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Scissor-lift loading platform complies with Zone 2
User application article A Zone 2-compliant scissor-lift vehicle loading platform enabling the customer to comply fully with the Work at Height Regulations and was installed with no interruption to warehouse construction.
News from Laweco UK (25 March 2008)
Nylon based loading dock bumpers last longer
Nylon based Nytrex dock bumpers have proven to last many, many times longer than conventional rubber and steel faced dock bumpers said the manufacturer. Brochure available
News from Nytrex World Wide Products (11 February 2008)
Dock ramp and leveller cut truck turnround time
User application article By combining a yard ramp and an extending dock leveller, an appliance manufacturer has cut down the turnaround time for unloading trucks.
News from Thorworld Industries ( 7 January 2008)
Mobile yard ramp for materials recovery facility
User application article Veolia Environmental Services' 175 hectare integrated waste management site in Rainham, Essex, has benefited from a Thorworld Industries mobile yard ramp.
News from Thorworld Industries ( 4 October 2007)
High capacity, mobile screw elevator
Small footprint screw elevator, ideal for bulk material transfer in manufacturing industry, can be linked directly to a truck.
News from Ajax Equipment (12 July 2007)
Rent, lease or buy floor-loading pallet dispenser
Brillopak has introduced a service allowing customers to rent or lease either a floor-loading pallet dispenser or pallet press before, or as an alternative to, buying them.
News from Brillopak (21 June 2007)
Mobile screw elevator for handling bulk materials
Ajax Equipment, a solids handling equipment specialist, has developed a high capacity, mobile screw elevator designed to lift materials up to height of 6 metres.
News from Ajax Equipment ( 8 June 2007)
Spicy work for mobile loading platforms
User application article East End Foods, one of the country's leading spice, lentil and rice importers, has employed two mobile loading platforms from Thorworld Industries in their West Bromwich warehouse.
News from Thorworld Industries ( 7 June 2007)
Telescopic conveyor for loading goods into lorries
Caljan Rite-Hite has introduced RollerTrack, a telescopic conveyor used for loading goods into lorries, which is guarded with metal plates to protect workers from the mechanism underneath.
News from Caljan Rite-Hite (26 April 2007)
Mobile yardramp for carpet tile manufacturer
Thorworld Industries has installed a mobile yardramp system for carpet tile manufacturer, Sanquhar Tile Services, to overcome their lack of loading bay.
News from Thorworld Industries (20 April 2007)
Loading bay manufacturer majors on customer care
Easilift Loading Systems, loading bay equipment manufacturer, has appointed Paul Redfern as Account Manager of major products.
News from Easilift Loading Systems (16 April 2007)
High quality loading and unloading solutions
Thorworld Industries will display loading bay equipment, safety aids and accessories on Stand M300 at 'Materials Handling Live', and a mobile yardramps will be set up near the main entrance.
News from Thorworld Industries ( 9 April 2007)
High-speed roller door for loading bay use
The sara Sprint 600 is a high-speed roller door developed to cope with the most demanding environments and intensive traffic whilst maintaining high standards of safety.
News from Sara/Loading Bay Specialists ( 2 April 2007)
Loading bay equipment, accessories and safety aids
Loading and unloading equipment from Thorworld Industries, is featured in a catalogue full of materials handling solutions for specifiers, purchasers and users of loading bay equipment.
News from Thorworld Industries ( 2 April 2007)
Electro hydraulic dock leveller eases unloading
User application article The 6,000 kg capacity leveller, 2,170 mm long by 2,100 mm wide, has a low-pressure hydraulic system for ease of operation and maintenance.
News from Thorworld Industries (29 January 2007)
Demand for mobile yardramps reverses
Loading and unloading equipment specialists, Thorworld Industries, is reversing the trend for yardramps to be imported into the UK from low-wage economies by capturing increased export business.
News from Thorworld Industries (29 January 2007)
Two shows for loading and unloading equipment
Leading loading and unloading equipment specialists, Thorworld Industries, has confirmed its participation at the two main UK materials handling events in 2007.
