™ from STRONGARM Designs. The MightyMount is a machinery-grade articulating display and keyboard mounting that combines rugged durability with easy-to-use, ergonomic design.
Date:
14/08/2008
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December 2008 - Cemat, India - Bangalore - 10th - 13th
The organisers at Hannover-based Deutsche Messe are anticipating 180 exhibitors at this year’s CeMAT INDIA - the International Trade Fair for Intralogistics.
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January 2009 - Chicago, 12th - 15th
ProMat Delivers Your World
In January 2009, tens of thousands of material handling and logistics buyers from more than 90 countries will meet at Chicago’s McCormick Place South. They will come to see, touch and operate the solutions of over 700 of the top material handling and logistics providers. The 300,000 square foot show floor will feature manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, assembly, logistics and IT solutions for the supply chain.
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March 2009 - Logimatt - Stuttgart, 3rd - 5th
Decision-makers come together at the marketplace for intralogistics in the heart of Europe
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March 2010 - Birmingham, 2nd - 5th
The organiser of the 2010 International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) is celebrating the fact that an impressive 70% of stand space is sold almost 18 months before the show.
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He who dares wins
Read how a dressing down from a
rather dressed down Neil Kinnock
helped launch a multi-million pound
business and why the sound of cash
registers is music to the ears Sam
Sharma, founder of Rico Logistics.
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Hub traffic flow made easy
One of the most important tasks in
logistics is transportation. No matter
whether it is the transportation from
the manufacturer to the client or
internal transportation: it all depends
on a well developed and efficient
traffic infrastructure.
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Troax reduces the risk
In a highly safety-conscious industry
manufacturers of material handling
tools and aids have to be ready to take
extreme measure to ensure that their
products meet the criteria laid down
by EU legislation. Marwel Conveyors
recently confirmed their commitment
to meeting these rigorous standards
by extending their relationship with
Swedish warehouse safety specialist
Troax.
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A flying start for Ikea
Industrial flooring specialists
Concrete Grinding (CG) recently
completed their first contract in
Greece for a new build project in
Athens.
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An Atlantic crossing
German plastic pallet specialist
Craemer is bolstering its success in
both home grown and emerging
European markets in 2008 with a
continued assault on the American
material handling industry.
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We are the champions
One packaging company making its
mark in during 2008 is DS Smith
Plastics. At the recently staged
2007/2008 Divisional Achievements
Awards the company rewarded victors
from a very impressive entry list,
with the winners all demonstrating
a significant contribution to the
continuing success of the business.
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