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Spin Demonstrates e-Scooter Safety Technologies Ahead of Usage Legalisation in Ireland

Spin Demonstrates e-Scooter Safety Technologies Ahead of Usage Legalisation in Ireland

Sep 03, 2021 eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, News in General, Safety News Comments Off on Spin Demonstrates e-Scooter Safety Technologies Ahead of Usage Legalisation in Ireland

Ahead of legislation passing to legalise the use of e-scooters by the Dáil later this year, Spin, the Ford-owned micromobility company, hosted an e-Scooter Safety Demonstration event at the RDS in...
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Netwatch’s innovative eco-friendly mobile security unit for locations where power is a challenge

Netwatch’s innovative eco-friendly mobile security unit for locations where power is a challenge

May 09, 2021 Launch pad, News in General, Product Launch Pad, Safety News Comments Off on Netwatch’s innovative eco-friendly mobile security unit for locations where power is a challenge

Carlow-based Netwatch Group, a world leader in proactive video monitoring, has launched the EcoCommander, an innovative, eco-friendly mobile security unit for any location where power is a...
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Michelin offering expert tyre fitting & maintenance training for operators of plant, construction, industrial and heavy-duty machinery

Michelin offering expert tyre fitting & maintenance training for operators of plant, construction, industrial and heavy-duty machinery

Mar 27, 2021 Handling News, News in General, Safety News Comments Off on Michelin offering expert tyre fitting & maintenance training for operators of plant, construction, industrial and heavy-duty machinery

Tyre manufacturer Michelin has announced it is offering expert tyre fitting and maintenance training for operators of plant, construction, industrial and heavy-duty machinery via two new one-day...
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How Workplace Safety Promotes Efficiency; Advice from ProGlove

How Workplace Safety Promotes Efficiency; Advice from ProGlove

Feb 07, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, Handling News, Interview, Safety News, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain Comments Off on How Workplace Safety Promotes Efficiency; Advice from ProGlove

By Axel Schmidt, Senior Communications Manager, ProGlove The question of how logistics and supply chain managers may need to prepare for the next crisis on the horizon, or another pandemic, is...
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‘Beast from the East’ was no problem for The Winter Wizard from VALE Engineering

‘Beast from the East’ was no problem for The Winter Wizard from VALE Engineering

Jan 24, 2021 Case Study, Fork Lifts, Launch pad, Production Line, Safety News Comments Off on ‘Beast from the East’ was no problem for The Winter Wizard from VALE Engineering

Britain & Ireland may have been hit with heavy snow recently as freezing temperatures plunged to minus 10C in some areas, but that was been good news for Yorkshire-based VALE Engineering whose...
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A new racksack system from Beaverswood is improving the collection and segregation of waste

A new racksack system from Beaverswood is improving the collection and segregation of waste

Jan 24, 2021 Articles, Case Study, Safety News, Storage & Racking, UK News Comments Off on A new racksack system from Beaverswood is improving the collection and segregation of waste

NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CLEANS UP AT INTERNATIONAL PACKAGING COMPANY A new racksack system from Beaverswood is improving the collection and segregation of waste at the UK and Ireland’s...
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Shrink wrappers a ‘forgotten danger’ in explosive atmospheres

Shrink wrappers a ‘forgotten danger’ in explosive atmospheres

Jan 17, 2021 Handling News, Safety News, Storage & Racking Comments Off on Shrink wrappers a ‘forgotten danger’ in explosive atmospheres

  Operations with potentially explosive atmospheres may be overlooking the risks presented by shrink wrapping machines, warns Pyroban. “When it comes to lift trucks operating in ATEX Zones, we...
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New Red Ex Line safety light from Pyroban for any ATEX zone

New Red Ex Line safety light from Pyroban for any ATEX zone

Sep 13, 2020 Features, Fork Lifts, Launch pad, Product Launch Pad, Production Line, Safety News Comments Off on New Red Ex Line safety light from Pyroban for any ATEX zone

Safety company Pyroban has launched Red Ex Line explosion proof perimeter lights for ATEX lift trucks operating in Zone 1, 2, 21 and 22 hazardous areas. The compact, ready-to-fit lights are suitable...
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Hoppecke advises on battery care during the COVID-19 crisis

Hoppecke advises on battery care during the COVID-19 crisis

Apr 08, 2020 COVID-19, Fork Lifts, Safety News Comments Off on Hoppecke advises on battery care during the COVID-19 crisis

In essential supply chains the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered demand on an unprecedented scale. Not all businesses are ramping up productivity however, and where electric forklifts are likely to be...
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BYD Unveils World’s Largest Mass-Produced Face Masks Plant

BYD Unveils World’s Largest Mass-Produced Face Masks Plant

Mar 13, 2020 Global News, Safety News Comments Off on BYD Unveils World’s Largest Mass-Produced Face Masks Plant

The new mask-production plant makes 5 million face masks per day Shenzhen, CHINA – Today, BYD is proud to announce that it has created the world’s largest mass-produced face masks plant. The...
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Forget Christmas – that ship may have already sailed – warns ParcelHero

Forget Christmas – that ship may have already sailed –...

With large container ships unable to unload at Felixstowe, thousands of Christmas gifts are sailing into the sunset, warns ParcelHero. A Dunkirk-style flotilla of smaller ships from Europe might just...
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Schoeller Allibert UK welcomes CMA Green Claims Code to support development of real supply chain sustainability

Schoeller Allibert UK welcomes CMA Green Claims...

Brambles appoints experienced sustainability leader Marisa Sánchez to drive decarbonisation across the Group

Brambles appoints experienced sustainability...

ePAL MEWP operator app rolled out in new territories

ePAL MEWP operator app rolled out in new...

Jungheinrich automates for Coca-Cola HBC

Jungheinrich automates for Coca-Cola HBC

Handling

Large Moffett orders received by Hiab USA, increase in truck mounted forklift manufacturing capacity

Large Moffett orders received by Hiab USA, increase in truck mounted...

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has received three large orders for a combined value of €12.9 million for MOFFETT truck mounted forklifts and HIAB loader cranes in the US. The orders will be booked in Cargotec’s Q3 2021 order intake. Two nationwide builders’ supply companies placed two separate...
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ePAL MEWP operator app rolled out in new territories

ePAL MEWP operator app rolled out in new...