News from Thorworld Industries ( 1 January 2007)
Hygienic loading bays include dock levellers
User application article Easilift Loading Systems was chosen to supply and install equipment for 23 loading bays at Arla Foods' GBP75 million state-of-the-art dairy at Stourton, Leeds.
News from Easilift Loading Systems (29 December 2006)
Loading bay aids and yardramps to be shown
At the UK IMHX 2007 materials handling event, on show will be a comprehensive range of loading bay equipment, safety aids and accessories and mobile yardramps.
News from Thorworld Industries ( 1 December 2006)
Mobile yardramps solve loading problem
User application article The problem of loading and unloading container trucks when there are no loading docks has been solved by kitchen appliance manufacturer, Baumatic, with two mobile yardramps from Thorworld Industries.
News from Thorworld Industries (13 October 2006)
Trailer stand reduces truck hazards
A trailer stand launched experts in the design and manufacture of loading bay equipment, is proving to be a huge success, just months after its introduction.
News from Caljan Rite-Hite (10 October 2006)
Ramp solves lack of loading dock problem
User application article As there was no loading dock in the despatch area of a seating factory, the 11m long x 2.2m wide mobile yardramp was bought to load finished goods into container vehicles.
News from Thorworld Industries (24 July 2006)
Simple trailer stand removes hazard
A simple but effective trailer stand supports the nose of an uncoupled vehicle trailer and so removes the hazard caused by faulty trailer landing gear collapsing, as the trailer is unloaded.
News from Caljan Rite-Hite (23 June 2006)
Loading bay equipment, accessories and safety aids
The latest 25th anniversary product range catalogue from Thorworld Industries, is packed full of materials handling solutions for specifiers, purchasers and users.
News from Thorworld Industries (12 June 2006)
Low cost yard loading ramp introduced
Loading and unloading equipment manufacturer has introduced a low cost Economy model mobile yardramp, as well as having announced a significant reduction in cost of its ramp maintenance service.
News from Thorworld Industries ( 5 April 2006)
One source has wide range of handling equipment
Loading and unloading equipment specialist provides a 'one-stop', single source for a wide range of high quality loading and unloading equipment and loading bay accessories and safety aids.
News from Thorworld Industries (31 March 2006)
Relocatable lifting platforms avoid tail-lifts
Relocatable lifting platforms are an economical and flexible means of loading and unloading double-deck trailers with fixed or powered internal floors and avoid the need for tail-lifts on trailers.
News from Transdek UK (24 February 2006)
Yardlift option saved buying an extra forklift
User application article When a warehouse had to put in an extra loading dock it had to consider the costs of buying another fork lift truck, but a mobile yardlift offered better safety, flexibility and cost-effectiveness.
News from Thorworld Industries (17 February 2006)
Couplings break away automatically
Automatic breakaway couplings for use in flexible hose connections to moveable sources such as road tankers disconnect if an excessive tensile load is applied to the line.
News from Guyson International, Hose & Couplings Div. (21 January 2005)
Dock shelter makes truck loading bay draught-free
An air-draught-free loading zone required! Especially while the doors are open, a truck stands at the loading dock and the dockleveller lies on the truck it comes to air draught.
News from Nani Verladetechnik GmbH and Co. KG (10 June 2004)
Improve safety at the loading dock
While loading at vehicle loading docks happens day by day acrash guard system helps prevent a lot of accidents and protects the operators and safeguards forklift operations.
News from Nani Verladetechnik GmbH and Co. KG ( 9 June 2004)
Alternative to fork lifts or cranes saved space
User application article Whilst planning the new M8-40 assembly line, an off-road vehicles manufacturer realised it could save time and floor space if a new way was found for moving the chassis down the line.
News from Nu-Star Material Handling (24 March 2004)
Powered pushers reduce dependence on forklifts
User application article Powered pushers move trolleys further reduce a building factory's dependence on forklifts and free up more floor space to help meet increased demand.
News from Nu-Star Material Handling (15 March 2004)
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