Contents August 2012 CONTENTS REGULARS
05 Editor’s comment Peter MacLeod dis- cusses what makes a company claim it is ‘a leader’ and under what terms.
06 News
A round-up of this month’s news, including a big win from the Post Office for Briggs Equip- ment in the UK.
12 Front Cover Story – Linde Material Handling The German fork lift truck manufacturer highlights the difference it has made to one of its customers.
52 Health & Safety The first in a two-part ramp-up to the FLTA’s National Safety Week, which SHD Magazine is supporting this year.
55 Showcase
Some of the products, services and projects that have caught the editor’s eyes over the past few weeks.
OPINION 26 FLTA
The importance of daily checks in keeping fork lift truck operations produc- tive, legal and safe.
28 BITA
David Rowell, President of BITA, invites you to participate in Design 4 Safety Awards, which run alongside IMHX 2013.
49 Skills for Logistics Vicki Ball, programme manager at Skills for Logistics, talks about defining skills and im- proving performance in the warehouse sector.
50 AMHSA
Phil Steeds, sales direc- tor at TGW Logistics, explains how automa- tion can facilitate order picking for e-retail.
39 Skills for Logistics Skills for Logistics’ pro- gramme manager Vicki Ball looks at various apprenticeships avail- able to school-leavers.
PROPERTY
44 Logistics Property David Thame looks at multimodal logistics parks and the chal- lenges they face con- necting with the rail network.
46 Regional Focus The busy area around the west and south of London’s M25 motor- way comes under the spotlight this month.
48 Property News A round-up of the main logistics property stories breaking this month.
FEATURES
14 Case Study A look at how a be- spoke solution allows a Danish manufacturer of wind farm equipment to grow wings.
16 Automation/Conveyors Rounding-up the latest developments in the world of automation, with a particular focus on conveyors.
FEATURES
22 Sustainability How to reduce your carbon footprint through more efficient packag- ing (Sealed Air) and lighting (LED Eco Lights).
29 IMHX 2013 Preview Looking ahead to IMHX 2013, with a focus on the pharma and healthcare sectors, as well as a plan of the event showing the rate at which the event is filling up.
34 Temperature
Controlled Logistics Latest developments in this busy and important sector.
37 Goods In/Goods Out Safety and efficiency are the watchwords in this feature about the loading bay area.
42 3PL
In this Third Party Logis- tics feature, we discover how smart transport management can help reduce road miles.
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