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CONTAINER CARGO THEFT – A Frustrating But Avoidable Story

CONTAINER CARGO THEFT – A Frustrating But Avoidable Story

Dec 12, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Multimodal, News in General, Safety News, Shipping & Freight, Storage & Racking Comments Off on CONTAINER CARGO THEFT – A Frustrating But Avoidable Story

Cargo theft from containers is, unfortunately, a tale we often hear. It’s also a tale as old as container shipping itself. BSI and TT Club reported that theft of cargo in transit accounted for 71%...
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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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CKF Systems strengthen partnership with Intralox with licence to manufacture ARB technology in-house

CKF Systems strengthen partnership with Intralox with licence to...

CKF Systems are delighted to have been awarded a licence to manufacture Intralox ARB technology in recognition of the in-house expertise and knowledge of the team in the state-of-the-art CKF facility...
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Not so hard to handle with BITO Storage Systems

Not so hard to handle with BITO Storage Systems

Hankook partners with Hapag-Lloyd AG to strengthen logistics capabilities

Hankook partners with Hapag-Lloyd AG to...

Progress in Merger between Cargotec and Konecranes ongoing

Progress in Merger between Cargotec and...

Getting the drinks in with a fleet of space-saving Flexi Truck very narrow aisle (VNA) articulated forklifts

Getting the drinks in with a fleet of...

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Large orders for HIAB – WALTCO tail lifts in the USA

Large orders for HIAB – WALTCO tail lifts in the USA

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has received two large orders for a combined value of EUR 10.2 million for WALTCO tail lifts in the US. The orders will be booked in Cargotec’s Q4 2021 order intake. There is great interest for WALTCO tail lifts from rental fleet customers in the US as final mile...
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Kalmar partners with Coast Autonomous to speed up development of robotic solutions to market

Kalmar partners with Coast Autonomous to speed up...