Handling and Storing
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Safety focused

At ScotlandWorks, Toyota Material Handling UK will be showcasing a range of hand pallet trucks and powered pallet trucks that reduce manual handling and personnel will be on hand to provide support and free safety resources to visitors who use materials handling equipment.

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Fleet maintenance improved

Stertil Koni, the UK’s leading manufacturer of heavy duty commercial vehicle lifting equipment, has supplied a set of mobile column lifts to improve maintenance duties on a fleet of refuse collection vehicles operated by Euro Municipal.

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New printhead helps boost reliability

The Xaar 1003C printhead features a number of improvements on previous models, including the XaarGuard, which provides nozzle plate protection and helps the Xaar 1003C achieve long, maintenance-free production runs.

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Overhead crane project

Linian Crane and Hoist Company has designed a bespoke lifting system for a sizable metal treatment facility for Knowsley Engineering Services for one of its clients.

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Long-term hardware rental

Following the success of its short-term rental campaigns Renovotec, the rugged hardware, software and services provider for warehousing and distribution, manufacturing and retail companies is launching a long-term rugged hardware rental scheme.

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Keeping cheese on the move

When a cheese producer in Israel needed to connect its up-level processing area to the floor levels of the end of line environment, a spiral conveyor was considered a suitable solution both for throughput and gentle product handling. However, the challenge for a spiral conveyor was the minimum space available between the construction beams in the various floors which was too narrow for conventional spirals.

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Safe powered pedestrian trucks

Fitting ACKPads and ACKBelts from Weston Handling Consultancy to fast moving powered trucks is designed to be an easy way of installing cost effective safety features that can instantly provide greater protection for the operator and for plant and equipment, giving a faster payback.

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Long term rugged hardware rental scheme

Following the success of its short-term rental campaigns Renovotec, a fast growing rugged hardware, software and services provider for warehousing and distribution, manufacturing and retail companies is launching a long-term rugged hardware rental scheme that it says is designed to provide a lower-cost, lower-risk alternative to capital purchase.

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Handling food requirements

Pinnacle Foods provides frozen and fresh meat and poultry using contemporary techniques while maintaining traditional values. UPM Conveyors designed a product handling system for the company’s new factory in Alton.

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Health and safety award winner

Lhoist has won the John Crabbe Trophy for Outstanding Excellence in Health & Safety at the annual Mineral Products Association Health & Safety awards in London.

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