The LEEA Awards is a great opportunity to give your company and colleagues the recognition they deserve. Winners will be announced during the ‘party of the year’ at the LEEA Awards Ceremony, which will be held in the prestigious Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane, London on the evening of 5 November …
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Sponsorship deals put Walker Logistics in the fast lane
Walker Logistics – the online fulfilment and logistics solutions specialist – has announced that it will be sponsoring two of the drivers competing in this year’s British Touring Car Championship. Gordon Shedden (pictured) and Aron Taylor-Smith, who drive for Team Dynamics and Team Hard …
Sustainability in materials handling
Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems, highlights some of the important factors for procuring environmentally considerate materials handling equipment. Products of any kind generally have a range of potential impacts on the environment and on human health. This can include …
A dynamic food sector requires highly specified, flexible warehouse space – but where is it?
Matt Whittaker, Commercial Director at Bis Henderson Space, examines the challenges for a dynamic food sector seeking highly specified, flexible warehouse space When it comes to warehousing, the food sector presents many unique challenges. It can seem that almost every ingredient or product has …
Be included on the GLAD Calendar of Content
On Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD), which takes place on 8 July 2021, the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) will be hosting a ‘Calendar of Content’ to ensure that the whole day, right across the globe, will be full of messages promoting Lifting on social media. The Association is …
Forthcoming packaging and waste regulations add to pressures for greater ecommerce packing efficiency
The cardboard supply market is under stress, and forthcoming changes to the regime around packaging and waste will have further impacts. Retailers and shippers will need to act now to optimise their use of an increasingly valuable commodity, says Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager for …
LEEA course to educate end users
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has created a new course to educate end users about risks and responsibilities of lifting operations. The course is aimed at Company Directors, Senior Managers and responsible persons where lifting equipment is used in the business. Called …
Duncan Barrier joins LEEA Technical Team
Duncan Barrier has joined the LEEA Technical Team (LTT). Formerly Technical Manager at Checkmate Lifting & Safety Ltd, Duncan has a strong mechanical engineering background with 15 years’ experience in the lifting equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) industries. In the early days …
Container shortage leading to more supply chain headaches
Internet retailers and other companies that import products from the Far East to the UK are facing major supply chain disruption and increased logistics costs as a result of a global shortage of shipping containers. The scarcity of containers has pushed up shipping prices to near record highs: …
