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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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Are e-Scooters Safe? 10 Recommendations for Safe Micromobility

Are e-Scooters Safe? 10 Recommendations for Safe Micromobility

Mar 01, 2020 Features, Safety News Comments Off on Are e-Scooters Safe? 10 Recommendations for Safe Micromobility

A new study by the International Transport Forum examines safety aspects associated with e-scooters and other micro-vehicles. Existing urban traffic patterns are being challenged by a new phenomenon:...
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VALE storage solutions for chemicals and fuel meet stringent Health and Safety regulations

VALE storage solutions for chemicals and fuel meet stringent Health and Safety regulations

Mar 01, 2020 Handling News, Safety News Comments Off on VALE storage solutions for chemicals and fuel meet stringent Health and Safety regulations

Storing dangerous chemicals and flammable fuels presents a myriad of challenges – from ever more stringent regulatory requirements to health and safety risks. VALE Engineering of York –...
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Alcohol Interlocks deliver reduced risk for material handling incidents and accidents

Alcohol Interlocks deliver reduced risk for material handling incidents and accidents

Dec 01, 2019 Fork Lifts, Safety News Comments Off on Alcohol Interlocks deliver reduced risk for material handling incidents and accidents

Alcohol has no place in the workplace especially if you are responsible for material handling equipment and vehicles. Fork lift trucks are widely used throughout industry for moving materials and...
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UK’s SME backbone for biotech supply chains

UK’s SME backbone for biotech supply chains

With Covid-19 vaccine delivery highlighting the need for resilience in pharma and biotech supply chains, Karl H. Lauri, managing team member at MRPeasy.com, explains that ERP/MRP gives smaller...
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Significant improvement of environmental footprint of paper sacks

Significant improvement of environmental...

IMHX 2021 pivots to week-long digital event: IMHX Connect

IMHX 2021 pivots to week-long digital event: IMHX...

eCommerce: Online boom makes oversized packaging unsustainable

eCommerce: Online boom makes oversized packaging...

Safe transport of Coronavirus vaccines on EPAL pallets

Safe transport of Coronavirus vaccines on EPAL...

Handling

Racksack from Beaverswood improves the collection and segregation of waste

Racksack from Beaverswood improves the collection and segregation of...

RACKSACK WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HELPS WORKPLACES TO CLEAN UP Rapid and effective collection and segregation of waste in distribution centres and warehouses is provided with the racksack, now available from visual communications specialist, Beaverswood. Manufactured from hard–wearing woven...
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IMHX 2021 pivots to week-long digital event: IMHX Connect

IMHX 2021 pivots to week-long digital event: IMHX...