Handling and Storing
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By the book lifting

At the start of 2012 Penny Hydraulics was approached by Edward Adcock, head of book moving from the Bodleian Library to provide a specialist goods lift to help move large volumes of library and archive material owned by the University of Oxford from a basement stack in a building owned by the Rhodes House Trust, to ground level for transportation off-site.

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Capacity boosted

A Combilift C4500E model has solved the problems associated with moving and storing large sheet materials at the Coalville site of Antalis, enabling the company to consolidate storage into a tighter area.

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Pallet racking project

Following the successful fulfilment and delivery of $35,000 of plastic tote containers to Ethiopia on behalf of an international aid agency, Raxel Storage Systems tendered for a major adjustable pallet racking project worth £1.1m and was awarded the contract.

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Dispenses with DPF

Replacing the previous Kubota engine used, the new DEUTZ TD 3.6L engine used in the C40- 55sD diesel forklift series from CLARK meets the European exhaust emission standard IIIB.

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Aisle-Master delivers for Eddie Stobart

Eddie Stobart has placed a substantial order for Aisle-Master trucks for its Contract Logistics and Warehousing Division. Twenty five trucks are already working in locations from Milton Keynes to Carlisle and another 10 will be introduced over the next 12 months.

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Proximity warning system

In a working environment where employees and industrial vehicles have to work in close proximity on a day to day basis, implementing a system like Avonwood’s ZoneSafe can help to prevent accidents between pedestrian workers and forklifts – especially where visibility is impaired due to heavy loads or blind spots around the forklift truck.

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Remote monitoring

Available on Konecranes’ wire rope CXT and open winch SMARTON cranes, TRUCONNECT is an innovative remote monitoring and reporting system that helps customers optimise crane maintenance, increase operational safety and maximise usage leading to improved productivity.

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Good response to fork lift safety challenge

Hundreds of workers, managers and supervisors throughout the UK showed their commitment to fork lift truck safety by taking part in the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Safety Challenge during National Fork Truck Safety Week.

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Two-tier rental warning

Jungheinrich UK is advising companies that use short term forklift rental deals to always check the age profile of their supplier’s fleet.

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