Management of the loading bay can make or break a warehouse operation. A badly designed system can not only be inefficient, but also dangerous. Jessica Davies goes in search of excellence.
Browsing: Intralogistics
The East of England Co-Operative Society which has created one of the UK’s most advanced voice-driven warehouse environments at its 140,000 square foot depot in Ipswich.
Start-rite Shoes has chosen Owens Conveyor Company to supply its newly designed heavy duty vehicle loader to help load and unload container vehicles.
The Fork Lift Truck Association has developed a forklift truck engineer apprenticeship for 16 to 19 year olds.
Edmolift, which manufactures and supplies scissor lift tables, pallet handling products and manual handling aids, says that one of the fastest growing sectors of the materials handling industry is tilting and positioning tables.
Train to Gain is the government’s funding scheme which aims to provide financial support to employers committed to the development of their staff.
Minorplanet’s Vehicle Management Information System proved a life safer for a German truck driver who fell ill at the wheel.
Hormann has installed 45 80mm thick DPU loading bay doors at the flagship Sainsbury’s warehouse in Northamptonshire.
The shocking revelation that hundreds of thousands of people working in the logistics sector have no qualifications highlights the fact that vocational training is needed more than ever before. Jessica Davies reports.
Inchcape Shipping Services has launched a PDA Mobile compatible web site – suitable for use with Palm, Pocket PC, Smartphone, Mobile or other small screen devices.
