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Materials handling & conveying... S16. Tall order from The Wine Society


Logistics S18. Pen your own logistics success story


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Ulma Inoxtruck stainless steel, pallet trucks have been introduced at an event at Impact


Handling in Corby.


See page S12


Managing Editor Neil Mead


Editor Heather Ramsden


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Contents…


Industry news S4. Logistics apprenticeships offer real opportunity


Features Loading bays & doors...


S8. Distribution centre combines efficiency and performance S10. Double-deck solution for retail giant John Lewis Waste handling & recycling...


S11.Monitoring system saves cash for waste company


Lift trucks... S12. Evolution in efficiency and performance


Warehousing & storage... S14. Complicated repair to occupied warehouse


MAY 2012 LOADING BAYS & DOORS


Double-deck solution for John Lewis


SOLUTIONS FOR HANDLING EFFICIENCY


WAREHOUSING & STORAGE


Complicated repair to occupied warehouse


Compact, high capacity conveyor solution from ECS


LATEST PUBLICATION FOR THE WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS MARKET COVER STORY


A conveyor system designed to transport goods continuously between ground and upper floor levels with maximum reliability has been completed by European Conveyor Systems as part of a major investment in production facilities at AarhusKarlshamn UK (AAK) in Hull


European Conveyor Systems T: 0115 987 4363 www.europeanconveyors.co.uk


Turn to page S6 for more details


Next issue... Features in the July 2012 issue of Materials Handling & Logistics will include • Conveyors • Lift trucks • Loading bays & doors • Logistics • Materials handling • Warehousing & storage • Special feature: Pallets, palletisers and pallet handling


Materials Handling & Logistics MAY 2012 S3


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