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Tesco saves millions by reducing road risks
The online shopping arm of Britain’s biggest retailer, Tesco, is savings millions of pounds following the implementation of an industry-leading occupational road risk management programme. Tesco.com, which operates a fleet of 2,200 vehicles delivering goods to online customers across Britain, and employs 8,000 drivers, has introduced a raft of initiatives that has resulted in:
• Vehicle incident rates - all damage from a broken rear light to a write-off must be reported - cut by 26% since 2005/6 during which time the van fleet has expanded from 1,200 vehicles;
Dangerous advice from the Accord Dangereuse Routiers
The Accord Dangereuse Routiers (ADR) recently introduced Europe-wide regulations that require transporters of certain dangerous chemicals to carry new items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on board.
Arco is offering expert advice to anyone involved with carriage of hazardous goods by road, in order to comply with the very specific new legal requirements and ensure their drivers are safe in the event of an accident or emergency.
Shipping safely with Sovex
Steve Nuttall, sales director at conveyor manufacturer Sovex, examines the dangers of loading and unloading sea containers and the benefits of using telescopic boom conveyors to improve safety.
Research shows that approximately 90% of the world’s non-bulk cargo moves in containers stacked on transport ships. They improve port handling efficiency, help lower freight handling charges, and boost trade flows. Almost every manufactured product humans consume spends some time in a container.
Smarter palletising solution from Optiledge
The new Optiledge palletising system offers a smarter way to transport goods, with potential to generate cost savings and also benefits in terms of improved efficiency, maximised payloads, reduced storage space and a low carbon footprint.
Manufactured in high impact resistant polypropylene, the Optiledge is 100% recyclable and is designed to make the load platform fit the shape and size of the goods, rather than the goods having to conform to a pre-determined sized pallet.
CHEP makes it child’s play
The Lego Group was determined to create value for its customers by sub-contracting its non-core business activities. As part of this move, it made a commitment to use CHEP equipment pooling.
There are more than 2,000 companies operating in the European toy sector and one of the clear leaders is The Lego Group – now the world’s sixth largest toy manufacturer. Its products are sold in more than 130 countries globally and the world's children spend some five billion hours a year playing with the well-known Lego bricks.
More paper work for Goplasticpallets.com
Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com, explains how his company helped M-real transport its recycled wetlap pulp.
M-real Office Papers manufactures approximately 550,000 tonnes of office paper every year. With the company’s main supplier of wetlap pulp based in Kemsley in Kent, and the company’s paper mill located near Rouen in Normandy, M-real needed a solution for transporting its wetlap pulp to the paper mill in France and then returning its recycled office paper to the UK.
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