So there you are, setting up a new processing line and wondering what kind of materials handling equipment to put into it. It's bad enough trying to work out what kind of forklifts you're actually going to require and in what numbers, but on top of that, anyone in the food and drink sector also needs to think about a whole range of truck modifications designed to ensure that the products you're dealing with don't become contaminated and that they also don't have a ruinous effect on your forklifts.

Transdek UK has expanded its range of rapid-installation double-deck dock lifts to include units with capacity for up to 24 roll cages.

Frozen food maker Birds Eye has chosen Castell's Salvo to protect warehouse workers at its Hull factory from unscheduled trailer departure.

Do you know what your annual spend is on packaging and what proportion of this goes on pallet stretch-wrap film? If you do know the true cost per pallet then you are probably in the minority, suggests BPI Films, manufacturer of stretch-wrap products.