DOORS & CURTAINS – Door sustainability is key – Lifetime costs and energy issues drive door decisions Doors & Curtains Jan 13, 2015 Until recently in the industrial door market it was the initial price tag which dominated…
FORK TRUCKS – Truck forecasts cloudier – New forces, however, could boost truck sales growth Editors Blog Dec 10, 2014 Examining the runes for predictions on future UK and worldwide forklift growth is becoming more…
STORAGE SOLUTIONS – Banish racking insouciance – Industry still neglects racking safety issues too much Editors Blog Dec 10, 2014 Installed, maintained and repaired correctly means that storage systems are very safe but too many…
POWER SOURCES -Diesel engines fight back electric’s favoured position faces multiple challenges Editors Blog Nov 12, 2014 Scarcely a month passes without new evidence emerging over the serious risks of air pollution…
LOADING BAY – Change demands flexibility safety, maintenance and energy dominate loading bays Editors Blog Nov 12, 2014 Loading bays are becoming more complex as the distribution industry reflects changes in the way…
PALLET NETWORKS – Networks face challenges – Pallet networks must adapt to e-commerce problems Editors Blog Nov 6, 2014 The benefits of JIT deliveries are well known but far less obvious is JIT’s ability…
FLOORING – Ignore floors at your peril – Good floor maintenance regimes protect people and profits Editors Blog Nov 6, 2014 Floors may look passive but if they are ignored their financial bite will soon change…
CONVEYORS & SORTATION – Automate or vegetate – Automated e-commerce sorts the quick from the dead Conveyors & Sortation Nov 6, 2014 It is axiomatic that in an e-commerce age speed and accuracy of product delivery are…
WAREHOUSE LIGHTING – Poor energy control prevails holding back on optimal lighting investment risks blackouts Editors Blog Oct 17, 2014 If there is one clear disappointing message about energy systems it is that they are…
FORK TRUCK NEWS – Ignorance blights truck safety – Better training cuts repair bills when contracts expire Editors Blog Oct 6, 2014 Forklift accidents are costly but how many operators realize that the costs stretch beyond the…
DOORS & CURTAINS – Doors come in from the cold – Door safety features must meld with safety training Doors & Curtains Oct 6, 2014 At long last there seems to be a paradigm shift in the attention paid to…
ORDER PICKING – Time for picking update? Order picking Nirvana demands careful data analysis Editors Blog Sep 11, 2014 In a fast-moving world of multi channel logistics, one clear message emerges: warehouses and picking…
POWER SOURCES – The future is greener – Technology advances favour newer, cleaner truck power sources Editors Blog Sep 11, 2014 Time was that in the usual running cost comparisons of electric forklifts versus other motive…
LOADING BAY – Are you prepared? More e-commerce developments will impact loading bays Editors Blog Aug 24, 2014 As any loading bay operator should know, e-commerce is changing the face of their operations.…
PALLET NETWORKS – Retailing upheaval beckons – Will pallet networks take on the parcel deliverers? Editors Blog Aug 24, 2014 Over the last 22 years the pallet exchange networks concept born in Britain has proved…
FORK TRUCK NEWS – Time for diesel rethink? Health and performance improvements favour electric Editors Blog Aug 11, 2014 Forklift health and safety issues are never off the trade press pages but has too…
WAREHOUSE FLOORING – Floors deserve more respect – Floor care and research will give best investment returns Editors Blog Aug 11, 2014 Modern warehouse floors are like icebergs. Looked at by the untrained, inexperienced eye they can…