Indigo appoints Group CEO and expands Executive Leadership Team.
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Indigo appoints Group CEO and expands Executive Leadership Team.

Indigo Software is delighted to announce that former COO, Darren Baxter, has been appointed as the company’s new Group CEO, to lead a newly expanded executive team following the recent appointment of Tony Sweeney as…

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Hubtex ramps up production and builds new customer centre.
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Hubtex ramps up production and builds new customer centre.

Forklift truck manufacturer sees continued growth. Hubtex is once again investing in the expansion of its Fulda headquarters, with the company building an additional production facility and a new customer centre. The construction work is…

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Woodland Group expands Jungheinrich fleet following 40% efficiency gains.
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Woodland Group expands Jungheinrich fleet following 40% efficiency gains.

Jungheinrich UK has supported its Partner, Armill Lift Trucks, in the rapid delivery of an additional 12 forklift trucks to the expanding Jungheinrich fleet of global freight forwarder, Woodland Group. “Armill Lift Trucks had just…

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Vero: Top Manufacturing Companies: Revenue per Employee.
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Vero: Top Manufacturing Companies: Revenue per Employee.

Revenue per employee, calculated by dividing a company’s revenue by their current number of employees, is one of the most effective ways of determining the success of a company. Ultimately, companies are looking to have…

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Logistics industry still in the dark about employees’ status, says FTA .
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Logistics industry still in the dark about employees’ status, says FTA .

Yesterday’s (27 March 2018) release of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)’s interim report into the status of workers from the European Economic Area fails to answer the questions which logistics businesses have about future workforce…

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Baumann Names Windsor 2017 Dealer Of The Year.
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Baumann Names Windsor 2017 Dealer Of The Year.

Italian sideloader manufacturer Baumann has named Windsor Materials Handling as its 2017 UK dealer of the year. The annual award recognises outstanding efforts made in sideloader sales within Baumann’s UK dealer network. Windsor has a…

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Businesses struggle to understand true costs to operate a forklift truck over its working life.
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Businesses struggle to understand true costs to operate a forklift truck over its working life.

A national survey of businesses operating forklift trucks suggests that there are wide inconsistencies in the way total cost of ownership (TCO) is understood and calculated. It suggests that some fleet managers may be wide…

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Electric counterbalance truck faces the endurance test.
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Electric counterbalance truck faces the endurance test.

In May 2017, UniCarriers added ten new models of the TX series to its counterbalance family. Theo Egberts from Andersom Testing has now investigated whether the electric vehicles really deliver what they promise. The renowned…

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Renovotec launches Zebra rugged managed print service (MPS).
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Renovotec launches Zebra rugged managed print service (MPS).

Company claims leadership of specialist ‘rugged MPS’ market; redefines MPS for supply chain users —Renovotec ‘Zebra Rugged-MPS’ launching publicly at Multimodal 2018 Renovotec, the UK’s fastest growing independent rugged hardware, software and services provider for…

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Sort And Set In Order.
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Sort And Set In Order.

THE FIRST 2 S’ OF THE 5S METHOD ARE CRITICAL STEPS TO INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVING SAFETY, THE FIRST BEING ‘SORT’, AND THE SECOND ‘SET IN ORDER’. Sorting is the first phase of 5S. When you sort,…

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