Dematic launches Engineering Design Apprenticeship programme
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Dematic launches Engineering Design Apprenticeship programme

Dematic has launched an Engineering Design Apprenticeship programme this September with a cohort of four students – two starting a four-year course in Mechanical Engineering Design and two in Controls Engineering Design. Under the scheme,…

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How the ‘sharing economy’ is revolutionising warehousing
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How the ‘sharing economy’ is revolutionising warehousing

When new tech businesses are looking to get off the ground, they often talk in terms of ‘disruption’: in other words, how new methods can revolutionise old business models. We’ve seen the effects of a…

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JCB’s Teletruk joins the front line at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue
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JCB’s Teletruk joins the front line at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has added a JCB Teletruk to its range of front line fire fighting and emergency rescue equipment. The Teletruk is deployed at waste and rural fires where it is used…

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ECOLIGHTING’S INDUSTRY-LEADING LED TECHNOLOGY IS BEST FIT FOR STEEL TUBE SPECIALISTS.
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ECOLIGHTING’S INDUSTRY-LEADING LED TECHNOLOGY IS BEST FIT FOR STEEL TUBE SPECIALISTS.

Ecolighting UK has recently installed new LED lighting at the Voestalpine Rotec Ltd warehouse facility in Hinckley to upgrade the company’s previous systems to one of Ecolighting’s most popular fittings. The workshop and production areas have…

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Walker supports Uber Eats’ new merchandise supply chain.
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Walker supports Uber Eats’ new merchandise supply chain.

Uber Eats – the online food ordering and delivery platform – has undertaken a major overhaul of its courier partner merchandise supply chain in the UK. The company has established a new online sales portal…

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New Teletruk fleet for window and door company.
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New Teletruk fleet for window and door company.

Camden Group – the UK and Ireland’s leading manufacturer of uPVC window frames and doors – has taken delivery of a fleet of eight new JCB Teletruk forklift trucks. The trucks will operate across Camden’s…

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Agency workers at risk due to lack of lift truck training, warns RTITB.
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Agency workers at risk due to lack of lift truck training, warns RTITB.

Workplace accidents, injuries and fatalities are frequently occurring as employers fail to check the qualifications and training credentials of agency staff working in lift truck operations, warns RTITB. “All too often lift truck incidents hit…

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Doosan leads the field at LAMMA 19.
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Doosan leads the field at LAMMA 19.

Doosan, the leading manufacturer of robust high performance forklift trucks, will be exhibiting at LAMMA 19 (hall 18, stand 516), the UK’s top farm machinery, equipment and services show, to be held at the NEC…

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PRIORITISING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT TO BEAT THE SKILLS GAP.
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PRIORITISING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT TO BEAT THE SKILLS GAP.

It is widely accepted that the logistics and supply chain industry is suffering from a growing skills shortage, which is only set to intensify over coming months as uncertainty over Brexit and the knock-on effects…

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Automation holds the key for staying relevant in an evolving online market.
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Automation holds the key for staying relevant in an evolving online market.

By Mel Tymm, Industry Principal at Maginus The boom in eCommerce has had a significant impact on our infrastructure and the logistics industry in the UK is now facing a new crisis; a lack of…

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