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Crown QuickPick® Remote wins German Design Award 2015


category to Crown’s semi-automated QuickPick® Remote order-picking system. The Design Council acknowledged the


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oading and unloading equipment manufacturer Thorworld Industries is advising SMEs of the importance of properly maintaining and servicing their loading bay equipment, in order to ensure that they can capitalise on growth opportunities during the current economic upturn.


Predictions of


improvements have been underlined by a recent in- depth survey released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on behalf of DHL Express.


This indicates


that by 2019, 50% of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) should be experiencing increased international trade. Thorworld believes that, whether growth comes from overseas or within the UK, having the appropriate infrastructure in place will prove essential to success, as John Meale, Managing Director of


Thorworld Industries explains,


“Increasingly, we’re beginning to see promising flickers of economic growth, with quantified reports suggesting


evidence of improvement, however


Thorworld Industries Ltd u 01246 260981 u www.thorworld.co.uk


if


SMEs are to benefit from such opportunities, they need to be appropriately prepared.


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he German Design Council recently awarded its prestigious German Design Award 2015 in the “Industry, Materials and Health Care”


well-designed concept


behind the technology that combines a Crown low-level order picker with a remote-control glove. The jury explained the reasons for its decision as follows: “QuickPick® Remote is the world’s first semi-automated order picker of its kind and an impressive design achievement. The lift truck itself sets a high ergonomic benchmark, but can also – and this is the truly innovative aspect – be manoeuvred from a distance using the unique remote-control glove, with laser sensors on the truck ensuring safe operation. This greatly reduces the distances drivers must walk while carrying loads, and improves productivity by up to 25 percent. A modern, dynamic-looking design reflects the visionary nature of this patented technology in every detail. An exceptionally high standard!”


Crown u (49) 89/93 002-0 u www.crown.com


More power, extended running and longer life – it’s ironclad


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he heavy-duty Ironclad® range of motive power batteries from EnerSys® offers more power, extended running times and longer life than comparable designs to support intensive lift truck operations and other demanding materials handling applications. The range is particularly suited to situations where longer truck run times are needed to minimise the use of spare batteries. Models rated from 276 to 1032 Ah are available in standard sizes for small pallet trucks up to large reach and counterbalance trucks. The batteries are now available in the UK and Europe but have been extensively used in the USA, where they have proven to reliable and rugged performers in tens of thousands of applications, for many years.


EnerSys Motive Power u 0161 794 4611


Liflex - Fast recharge, maintenace free, high efficiency U


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sing lead acid batteries as your source of motive power for you MHE equipment? Being told this the only credible option? Want to charge your battery quicker but told you’re restricted to 4-6hrs & need expensive add on’s?


Being blamed for damaging you battery either through incorrect usage or maintenance?


Being sold air agitation as the


cure for all ills? Confused how to charge your battery, you can you can’t opportune charge? These are just a few of the issues that come up time & time again with lead acid batteries & you the customer are told that there is no real alternative to a product that was designed over 100yrs ago, well now there is!


Liflex u 0330 100 2254 u www.liflex.co.uk


Dürkopp Fördertechnik extends system at ASDA’s Brackmills DC


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SDA’s national garment distribution centre at Brackmills,


Northampton – which already


distributes some 155,000 items daily - is benefiting from an equipment upgrade by Dürkopp Fördertechnik. Durkopp originally installed its equipment at the five- floor, 56,000 m2 facility when it was built in 1996 and further extensions and equipment upgrades have since been added .


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A load off the mind in the timber trade


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ames E. Smith (Northern) Ltd is part of one of the country’s leading privately owned Timber Importing Groups. Importing timber from Scandinavia,


Baltics, Russia and Canada to its new location in Hull, it has recently become the latest respected name in the sector to take advantage of Bulmor Lancer’s state of the art sideloader trucks which represent a rapid and effective return on investment. The James E. Smith (Timber) Ltd Group has premises at New Holland,


Birmingham. The operation in Hull has established a respected


Lincolnshire and its head office in reputation


specialising in softwood


supplies to a diverse range of customers such as modular buildings,


caravan construction, joinery


manufacturers, packing case manufacturers, garden buildings,


agricultural specialists and fencing The DC is one of three depots which


handle all the garments for the George at ASDA brand which is sold at some 550 stores nationwide as well as online. ASDA’s Brackmills facility is amongst the UK’s largest and most highly automated handling sites capable of storing some five million garments.


Dürkopp Fördertechnik u 01455 299890 u www.duerkopp-web.de/en enter 832


stockists and contractors. Having carefully checked all options the choice fell to Bulmor Lancer, whose sideloader design and experience is ideally suited to the shape and nature of timber products taking into account length and prevention of bending and damage and the trucks are especially suited to handling long loads in confined spaces.


Bulmor u +43 7262 58397 u www.bulmor.com


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