The rise in Employer National Insurance is but one factor set to impact ecommerce packaging. What can be done to alleviate the pain? Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies suggests a hi-tech panacea. If distribution and fulfilment operations ever did benefit from …
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High-density 4D storage solution maximises warehouse pallet capacity
Rainbow Dynamics’ new 4D Pallet Shuttle Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) has been designed to make the most profitable use of every square foot of the available space within both ambient and cold store warehouse facilities operating at temperatures down to -25 degrees centigrade. The …
Toyota’s hydrogen-powered truck is the perfect model for MIRA Technology Institute
At the MIRA Technology Institute’s (MTI) training facility in the Midlands, engineers and technicians are taught the essential specialist skills they need to keep pace with the innovations that are driving developments across the global automotive industry. The purpose-designed facility is the …
BITO UK achieves record turnover
BITO UK, the UK subsidiary of the international BITO Lagertechnik GmbH, is looking ahead to the new year having experienced a record sales turnover in 2024. The year saw BITO group establish a new pallet packing line in Poland to meet increased demand and the company was proud to achieve ISO …
Shelving + Rack Systems join Rainbow Dynamics’ US distributor network
Michigan-based material handling and storage systems specialist, Shelving + Rack Systems, Inc (a BMH Systems company) has announced its new role as a distributor for the range of automated and robot-based storage solutions developed and manufactured by Rainbow Dynamics. The agreement empowers …
Protect your forklift fleet and personnel whatever the weather
From choosing suitable tyres for the conditions to ensuring forklifts and the people working around them are highly visible, there are several easily actionable and practical measures that can be taken to enhance staff welfare and maintain lift truck efficiency during the winter months, say Toyota …
‘Right to Repair’ will need a ‘Right-size’ approach
‘Right to Repair’ legislation is having an impact on consumer goods manufacturers and spare parts stockists in at least four States in the US, and those waves are being felt too, by OEMs in Europe and the UK. By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies Perhaps not before …
BITO at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025
BITO UK, the UK subsidiary of the international BITO Lagertechnik GmbH, will be exhibiting at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2025, which takes place from 4th to 6th February 2025 at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, in Hampshire. They will be on Stand G270, …
Hillwood closes €368m loan with Aareal Bank
Hillwood’s EU Industrial Club III has announced the successful closure of a €368.19m loan with Aareal Bank AG, a leading international provider of financing, banking, and payment solutions for the property sector. The refinancing relates to Hillwood’s extensive EU Club III portfolio of Class A …
