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10 November 2015
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In June 2014, members of the FEM (European Materials Handling Federation) Elevation Equipment Product Group issued new guidelines for customers, specifiers and end-users of dock levellers. ALEM updates us on what impact this has had on industry and the implications of non-compliance.
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04 November 2015
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UKWA’s Peter Ward became CEO of UKWA in January 2015. He takes a look back at the last year in logistics - the first year of his tenure.
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03 November 2015
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The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport has published a digestible and visually representative infographic detailing the findings of its Vision 2035 policy series.
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03 November 2015
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HSE praises materials handling industry for 'heartening work' tackling health and safety issues.
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02 November 2015
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Western Business Events is delighted to announce a strong line-up for 2016's Safer Logistics Seminar and Feature area at The Health & Safety Event.
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28 October 2015
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Load signs need careful scrutiny by the customer to ensure that they actually do help protect workers from injury. Alan Worrell of SEMA’s Technical Committee clarifies end users’ responsibilities and summarises the origins and value of this key piece of signage.
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27 October 2015
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Alongside the driver shortage, the Driver CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) is considered one of the biggest challenges currently faced by transport managers, according to the FTA Transport Manager Survey 2015. Laura Nelson, managing director of leading Driver CPC Consortium, RTITB, says transport managers should use it to their advantage.
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27 October 2015
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The PPMA Show 2015 returned to the NEC from the 29th September - 1st October, with more than 1,000 leading packaging and processing machinery manufacturers represented at the show and providing a platform to showcase the latest technological innovations and discuss key business opportunities with more than 7,500 visitors.
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23 October 2015
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The FSDF is the sole trade body which represents and supports the interests of the entire food logistics industry.
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23 October 2015
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A survey carried out by the Fork Lift Truck Association has revealed that 84% of supervisors and managers that hire fork lift trucks incorrectly thought that the hire company was at least partially accountable for ensuring their truck holds a current Report of Thorough Examination…when the obligation actually lies with them.
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23 October 2015
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Rachael Dillon, the Freight Transport Association’s climate change policy manager, looks at ways in which the FTA can help with some of the environmental challenges faced by the logistics industry.
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23 October 2015
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Andrew Wright, LEEA (Lifting Equipment Engineers Association) learning and development manager urges the industry to inspire a new generation of overhead lifting equipment engineers.
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22 October 2015
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Online retail is a sector that’s hugely reliant on technology in order to function effectively and efficiently. Consequently, there is an awful lot of jargon that we in the industry become used to and assume everyone understands says Andrew Starkey, head of e-fulfilment, IMRG.
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22 October 2015
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The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) reminds users to inspect and maintain mobile elevating working platforms.
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22 October 2015
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Peter Harvey, Chief Executive of the Fork Lift Truck Association, looks at the key issues affecting fork truck safety and outlines its most ambitious safety initiative yet: the Safer Site Programme.
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20 October 2015
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FeRFA CEO Helen McGachie provides a guide to selecting and specifying resin flooring systems for handling and storage facilities.
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22 October 2015
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The long planned market surveillance regulations are still not on the EU statute book. James Clark, BITA Secretary General examines why there has been such slow progress around these hugely important regulations.
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19 October 2015
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Today’s supply chains need to be more agile than ever before. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling System Association (AMHSA), considers some of the areas of innovation that can boost agility and also some of the barriers to implementing new technologies.
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12 November 2014
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With a new president, new partnership and new policy documents it has been a busy year for The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
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11 November 2014
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The PPMA Show 2014 reaffirmed its status as the UK’s premier free-to-attend complete production line event for processing and packaging machinery in October, as 8,190 visitors took to the NEC for its 27th show.
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