FrontWelcome to the 15 July Warehouse & Logistics News. If you came to the UKWA Awards Presentation Lunch at the Dorchester on Wednesday 1st July, the hottest day of the year so far, you’ll know it was a great occasion, with Lord Digby Jones, the former CBI Director General giving a rousing speech. Lord Jones called for the industry not to get complacent now the economy is doing better but to take action on many key UKWA themes.

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Congratulations to all the UKWA Award winners, especially Carla Dobson of the Samuel Grant Group, the Junior Manager of the Year and Hörmann UK, who won the Environment award. These awards are welcome evidence that the industry is addressing the challenges of environmental concerns and equal opportunities in the workplace. You can read a full report in this issue and on line.

Also in this issue we have features on Pallet Focus, Warehouse IT and Storage Solutions. “Storage Solutions” maximises efficient use of space in the warehouse, including pallet racking, cantilever racking and shelving. “Pallet Focus” includes wood and plastic, suppliers, pallet pools, pallet management, pallet inverters and all other products. And Warehouse I.T. includes E-commerce and fulfillment, RFID, barcodes, readers, scanners, labels and handheld technology.

As WLN readers will know, in our world ‘Sara’ is the name of a leading loading bay equipment supplier, so the phrase ‘Get loaded with Sara’ takes on a whole new meaning. As featured on our front cover Sara LBS supplies purpose-designed dock loading pods, which provide complete self contained units, with minimal construction requirements. The design reduces construction time on-site, and because they are installed independently of any building work, other operations inside the building are not affected, minimising the impact on day-to-day activities.

Making a decision on a loading or unloading installation at your premises might seem simple, given that the functional requirements are clearly defined and the goals straightforward. But as Tony Saunders, national sales manager at Sara LBS, explains, that decision can have space, heating, weather protection and even tax implications. And given the recent budget, how topical is that?! As canny readers will know, the dock loading pod is not taken into consideration when business rates are calculated, so a pod can offer big savings in tax compared to a physical building extension. And if the business moves to new premises, the dock loading pod can be disassembled and relocated as required, again protecting the investment in the asset. Que Sara Sara!

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