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Lift trucks... S13. Trucks optimise storage density


Warehousing & storage... S14. Trackless mobile shelving delivers 80% more space


Materials handling & conveying... S16. The secret to handling taller turbine towers S18. Pin points to conveyor safety


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Combilift’s Straddle


Carrier is being used by Andresen Towers in Denmark to manoeuvre shell tower sections for a new design of wind turbine tower


See page S16


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Contents…


Industry news S4. IMHX 2013 focuses on logistics for pharma and healthcare


Features


Pallets, Palletisers & pallet handling... S8. Are plastic pallets the answer? S10. Pallet racking modified for live storage


Loading bays & doors... S11. Dock shelter problem solved


JULY/AUGUST 2012 LOADING BAYS & DOORS


Dock shelter problem solved


SOLUTIONS FOR HANDLING EFFICIENCY


MATERIALS HANDLING


The secret to handling taller turbine towers


LATEST PUBLICATION FOR THE WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS MARKET


COVER STORY


New additions to the Bendi family are strengthening the company’s position in the warehousing sector as well as opening up new market places previously inaccesible to the company, including retail, manufacturing and cold storage sectors


Bendi T: 01527 527411 www.bendi.co.uk


Turn to page S6 for more details


Next issue... Features in the September 2012 issue of Materials Handling & Logistics will include • Conveyors • Lift trucks • Loading bays & doors • Logistics • Materials handling • Warehousing & storage • Special feature: Printing, labelling & barcode systems


Materials Handling & Logistics JULY/AUGUST 2012 S3


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