Management of the loading bay can make or break a warehouse operation. A badly designed system can not only be inefficient, but also dangerous. Jessica Davies goes in search of excellence.
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EMPATHY Net-Works is a project part-funded by the European Social Fund and Hull University Business School, to help encourage women into the logistics and supply chain industries.
IBS has appointed Lennart Bernard chief financial officer.
Start-rite Shoes has chosen Owens Conveyor Company to supply its newly designed heavy duty vehicle loader to help load and unload container vehicles.
Multipart has launched its integrated systems platform – Msys.
Edmolift, which manufactures and supplies scissor lift tables, pallet handling products and manual handling aids, says that one of the fastest growing sectors of the materials handling industry is tilting and positioning tables.
Peter Brett Associates has invested in a package of geographic analysis and digital mapping products from MapMechanics, the specialist systems house in mobile management, scheduling and geographic information systems and data.
Hormann has installed 45 80mm thick DPU loading bay doors at the flagship Sainsbury’s warehouse in Northamptonshire.
Whirlpool has become one of the first winners of SAP’s Manufacturing Co-Innovation Challenge, which recognises customers’ and partners’ development of composite applications.
Invicta Forks & Attachments has developed a fork-mounted magnet attachment to clear surfaces of metal debris that could otherwise present a hazard to vehicles and operators alike.
