ADVERTORIALS
BOGE’s total compressor rental service guarantees industry the air to work
BOGE, a leading manufacturer of compressed air systems, is helping businesses across industry to cost effectively meet both short- and long- term demand for compressed air through its total compressor rental service. The highly affordable service offers businesses an alternative to owning and maintaining their own compressors. BOGE and its network of experienced distribution partners specify compressed air systems based on the needs of each business, ensuring customers are consistently supplied with the correct volume of compressed air required. Skilled engineers oversee a fast installation and commissioning process and provide 24/7 nationwide service and maintenance support as part of the monthly fee.
BOGE Compressors Ltd 01484719921
www.boge.co.uk
Specially engineered Hyster® refresh operations at Heineken
Six new Hyster® electric lift trucks which feature special engineering to meet the demands of brewery operations have been provided to the Heineken Ireland site in Cork. Heineken Ireland is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Heineken International, whose portfolio of brands includes Heineken, the best-selling beer in Ireland, Murphy’s, Amstel and Coors Light. Its site in Cork, founded in 1856, employs 458 people and ships 2 million kegs per year to pubs, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets and wholesalers. As such, the brewery’s yard operations are intense, loading and unloading on average 20 lorries each day. “Empty kegs arrive every day and have to be unloaded and placed on a conveyor to take them to the
production area,” explains Matt Hardy, Industry Manager for Hyster Europe. “At the same time, full kegs are collected and stacked in the storage area ready for despatch.”
Hyster Europe
www.hyster.com
NEW COBA Catalogue Celebrates 40 years of Safety Matting
British manufacturer, COBA Europe, used A+A Dusseldorf to launch its brand new 2019/20 safety matting and flooring catalogue, and unveiled some innovative new floor safety products to the health and safety sector. Celebrating 40 years of being in the safety matting
business, COBA - headquartered in the UK with facilities across Europe - cites this special Anniversary Edition of its catalogue as its ‘most comprehensive yet’. The 84-page catalogue features new and innovative product lines within each of its core categories
covering Workplace Matting, ESD Matting and Equipment, Floor Level Safety Accessories, Floor Coverings, Entrance Mats, Entrance Matting Systems and Mats for Leisure. This latest edition also includes more useful information for customers than ever before, including
handy buying guides, a product selector, facts and statistics, technical data comprising over 40 new slip, fire and ESD ratings.
COBA Europe Ltd 01162401088
www.cobaeurope.com
46 NOVEMBER 2019 | FACTORY&HANDLINGSOLUTIONS Lift Trucks
End of year flourish for Hart
Orders for a range of door types from a broad spectrum of industrial categories have ended 2019 with a flourish for Hart Door Systems. Working for a chemical processing company Hart received
an order for a further five Speedor Storms following the earlier installation of one Speedor Storm. For a construction company Hart delivered 12 pedestrian doors, eight Speedor Minis, two Speedor Storms, one insulated roller shutter and one electrically operated roller shutter and for a major car manufacturer Hart delivered a further Speedor Cleanroom for a test booth in its trim and chassis facility. Finally for a major port, Hart delivered six ATEX-rated
Speedor Supers and two electrically operated roller shutters. “This sample of recent orders demonstrates the breadth of door types we can supply,” said a Hart
spokesperson. “Despite some macro economy concerns Hart continues to supply its customer base with doors that deliver, sometimes in very testing environments.”
Hart Doors 01912140404
www.hartdoors.com
Renovotec introduces: ‘Try Before You Buy’ scheme for latest ProGlove wearable barcode scanners
• Hands-free ProGlove scanners are matchbox size – the world’s smallest and lightest say ProGlove
• Time savings of up to four seconds per scan and picking error reductions of up to 33%
• Smart ‘Worker Feedback’ technology provides essential steering functionality
• Option to buy, rent or return ProGlove products following three month trial
• “ProGlove uses new, innovative technology to increase productivity and we encourage users to try it for themselves” says Renovotec managing director Richard Gilliard
Renovotec, the UK’s leading independent rugged hardware, software and consulting services provider
is introducing a ‘try before you buy’ scheme for the ProGlove family of wearable barcode scanners, which are new to the UK. Under the scheme manufacturing and logistics users can trial a ProGlove MARK wearable scanner for three months before buying, renting or returning it.
Renovotec 0192460048
www.renovotec.com
WMS helps drive warehouse automation
Hand and power tool distributor, Draper Tools, is using a Red Ledge warehouse management system (WMS) to drive ongoing automation of its warehousing and logistics operation. Founded in 1919, Draper Tools services up to 5000 UK and
overseas customers. A Red Ledge WMS is integrated with the company’s IBM ERP and Knapp automated picking systems and updates inventory in real time. Other WMS-driven functions include a volumetric packing optimiser and automated labelling. Many of Draper Tools’ 125 staff in its two-site Eastleigh, Hants, operation now use mobile scanners driven by the WMS. Red Ledge WMS is also being used to generate management
reports on the performance of individuals, teams and warehouse processes. Commenting on the impact of the system, Draper Tools head
of warehousing and logistics, Matt Boschi, says: “Red Ledge WMS gives us greater visibility and a clearer, more structured way of working, as well as delivering new efficiencies.
Red Ledge 01484556996
www.redledge.co.uk
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