Acquisition combines renowned quality loading and dock products with market leading service capabilities

Caljan Rite-Hite Ltd has acquired AMH Services Ltd, creating a truly 24/7 UK wide company, combining the quality products of Caljan Rite-Hite with the value-adding philosophy and focus of AMH …

New 6? thermal transfer printers from TSC provide a number of extras at a low price

TSC Auto ID Technology EMEA GmbH will be introducing a new line of 6″ thermal transfer label transfers to the market (TTP-268M/366M) in the first quarter of 2011 – at …

Contract packer MPF benefits from Linx 7300 ease and versatility

Linx Printing Technologies has supplied its versatile Linx 7300 Continuous Ink Jet (CIJ) printer to leading contract packer MPF Group for the coding and marking of a wide variety of …

New Management Software for Carousels

Forward Microsystems Ltd, a UK based company specialising in Stores Management Software, has introduced their latest range of Carousel Control Software. It is called NETSTOCK ePic With over 25 years …

GlassGuard BlackBand® shatterproof lamps reduce risk

A self storage company in Norfolk has recently discovered the benefits of fragment retention lamps after a customer nearly smashed an unprotected fluorescent lamp. 4 Secure Self Storage in Thetford …

Benning innovates battery charging

As the leader in innovative charging solutions, Benning were the first company to introduce the now well known High Frequency technology into the MHE market, using the existing technology from …

Lean manufacturing in the spotlight – theory put into practice

‘Eliminate waste and maximise efficiency’ – this was the overriding message given to a group of delegates at the latest Lean Factory Group workshop, hosted in Andover, Hampshire. The Lean …

Joloda paint the town red!

Joloda have just finished installation of an automatic loading dock for ICI Akzonobel in Stowmarket, Ipswich. ICI Akznobel is the largest global paints and coatings company and a major producer …

March 15th – UK industry needs its own skills Dream School

Welcome to the 15 March Warehouse & Logistics News. WLN is proud to be Media Partner to the RTITB and Sumoglove Forklift Operator of the Year Competition 2011, which over …

Gideon Hillman launches new service and rebranding

Gideon Hillman Consulting launched thier new Interim Management Service on 1st March to coincide with the new logo and rebranding in time for Multimodal 2011 at the NEC, from 5th to 7th …

Earthquake Causes Supply Chain Issues

Businesses across the world are feeling the effects of the horrific Japanese earthquake and the continuing issues in that country. Electronics manufacturers have been especially hard hit as their Japanese …

Sprint Examines It’s Carbon Footprint

A study commissioned by Sprint Nextel to analyze the carbon footprint of its supply chain has found that the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their supply chain amounts to 2,082,983 …

17/03/2011 – Weekly newsletter on Mobility and Transport in Europe

RFID News Roundup

Psion and CAEN RFID unveil UHF-RFID snap-on for the Ikon; Rush Tracking Systems releases Orchestrator for RFID-enabled forklifts; Zebra offers RXi4 RFID printer-encoder to EMEA market; ROC IT Solutions delivers …

A Flurry of High-Memory Tags Take Flight

Marubeni Chemix and Xerafy are the latest companies to announce high-memory UHF passive tags for aircraft components, such as those being made for Airbus’ A350 wide-body.

RFID Tracks Wooden Utility Poles at the Factory and in the Field

Cox Industries is using EPC Gen 2 tags to manage the storage and shipment of poles that it makes, while a South Carolina city is employing similar tags to manage …

RFID Tracks Wooden Utility Poles at the Factory and in the Field

Cox Industries is using EPC Gen 2 tags to manage the storage and shipment of poles that it makes, while a South Carolina city is employing similar tags to manage …

Bombardier receives order from Metrolinx for 50 BiLevel rail cars

The rail cars are to be delivered to GO Transit in Toronto. The contract is valued at approximately $125 million CDN ($128 million US, 93 million euro)…

First of new Class 4000 trains arrives to bolster Translink’s fleet

The 20 new trains for Translink N I Railways represent an investment of £114m, funded by the Department for Regional Development…

First of new Class 4000 trains arrives to bolster Translink’s fleet

The 20 new trains for Translink N I Railways represent an investment of £114m, funded by the Department for Regional Development…