Designed for safety

Suffolk-based Nexen has designed its
latest X-Range of counterbalanced
forklift trucks with health and safety
considerations taking as much priority
as reliability and performance.

All models have a spacious, fully
fl

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Double benefits

A combination of two AC electric
powered Aisle-Masters fitted with
telescopic forks and a double-deep
storage system is reported
to be enabling Walkers
Transport to maximise use
of its warehousing
facilities in Leeds.

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Give safety a lift

Lifting equipment manufacturer,
Demag Cranes & Components, has
installed two crane systems at
Rainham Steel’s Scunthorpe
distribution centre, as part of the
development of a new £1.3 million
warehouse facility.

To me

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High lift drum dumper

New from bulk solids
handling specialists,
Flexicon is the Sanitary
High Lift Drum
Dumper that allows
drums to be loaded at
floor level, sealed
against a discharge
cone, elevated and
tipped, mating the cone
to a gas

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Bags get educated

A new Bulk Bag Weigh Batch
Eductor System from Flexicon
(Europe) loosens bulk solid material
that has solidified during storage
and shipment, discharges the
material by weight and blends it into
a liquid stream.

The

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A growing problem

The mortuary department at The Christie Foundation NHS Trust is one of the busiest in the North West and the increasing weight of the general population is creating a range of health and safety issues for the people who work there. The situation has led to a collaboration between mortuary staff and a materials handling specialist to develop a new product to help overcome the problem…

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Range of racking safety solutions

RackSafe Solutions offers a complete
inspection, installation and
maintenance service for storage
installations to ensure that they
comply with the
Provision and Use of
Work Equipment
Regulations. (PUWER).

The compa

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Airlines urged to look at manual handling training

Airlines are being urged to look at
the effectiveness of the manual
handling training they give to their
employees after a leading UK airline
reportedly reduced the lost time
incidents for one part of its
workforce by 6

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Pre-planned maintenance pays

In the current economic climate,
many companies are delaying loading
bay and materials handling equipment
renewal or upgrades making the
service and maintenance of existing
equipment more vital than ever.

It is a lega

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New docks

Stertil Stokvis has installed a series
of 14 dock houses to support a
factory extension for producer of
eggs and egg products Noble Foods.

Each of the new 14 loading bays
features a XF2520 dock leveller, which
has a t

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