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Still’s MD puts the record straight
We catch up with Still managing director Nick Smith just over a year after he took over at the helm following the purchase of DAC, its largest distributor.
Towards the end of last summer, news broke that DAC Handling Solutions Ltd, Still’s largest UK distributor, had gone into administration. In a move to maintain its service to DAC’s existing customers, Still snapped up DAC’s assets.
Narrow Aisle’s articulated argument
John Maguire, sales and marketing director of Narrow Aisle Flexi, believes that recent developments and improvements in articulated truck design are leading to many companies opting for articulated machines instead of reach trucks, putting the reach truck market under increasing pressure.
While official figures are as yet unavailable, anecdotal evidence suggests that so far in 2009, UK reach trucks sales have stood up better than sales of other forklift types – such as, for instance, counterbalance trucks. This may be due to the relative resilience of the grocery retail market which has continued to prosper throughout the recession.
MasterMover helps eliminate roll cage accidents for Somerfield
A fleet of pedestrian tugs specified from MasterMover have helped eliminate roll cage accidents at Somerfield stores, and a single employee – rather than two – can now unload a delivery wagon.
In order to safely transfer roll cages from delivery vehicles to its stores, Somerfield Stores Ltd has invested in more than 50 SmartMover manual and power-operated tugs. As a result, roll cage-related accidents have been reduced to zero and a single employee can now unload a delivery wagon rather than two.
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.
AMHSA says energy efficiency is the hot topic
In this month’s article from the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), James Corfield, national business development manager of Caljan Rite Hite UK Ltd, explains how warehouse power consumption can be reduced by recycling heat.
During parts of last winter, it was difficult to concentrate the mind on global warming. Indeed, any type of warming would have been welcome. But as the credit crunch has turned into recession, it’s worth bringing global warming back onto your agenda as cutting your energy consumption will definitely save money, even if small initial investments are necessary.
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.
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