Pallet

Manufacturing product file

Centralised palletising is sweet

05-Jul-2017 By Rick Pendrous

Confectionery firm Cadbury, now part of Mondelēz, has contracted CKF Systems to install a new palletising system at its plant in Sheffield.

Huhtamaki packaging firm buys Delta Print for £80M

20-May-2016 By Michelle Perrett

Huhtamaki, the Finland-based specialist in packaging for food and drink, has acquired Belfast company Delta Print and Packaging for £80M.

How does your food store score?

10-May-2016 By Paul Gander

More space-efficient warehousing means investment. Paul Gander looks at the cost, efficiency and safety of systems

Yearsley doubles site capacity and creates 120 jobs

09-May-2016 By Rick Pendrous

Yearsley Logistics has almost doubled the size of its Belle Eau Park facility in Newark, Nottinghamshire, with the launch of a 27,000 pallet ambient storage depot, creating 120 new jobs.

Special mat removes grime from forklift wheels

29-Apr-2016 By Rick Pendrous

A new mat to help clean the wheels of forklift trucks was installed at Granta Processors’ Whittlesford premises.

Rear-post bulk bag filler reduces operator strain

31-Mar-2016 By Rick Pendrous

A new rear-post bulk bag filler, which features a swing-down fill head that pivots to the operator at floor level for safe, ergonomic spout connections, has been introduced by Flexicon Europe. The bag filler also has a low-profile loading deck that allows...

Narrow aisle trucks for speedy warehouse operations

02-Sep-2015

Road haulage and warehousing firm John Hackling (Transport), which is based in the Cotswold village of Bourton-on-the-Water, operates a 12,077m2 shared-user warehouse, which provides in the region of 10,000 pallet locations for storing anything from hazardous...

Fatal forklift accident at transport firm

22-Jun-2015 By Michael Stones

A fatal forklift accident at a Lincolnshire transport and storage firm has claimed the life of a worker and resulted in a £125,000 fine for his employer.

DHL highlights four core packaging trends

26-Sep-2014 By Rod Addy

Green materials including mushrooms and bamboo are being explored as one of four core packaging trends, according to Paul Young, director and head of packaging services DHL Supply Chain.

Safe and efficient transfer to and from packaging lines

02-Sep-2014

Automation and linear motion specialist R A Rodriguez will exhibit a variety of products, ranging from automated programmable linear systems and flexible six-axis robots to precision bearings, gears, drives and conveyor products, targeted at the machine...