"Thiрs is one of the most important times of the year to ensure that your loading bay is fully ‘in order’ and ready for the increased activity and harsher weather conditions that the coming months may bring,” advises John Meale, Managing Director of Thorworld Industries.

A superb opportunity for a long term lease on the largest part of one of SE UK’s largest and best-equipped warehouses has arisen in Harlow following a successful lease agreement with ITS.

They made their debut at the company’s World of Material Handling (WoMH) customer event – as featured in Logistics Business – and and now the first counterbalanced trucks with lithium-ion battery from Linde Material Handling have been launched. Linde says their great benefit is that they make fleet operators much more independent with regard to power supply – especially in multi-shift operation.

Since its launch, Goplasticpallets.com has sold nearly 10,000 GoBox 1311 LRS – the largest volume pallet container in Europe. Designed and manufactured in Ypres, Belgium by supply chain packaging specialist CABKA-IPS, the GoBox 1311 LRS continues to be an ever-popular choice for large bulk storage, transportation and use within closed-loop systems.

Anilox Laser Technology, a manufacturer of metal rollers and sleeves for print machinery, has chosen Lowestoft-based Nexen Lift Trucks as its preferred supplier for its new electric counterbalanced lift truck. Anilox Laser Technology uses its fork lift trucks on a daily basis to handle pallets containing components that range in weight from 30 to 1,500kg and rollers and sleeves of various dimensions up to five meters in length.

A loading bay application that helps carriers and companies manage collections and deliveries more efficiently is being rolled out to the customers of independent 4PL 3T Logistics. Solo.DOCK is a cloud hosted application developed in house by 3T. It can be used as a standalone solution or as a module in a fully integrated transport management system.

When Clipper Logistics plc was awarded a new e-fulfilment contract with a major international retailer, it turned to BS Handling Systems to fit out its new 300,000 sq ft distribution centre in Northampton. The storage and materials handling project awarded to BS Handling Systems has involved the company installing pallet racking, a hanging garment solution (GOH system) for 750,000 units, 5 packing spur belt conveyors and 125 packing benches into the new facility.

CBRE Global Investors has acquired on behalf of its investors, the ‘Hillwood Portfolio’ consisting of four standing logistics parks in Poland totaling 220,608 sq m. The vendor was Hillwood. CBRE Global Investors has also agreed to acquire from Hillwood a pipeline of projects currently under development. These consist of two new parks and two extensions in Poland totaling 134,165 sq m and two new developments in Germany totaling 71,684 sq m.

Cimcorp has won a significant order to supply a fully automated handling system to Petlas Tire Corporation at its factory in Kirsehir, Turkey, about 100 miles southeast of Ankara. Based on Cimcorp's Dream Factory solution, the automation will take care of the handling of PCR (passenger car radial) finished tires in the tire-finishing and palletizing areas. Work on the order – Cimcorp’s first project for Petlas – is already underway and the turnkey material handling system will become operational in the autumn of 2017.

UK  mineral processing company Furlong Mills Ltd has bought two new 2.5 tonne 25D-9 diesel Hyundai forklift trucks and two electric pallet trucks which are now fully operational onsite at the historic Furlong Mill. The machines were supplied by local Hyundai dealer, Hystackers.