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Alan Little, plant manager of the NACCO Materials Handling factory in Craigavon, where Hyster and Yale forklift trucks are produced, has been recognised for services to Industry in Northern Ireland in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, 2013. Awarded an MBE, Alan will be presented with a medal by Her Majesty the Queen, the Prince of Wales or Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace later this year.
www.nmhg.com
AEB (International), a specialist provider of supply chain logistics software, has joined the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA), Britain's leading trade organisation representing the third party logistics (3PL) sector. Joining UKWA will enable AEB to
take advantage of a broad range of benefits including professional knowledge exchanges, networking with other members and industry experts on relevant industry matters, raising awareness for warehouse related trends and challenges, and options to join various events and industry gatherings.
www.aeb-international.co.uk
SSI Schaefer is celebrating 75 years globally. An international company first founded by Fritz- Schaefer in 1937 in Burbach, Germany, it wasn’t until the 1960s that the focus on overseas markets began with the first two foreign companies founded in Basingstoke, UK and Neunkirch, Switzerland. Today the company is not only represented in Europe, but also in America, Australia, the Middle East and Asia.
www.ssi-schaefer.co.uk
The Austrian-owned group, Knapp AG, has improved on last year's record turnover to report an all-time high of approximately 380 million Euros on 31 March 2013. The company's workforce also rose by 200 to reach 2,300 staff, of whom 1,700 are employed in Austria. In addition, the warehouse logistics specialist enhanced its market position in its core business areas of pharmaceuticals, fashion, general retail & lifestyle, food retail and tools & spares. Research and development continues to rank high at Knapp, with the business again investing some six per cent of its turnover in R&D.
www.knapp.com ABC audit helps MHL clients make informed decisions
Materials Handling and Logistics September 2013 is expected to be bumper issue with a selection of exclusive features, case studies and application stories.
MHL, which for a long time has been running as a bound-in supplement in the long established Factory Equipment maga- zine, has grown substan- tially in stature this year.
As one of the Connecting Industry publications, Factory Equipment, and by extension MHL, recently underwent an ABC audit of circulation. This is extremely beneficial for clients and advertisers as it means they are now equipped with the ability to make informed media buying decisions across our print, online and email platforms.
In our efforts to make our September issue of MHL the best it can be, we will be running a selec-
tion of first-rate editorial features. These include: • Design considerations for loading bays and doors are vital in terms of safety, and energy effi- ciency. In our feature, an industry expert delves a little deeper into this issue touching on a few indus- try-relevant examples. • With an independent report revealing that changing business volumes are becoming a single business priority for logistics heads, we find out how voice-directed technology is integrated into existing technology without expensive outlays on equipment required with terminals even vehicle mounted for use on forklift trucks.
• A provider of IT solutions for global trade and logistics will explore how a weak UK economy affects the business strategies of supply chain man- agers; why inventory is key in total supply chain spending; and what warehouse operators should consider before signing on the dotted line. For advertising enquiries contact sales manager Emmi Moules at
emoules@datateam.co.uk. For editorial enquiries contact editor Heather Ramsden at
hramsden@datateam.co.uk
Winners take a bow a UKWA awards Comment
UKWA; and Roger Williams, the association’s Chief Executive Officer.
Companies and individuals across the warehousing and third party logistics (3PL) sectors were rewarded for excellence at UKWA’s Annual Awards for Warehousing 2013 ceremony, which was held recently at London’s Dorchester Hotel. The winners were chosen by
UKWA’s Awards Committee, which comprised Phil Culling, Chairman of storage systems specialist Redirack; Mel Grainger, a past chairman of
A total of 10 awards were pre- sented and the winners were: Training Award – Knights of Old; Technical Innovation Award – Wiley with TGW; Best New UKWA member – Gem Logistics; Warehouse Manager of the Year – Steve Vaughan, Expect Distribution; Team of the Year – Century Logistics; Young Employee of the Year – Sam Greenhalgh, Simarco Worldwide Logistics; Environment Awards – Miniclipper Logistics; Customer Service Award – Bibby Distribution & Kellogg UK; Junior Manager of the Year – Marie Rickets, Bibby Distribution; Chairman’s Award – Ian Veitch, Yusen Logistics (UK).
www.ukwa.org.uk
The United Kingdom Warehousing Association awards were presented at an annual ceremony in London in July. A total of 10 awards were presented for excellence in their field in front of over 400 members of UKWA who attended the event. These coveted awards are highly sought after and in the words of UKWA chief executive officer Roger Williams are seen as “symbols of achievement in the 3PL sector”. Congratulations to all the winners and we wish you the best for the future. Heather Ramsden - Editor
Working to create real jobs in logistics for disabled
Serving and former members of the armed services – all of whom have suffered some form of physi- cal injury while on active duty recently attended an open forum at Jungheinrich UK’ s Birmingham showroom and training centre. The event aimed gauge how easily five common items of materials handling equipment – powered pallet and ride-on pallet trucks, reach, counterbalance and VNA Combination picker/stacker trucks – could be modified to
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for Logistics, organised the event. Craig Johnson, marketing man-
allow anyone with a disability to operate them effectively. Third party logistics special- ists along with the Poppy Factory (where poppies, crosses and wreaths for the Remembrance Day appeal are made) and Skills
ager, Jungheinrich UK, said: “We are pleased to be working with our industry partners at the start of a process that aims to deliver long-term sustainable solutions. “This campaign has its sights set on creating real jobs – not false roles that simply allow a box to be ticked as part of a com- pany’s corporate social responsi- bility (CSR) commitment.”
www.jungheinrich.co.uk
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