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Spaciotempo meets space needs of Stadco
Thorworld puts safety first
to protect goods, premises, vehicles and personnel in the loading bay
John Meale, managing director of leading
loading/unloading equipment specialist Thorworld Industries Ltd explains how a positive commitment to safety in and around the loading bay can help firms save money and provide long-term peace of mind. While the Government has recently initiated a Red Tape Challenge seeking views on health and safety legislation,
market-leading loading and
unloading equipment specialist Thorworld Industries has issued a reminder that it is in the interest of all businesses not to wait for official guidance and take a proactive approach to protect its own workers and resources. Thorworld – an accredited SAFEcontractor member – is maintaining its own safety initiative, focusing on the vehicle loading and unloading area. Potentially this is one of the most hazardous areas in any company, warehouse or distribution centre. Yet despite the existence of an extensive range of safety equipment on the market to protect against accidents, the company continues to see examples of poor practice.
Thorworld industries Ltd. Tel: 01246 260981 Web:
www.thorworld.co.uk
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nternational tier 1 supplier of automotive Body-in-White products and services, Stadco, is gearing up to meet demand from automotive customers with a new storage facility at its state-of-the-art plant in Castle Bromwich, which has one of the largest automotive stamping lines in Europe. The company, which manufactures parts for some of the most recognisable global car brands, has worked with Spaciotempo – a leader in the provision of temporary warehouse and storage buildings – to provide a huge 2200 sq m storage area which comprises two gutter linked aluminium framed buildings and a front canopy to form a structure some 65 m in length, 35 m wide and 6 m high. To provide an ambient temperature for the storage of the precision made steel and aluminium parts the warehouse features a thermo roof and 40mm steel clad panels for the walls and gables. With wind and snow loadings equivalent to permanent buildings, the structure is securely fastened to existing surfaces using a patented fixing system that requires no civil work undertaking prior to installation.
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Open Shuttles launched by KNAPP
by replacing traditional conveyors. The inherent problem with conveyors is their fixed nature, permanently blocking access for vehicles and workers. Open ShuttlesTM have been designed specifically for handling cartons and containers. Considerably smaller and neater than typical AGVs, they can be used for all kinds of transport tasks. They excel in applications with repetitive movements of materials, especially when on-time delivery is critical – such as in automotive production – or in processes where tracking of material is important, such as in the pharmaceutical industry where cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practice) is essential. The laser-guided, splash-proof Open ShuttlesTM are also ideal for delivering raw materials, transporting work-in-process, moving finished goods, removing scrap materials and supplying packaging items.
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NAPP’s brand-new Open ShuttlesTM have the potential to revolutionise handling in manufacturing and logistics operations
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