PREVIEW IMHX 2016
LATEST MATERIAL HANDLING logistics and supply chain solutions
With a wealth of experience working with providers of materials handling and logistics services, event director Rob Fisher looks at some of the highlights coming up at IMHX 2016
L
ogistics and materials handling touch everyone’s lives whatever is purchased
online, in store or delivered from a wholesaler. That’s why IMHX, the UK’s leading logistics showcase exhibition taking place at Birmingham’s NEC from Tuesday 13th to Friday 16th September is a must-attend event. Sponsored by financial services provider
Investec IMHX 2016 will reflect every aspect of 21st century intralogistics. Present at the show will be over 100 suppliers of forklift trucks and associated products and services; over 30 supply chain and warehouse IT providers; in excess of 40 suppliers of automation solutions; over 25 companies working in packaging; and well over 60 general materials handling exhibitors. The regional heats of the RTITB Operator of the Year return to IMHX in 2016. This is held every three years to find the best forklift operator in the country and through a number of heats encourages operators to strive to be the best. In addition, the Design4Safety awards organised by the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) will be part of IMHX 2016. The aim of the awards is to highlight the importance of product or service design in improving safety standards. Enter the awards by visiting
www.imhx.biz/design4safety where you will find the full terms and conditions. A Demonstration Zone features
manufacturers putting their trucks and equipment through their paces, showing their capabilities and versatility. IT solutions are playing a growing role
in the supply chain and in response to these developments for the first time IMHX will feature a dedicated Supply Chain IT Village. Among those exhibiting will be Proteus Software which specialises in providing Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). “IMHX is the event for anyone involved in logistics and supply chain and this is our fifth time attending,” says David Bugden of Proteus. “The new IT Village provides a great platform for technology providers to meet potential customers and showcase innovative developments.” Co-exhibiting with sister company Soft Design, Atabwill show their exciting
range of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and DeZone camera/ sensor system. Indigo Software will be on stand 9A64 and in the UKWA Pavilion to provide a free supply chain consultancy clinic around overcoming the challenges of running an omni-channel warehouse. For the first time this year at IMHX we
are pleased to announce a Future Skills Zone highlighting the careers available to young people in Britain’s logistics sector and featuring leading employers from across the sector. The Future Skills Zone at IMHX will
show the brightest and the best that they don’t need to choose university as their route to a good career and that a vocational route can take them into highly skilled managerial positions. Leading companies across the UK are
crying out for ambitious and motivated young people to take on interesting and
IMHX 2016 will reflect every aspect of 21st century intralogistics
challenging roles in logistics and allied industries and those participating in the Zone include leading forklift truck manufacturers Toyota Material Handling and Linde Material Handling whose apprentices will strip down and rebuild a vehicle; Crown and Jungheinrich. The former BITA Academy, now the new Forklift Training Engineering Centre (F-TEC), the industry’s training centre for apprentices and engineers will provide information on apprenticeships. “We received a record number of
applications for our apprenticeship scheme in last year’s intake, showing young people perceive them to be really useful for career progression,” says aftersales director for Linde Material Handling UK Mark Sullivan. "As a business it's so important for us
to invest heavily in future generations and create a highly diverse and skilled workforce. Participating in the Future Skills Zone enables us to demonstrate the role we can play in harnessing talent. We're delighted to be part of it.”
IMHX 2016 13-16 September NEC Birmingham
www.imhx.biz
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