To help you figure out which structure is right for your business, it's important to understand the various types of temporary storage buildings available, says Hannah Field

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Let Edward Hutchison light your candle because, no matter how difficult a product is to store and pick, he believes nothing is too hard to handle

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Supply chain issues have affected all businesses in recent months. With storage costs soaring, should you build, or should you use temporary structures, asks Steven Leek?

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James Cawkell looks at how component manufacturers and distributors can seal small parts in pocketed tape produced in-house, as a cost-effective and space-efficient solution for storage and shipping

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Reputed for its anti-retroviral drug trials, the University of Kwazulu-Natal (UKZN) has been entrusted with the storage and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa. Ian Loudon discusses how temperature and humidity monitoring is vital in such applications where small fluctuations could compromise critical assets

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As the Coronavirus creates turmoil in our daily lives, businesses are moving quickly to respond to a radical shift in consumer behaviour. A boom in online orders, likely to become a feature of the 'new reality', is triggering a major re-think of the fulfilment operation. Frazer Watson identifies five key factors influencing the drive for agile fulfilment

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Use robots where it makes sense and people to do higher-value tasks. That’s the philosophy behind the design of the entire logistics flow of ICM, one of Scandinavia’s leading suppliers of personal protective and technical equipment and work environment solutions. Indeed, as RARUK Automation confirms, ICM shares this aim with many users of its MiR autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in the UK and Ireland too

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The storage of flammable liquids presents companies with a high risk and potentially catastrophic consequences if neglected, explains Chemstore.

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In most laboratories and industries, the use of hazardous and combustible materials is part of the regular routine and is unavoidable. On a daily basis the improper storage of such materials puts people, the environment and property in danger.

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Interroll will be exhibiting the latest technology in Dynamic Storage for pallet live, carton live buffer and order picking, with live demonstrations taking place at the WTG Live event on Wednesday 14th June, 2017.

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With more people using the Internet for their shopping, particularly in the run-up to Christmas, warehouse personnel are under pressure to get goods out as quickly as possible. This offers increased potential for accidents but, as Graham Halliday, product manager at Good to Go Safety explains, good procedures and working practices can help negate these risks

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In an increasingly globalised world, the need for greater supply chain transparency has become a crucial issue for manufacturers and retailers, with sustainability continuing to be a hot topic. Here, Kite Packaging considers how returnable plastic containers can offer solutions to handling and logistic problems for a wide range of industries

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Load signs need careful scrutiny by the customer to ensure that they actually do help protect workers from injury. Alan Worrell of SEMA’s Technical Committee clarifies end users’ responsibilities and summarises the origins and value of this key piece of signage

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Greater cold store cost efficiency can be achieved through new designs and technologies, as Bob Jane, sales manager dynamic systems at SSI Schaefer, explains

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As part of major investments being made at the Halewood plant of Getrag Ford Transmissions, it was decided to centralise and store palletised parts closer to the production lines in racking fitted with Interroll Pallet Flow. The system provides space and energy saving FIFO (First-In-First-Out) storage for 228 pallet positions in rack structure four pallets deep, three tiers high and with 19 lanes

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Colin Hinton of the Storage Equipment Manufacturers’ Association’s technical committee outlines why the forthcoming SEMA Code of Practice on Rack Protection is essential.

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