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Hyster Europe’s new PC1.5 Pallet Truck – powered by a lithium-ion battery

Hyster Europe’s new PC1.5 Pallet Truck – powered by a lithium-ion battery

Jan 17, 2021 eCommerce, Fork Lifts, Green Supply Chain, Handling News, Launch pad, Product Launch Pad, Storage & Racking Comments Off on Hyster Europe’s new PC1.5 Pallet Truck – powered by a lithium-ion battery

  Hyster Europe has launched an ultra-compact lithium-ion pallet truck for loads up to 1.5 tonnes. The new PC1.5 Pallet Truck, powered by a lithium-ion battery, can deliver greater efficiency than a...
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Robots as a Service solutions bring instant payback 

Robots as a Service solutions bring instant payback 

Dec 20, 2020 Articles, Green Supply Chain, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain Comments Off on Robots as a Service solutions bring instant payback 

‘Pay-as-you-go’ Robots as a Service (RaaS) finance solutions are increasingly seen as a highly cost-efficient means of introducing state-of-the-art robotic automation to parcel handling,...
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MOFFETT E4 NX – world’s first all electric 3-wheel drive truck mounted forklift launched

MOFFETT E4 NX – world’s first all electric 3-wheel drive truck mounted forklift launched

Dec 20, 2020 eCommerce, Fork Lifts, Green Supply Chain, Handling News, Launch pad, Logistics News, Product Launch Pad, Shipping & Freight Comments Off on MOFFETT E4 NX – world’s first all electric 3-wheel drive truck mounted forklift launched

From its Dundalk factory, MOFFETT E4 NX, has launched its next generation eSeries of electric forklifts and the world’s first all electric 3-wheel drive truck mounted forklift. Inside the chassis...
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30th International Van of the Year 2021 crown awarded to Groupe PSA Electric LCVs

30th International Van of the Year 2021 crown awarded to Groupe PSA Electric LCVs

Dec 17, 2020 Awards, eCommerce, Global News, Green Supply Chain Comments Off on 30th International Van of the Year 2021 crown awarded to Groupe PSA Electric LCVs

Groupe PSA’s Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) electro-mobility technological developments have been acknowledged in winning the International Van of the Year Award 2021 (IVOTY). The highest honour in...
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Hyperdrive Innovation & Moffett’s E-battery partnership brings greener outlook

Hyperdrive Innovation & Moffett’s E-battery partnership brings greener outlook

Dec 12, 2020 eCommerce, Fork Lifts, Global News, Green Supply Chain, Handling News Comments Off on Hyperdrive Innovation & Moffett’s E-battery partnership brings greener outlook

Construction, warehousing and material handling go electric as Moffett, part of Hiab, partners with Hyperdrive Innovation to deliver high-performance battery packs for electric forklifts....
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Santa gets packing!

Santa gets packing!

Dec 06, 2020 Articles, Events, Features, Global News, Green Supply Chain, Supply Chain Comments Off on Santa gets packing!

By S Claus As Founder and CEO of the world’s oldest global home delivery service, I have always taken a keen interest in how our gifts are packaged. After all, the magic of a gift is all in the...
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Kalmar’s electric forklift trucks with energy-saving guarantee to help VM-HOLZ reduce lumber-yard noise and carbon emissions

Kalmar’s electric forklift trucks with energy-saving guarantee to help VM-HOLZ reduce lumber-yard noise and carbon emissions

Dec 06, 2020 Fork Lifts, Green Supply Chain, Launch pad Comments Off on Kalmar’s electric forklift trucks with energy-saving guarantee to help VM-HOLZ reduce lumber-yard noise and carbon emissions

Kalmar is to supply a total of eight fully electric medium forklift trucks to a leading Austrian timber-product supplier Vöcklamarkter Holzindustrie GmbH (VM-HOLZ). The order was booked in...
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IDEALworks launches business operations in logistics robotics and robotics services

IDEALworks launches business operations in logistics robotics and robotics services

Nov 22, 2020 Euro News, Green Supply Chain, Launch pad, Logistics News, Multimodal, News in General, Product Launch Pad Comments Off on IDEALworks launches business operations in logistics robotics and robotics services

§ IDEALworks GmbH develops and distributes autonomous logistics robots and their corresponding cloud-based management platform. § Next generation to be launched end of 2020. Mid-November marks the...
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Automated reach trucks and pallet stackers from Linde Material Handling

Automated reach trucks and pallet stackers from Linde Material Handling

Nov 22, 2020 Fork Lifts, Green Supply Chain, Launch pad, Product Launch Pad Comments Off on Automated reach trucks and pallet stackers from Linde Material Handling

Greater flexibility, safety and productivity – and fully automatic Automated industrial trucks offer a wide range of clear advantages. Linde Material Handling has updated its comprehensive product...
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TIMCON welcomes new wood packaging recycling targets

TIMCON welcomes new wood packaging recycling targets

Nov 22, 2020 Green Supply Chain, Logistics News, News in General Comments Off on TIMCON welcomes new wood packaging recycling targets

The Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON) has welcomed Defra’s interim packaging recycling targets for business, which have been released for 2021 and 2022. The figures are based on...
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Logistics

Hermes UK, has launched an innovative new service to further improve the ‘returns experience’

Hermes UK, has launched an innovative new service to further improve...

Hermes UK, the leading consumer delivery company, has launched an innovative new service designed to further improve the ‘returns experience’ for its retail customers and their consumers. It...
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Meadow Foods deploys Descartes’ e-Customs to prepare for Brexit

Meadow Foods deploys Descartes’ e-Customs to...

Flexi Easi-Pick is in tune with Audio-Technica’s order picking needs

Flexi Easi-Pick is in tune with...

Inbound Logistics: Predictions for 2021

Inbound Logistics: Predictions for 2021

Port of Tyne clean energy programme cuts carbon emissions by 700 tonnes in 12 months

Port of Tyne clean energy programme cuts carbon...

Handling

Hermes UK, has launched an innovative new service to further improve the ‘returns experience’

Hermes UK, has launched an innovative new service to further improve...

Hermes UK, the leading consumer delivery company, has launched an innovative new service designed to further improve the ‘returns experience’ for its retail customers and their consumers. It follows a successful trial by fashion retailer, Joe Browns. The ‘What’s inside the box?” service...
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Shrink wrappers a ‘forgotten danger’ in explosive atmospheres

Shrink wrappers a ‘forgotten danger’ in...