Quieter forklift trucks to support 24/7 deliveries
Posted on 18 May 2012 by
The BT Lifter Silent hand pallet truck has decreased disruption from delivery noise to cut the risk of complaints from local communities.
Transportation
Elddis: When you put your foot on the design pedal
Posted on 4 Apr 2012 by
As Elddis unleashes its latest touring caravans and motorhomes to the holidaying public, Tom Moore speaks to associate director Gary Jones to discuss the company’s latest round of investment.
Transportation & Logistics industry not ‘hip’ enough to attract talent
Posted on 29 Mar 2012 by Tim Brown
A new report out today has warned the global transportation and logistics industry (T&L) is in urgent need of a radical transformation by 2030 if it is to stay competitive.
Boden invests to keep pace with fashion success
Posted on 23 Mar 2012 by
Material handling firm European Conveyor Systems (ECS) has aided a £2.5m project to expand fashion retailer Boden’s warehousing facilities in Leicester.
Scottish businesses target £853m UK market for mountain biking accessories
Posted on 5 Mar 2012 by
Over 50 companies gathered to encourage business innovation, and discuss ways to grow Scottish products in the global mountain biking sector.
Purchases of biking accessories currently generates £853m for the UK economy and the event, entitled “Celebrating Scottish Innovation in Mountain …
The Prince of Wales visits Bombardier plant
Posted on 27 Feb 2012 by
Bombardier’s site in Derby welcomed His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales on Friday, during his tour of the region to show support for British manufacturing.
The plant is the UK’s only rolling stock manufacturing facility.
The Prince spent more than an hour at the site, where he met key members …
Lean training puts railway wheel manufacturer on the right track to savings
Posted on 17 Feb 2012 by Tim Brown
A leading railway wheel manufacturer has managed to achieve cost savings of 20% and increase its output by up to 25% thanks to a training programme delivered by The Manufacturing Institute.
Trafford Park-based firm Lucchini UK enrolled their employees to undertake the Institute’s Accelerate…
Tetley distribution contract awarded to Norbert Dentressangle
Posted on 16 Feb 2012 by
Owner of tea maker Tetley, Tata Global Beverages, has awarded a three year contract to Norbert Dentressangle for the UK storage and distribution of Tetley teas.
One of the main factors in Tata’s decision to award the contract to Norbert Dentressangle was its ability to collaborate with other lar…
Bombardier’s Derby factory will remain open for further two years
Posted on 10 Feb 2012 by
Although the decision by the Canadian engineering group to keep the Derby factory open will save the jobs of roughly 1,600 employees, operations at the site are only safeguarded until 2014.
The future of the factory has been in doubt since Bombardier missed out on a £1.4 billion rail contract, whic…
Supply chain sabotage
Posted on 13 Jan 2012 by Tim Brown
Brian Shanahan is an Associate Principal at REL
Brian Shanahan, Associate Principal at REL, explains the strain placed on the supply chain by poor working capital management.
Our latest working capital survey revealed that 30% of the 1000 largest public companies in Europe have a deteriorating w…