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Show stoppers at IMHX
With more than 70% of stand space sold at IMHX 2010, preparations are already under way for many exhibitors. We look at what special features visitors can expect at the show in November.
Taking place at the NEC, Birmingham, from 16-19 November, the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) is the undisputed leader in UK logistics events, ably demonstrated by the fact that exhibitor space at the show is over 70% sold already. With the event co-owned by BITA (British Industrial Truck Association), IMHX has always had a large core of support from the materials handling equipment (MHE) sector but the show has also attracted increasing numbers of automated handling exhibitors, as well as software providers and consultancy firms.
Hyster’s electric dreams
Hyster has bridged the gap between hand pallet trucks and powered pallet trucks by launching the lightweight, low duty P1.3. The low cost pallet truck runs off two 12V batteries and plugs directly into a standard electric socket to re-charge.
The P1.3 is the ideal solution for an operation that is just too heavy or intensive for a manual pump truck,” remarks Robert O’Donoghue, warehouse product manager for Hyster Europe. “It’s for those who previously thought they couldn’t afford or justify the step up to a powered pallet truck. With the cost of potential injury to an operater due to manual handling, can businesses afford not to have a P1.3?
Jungheinrich celebrates 10 years of partnership and progress with Häfele
This year Jungheinrich’s Systems and Projects division celebrates ten years of partnership and progress with its client Häfele – the international market-leading supplier of furniture fittings, architectural hardware and electronic locking systems.
Häfele UK’s operation – which is based in Rugby – has evolved and developed over the years in a phased process, using appropriate materials handling technologies whether they be manual, semi automated or fully automated, to produce a flexible system that meets the company’s changing needs.
Culture is key to workplace H&S says British Safety Council
“There is a danger that everyday rules, regulations and warnings about health and safety can end up as ‘safety wallpaper’,” said Shaun Davis, group director of safety, health & environment at Rok plc at a recebnt conference organised by occupational health and safety organisation the British Safety Council (BSC).
BSC, concerned about the contribution of unsafe behaviour and poor culture to workplace accidents, launched a review examining the benefits to organisations of creating and maintaining a positive safety culture. The report, called Engaging with Safety Culture: a review of current thinking and practice, was published recently and examines the role of safety culture. It puts forward a new model for effective interventions that can influence people’s behaviour.
Pay attention to H&S says Pivotal Performance
An alarming trend of companies apparently ignoring health and safety in an attempt to save costs during the recession could result in logistics managers facing jail. Training company Pivotal Performance is warning firms to keep health safety a top priority, even when times are tough.
It’s in response to a recent survey by a legal firm, National Accident Helpline, which found that 62% of employees thought their boss was placing less emphasis on health and safety.
RoSPA calls for overhaul
A significant reduction in needless harm and easily preventable suffering would result if the UK's health and safety system underwent a radical overhaul, the RoSPA has told a Health and Safety Executive consultation.
The safety charity says it is time for the HSE to develop a new dynamic between its work and the wider health and safety market, linking its activities much more closely to the hard work of the thousands of professionals who help to ensure effective risk management in the workplace.
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