Crown, one of the world’s largest material handling companies, will showcase a full line-up of products and forward-thinking technologies on stand 10J61 at IMHX 2016, being staged at the NEC Birmingham from 13th to 16th September 2016. In modern material handling, the constant need for improved productivity, connectivity and cost control leads to increased efforts to integrate modern technologies into logistics and warehousing processes. On Crown’s 440 square metres stand, visitors will get a deep insight into the company’s latest developments in terms of semi-automation, energy and fleet management technologies.

After the historic records of the previous grain campaigns in 2013-2014 (2.4 Mt) and 2014-2015 (3.09 Mt), the Port of Dunkirk has seen the advantages offered by its operator and infrastructures confirmed with record traffic of 3.226 Mt for the 2015-2016 campaign.
2.32 Mt of wheat was shipped to the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Central America, and 0.77 Mt of barley to Asia and the Middle East.

Peel Ports says it has secured 100 advocates for its Cargo200 initiative and is urging other cargo owners in the North West to add their weight to the campaign. Among the latest names to provide their support are leading TV and internet retailer QVC and Ultimate Products, which sources and distributes branded consumer goods from 27 countries to more than 450 high-street retailers in the UK.

UiCarriers will be presenting its comprehensive product and service portfolio on Stand D70 in Hall 9 at the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) in Birmingham from 13-16 September 2016. One special highlight on the exhibition stand is the new, highly versatile medium level order picker EPL 100. Being presented to British trade professionals for the first time, this vehicle forms part of a fully revised order picker generation. Stand visitors will also gain insight into the new UniCarriers 360° integral service concept, which covers warehouse and logistics planning, fleet management and flexible financing and lease models.

BA Systèmes has announced the birth of BA Robotic Systems Group. Automation and interconnected equipments enable the implementation of more efficient complete industrial processes but involve technological and digital transformations. From that standpoint, the Group believes in the synergy of its different activities (intralogistics, AGV, industrial robotics, healthcare and port automation) to anticipate needs and satisfy its industrial customers.

Retractable barrier specialist, Tensator Group, has helped Ryder Europe boost its health and safety credentials at its 27 depots across the UK. Ryder asked Tensator Group to provide a solution to cordon off the potentially dangerous pit areas that the company uses to service its fleet of rental and lease commercial vehicles. Its aim was to continue to ensure the safest possible working environment for the company’s 360 expert vehicle technicians.

Since April 2016, UniCarriers has an optional new combustion engine with no diesel particulate filter in its range, for its counterbalance trucks in the GX series. With the Advanced Turbo Diesel (ATD) ZD-30, the international forklift truck manufacturer meets the increasing demand for engines that allow straightforward maintenance and cause no forklift truck downtimes due to regeneration of diesel particulate filters.