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general


5 Editorial Comment Peter MacLeod reminisces about his younger life at the old Felixstowe docks.


6 Newsdesk


A roundup of the latest happenings in our industry, including some extremely promising news about IMHX 2013.


12 Cover story: Briggs Equipment


The sole UK distributor of Yale materials handling equipment has a strong reputation, thanks to high levels of service to its customers.


14 Health & Safety In this expanded section of the magazine, we round up some of the latest safety systems, and report on the latest news affecting H&S in the workplace.


20 IMHX 2013


With so much breaking news about IMHX 2013, we take a dip into the confirmed exhibitors to find out what made them commit to the UK’s largest event for the logistics and materials handling industries.


22 CeMAT 2011 Update This month sees the staging of CeMAT in Hannover. In addition to a last- minute round-up of news that didn’t make it into last month’s preview, we hear from the VDMA about the state of Germany’s Intralogistics market.


distribution


40 Logistics Consultants Logistics consultants can wring the maximum efficiency out of any operation, yet are often treated with suspicion or, at worst, contempt. In this article, two leading consultants aim to address the misconceptions surrounding their industry.


handling


32 Jungheinrich Round Table Manual Handling


A team of experts is brought together to discuss the issues surrounding lifting and manual handling in the logistics industry.


36 Service Contracts Running a fleet is not an easy task, particularly across multiple sites. In this article, MHE supplier Linde tells us how it copes with the demands of servicing large fleets.


44 Manual Handling At ShD, we often receive – largely anonymous – letters from disgruntled employees complaining about being forced to heave dense or bulky items by hand. Thankfully, help is at hand, quite literally, as the products showcased in this article prove.


storage


27 Conveyors & Automated Handling The ability to move things at great speed and accuracy is one that has become key to today’s lean logistics operations. In this feature, we look at the latest technologies in this area, and what difference they can make to the bottom line.


46 Space Optimisation With real estate prices high, and the cost of relocation often prohibitive, we demonstrate how to make the maximum use of the current space available to your logistics operation.


Yellow is the new Green Lower your running costs with the ‘Greenest’ Electric Trucks on the market.


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