News July 2012 AWARDS UKWA Awards finalists announced
UKWA – the United Kingdom Warehousing Association - has announced the finalists for each category in this year’s UKWA Awards for Warehousing. They are:
Customer Service Award
• Paul Ponsonby Ltd • Torque • Century Logistics Ltd Training Award
• PF Whitehead • Briggs Equipment UK Ltd – forklift service engineers apprenticeship scheme
• Briggs Equipment – Homebase forklift operator training programme Technology and Innovation
AWARDS Carrylift wins award
The Institute of Transport Management (ITM) has bestowed upon Carrylift the title of “UK Forklift Truck Company 2012” in recognition of its excellent solutions in this arena. Founded in 1988, the Carrylift Group has grown to be one of the largest forklift truck and materials handling companies in the UK, specialising in the sales, local service, hire and rental of materials handling equipment. With headquarters in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, the group operates through seven centres and has been the largest Nissan fork lift truck distributor in the UK for over 20 years.
According to the ITM citation, “[the]
array of services coupled with its commitment to the environment, customer service and staff development, makes Carrylift a truly deserving winner of the Institute’s ‘UK Forklift Truck Company 2012’.” Commenting on the award, Steven Routledge, group sales director for
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Carrylift, said: “Being recognised for excellence in our industry is a true testament to Carrylift’s continuous innovative business strategy, corporate social responsibility, staff development and excellent levels of local customer service support. Winning this accolade is a great achievement for the company. I would like to thank all the team for making this possible.” n
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‘Driverless’ motorway train takes to the road
Carrylift’s
Steven Routledge with Maria Cunnea, ITM
Volvo’s SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) road train project has completed the first public tests on a motorway in Spain. The first-ever public test drive of a road train comprising three cars plus one truck automatically driving in convoy behind a lead vehicle was completed successfully on a motorway outside Barcelona. “We covered 200km in one day and the test turned out well,” said Linda Wahlström, project manager for the SARTRE project at Volvo Car Corporation. “We’re really delighted.” A road train consists of a lead vehicle driven by a professional driver followed by a number of vehicles. The vehicles drove at 85km/h, with a gap between each vehicle of just six metres. Building on Volvo’s already existing safety systems - including features such as cameras, radar and laser
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sensors - the vehicles monitor the lead vehicle and also other vehicles in their immediate vicinity. By adding in wireless communication, the vehicles in the platoon “mimic” the lead vehicle using Ricardo autonomous control - accelerating, braking and turning in exactly the same way as the leader. Volvo says the project aims to deliver improved comfort for drivers, as well as improving traffic safety, reducing environmental impact and cutting the risk of traffic tailbacks. After the test on the public roads in Spain, the project is now entering a new phase with the focus on analysis of fuel consumption. “People think that autonomous driving is science fiction, but the fact is that the technology is already here,” Wahlström said. n
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• Elddis Transport (Consett) Ltd • P&O Ferries • Redirack Ltd Best New UKWA Member
• Williams Shipping Transport Ltd • Warehouse Holdings Ltd Warehouse Manager of the Year
• Steve Kavanagh – Amethyst Group
• Steve Nelson – Boughey Distribution
• Leigh Brown – Edwards Transport (Shropshire) Ltd Team of the Year
• Amethyst Group • Wincanton Plc – Coddington site • MDA Ltd • Wincanton Plc – repair & overhaul centre Environment Award
• MDA Ltd • Boughey Distribution • Elddis Transport (Consett) Ltd Young Employee of the Year
• Joanne Dolan – Paul Ponsonby Ltd • Jamie Bonwick – Boughey Distribution
• Kara Pyne – Century Logistics Ltd
The overall winner of each category will be announced at the UKWA’s Awards for Warehousing Ceremony which takes place at London’s Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday 4th July.
UKWA’s chief executive officer, Roger
Williams, commented: “We are grateful to all those companies that entered this year’s Awards for Warehousing and the ones that did not make the shortlist of finalists should not be put off from entering in future years. The high number and quality of the entries we received underlines the professionalism that runs through the modern logistics industry.” n
www.ukwa.org.uk
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