07 Mar
Logistics, Press Release, Technology, Warehousing

Toyota Material Handling Europe and SSAB take leap to produce next generation of material handling equipment with lower carbon footprint

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Toyota Material Handling Europe and SSAB enter a fossil-free partnership, and the cooperation makes the company the first material handling equipment manufacturer using SSAB Zero™. The company secured the delivery of SSAB Zero™steels, which it will use to produce the forks and frames for hand pallet trucks this spring. The quality and properties of SSAB Zero™ steel are the same as those of SSAB´s conventional steel.
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29 Jan
Distribution, Employees, Insights, Warehousing

No more cheap labour – it’s time to pack smarter

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If distribution and fulfilment operations ever did benefit from ‘cheap’ labour, a series of recent Government announcements has ensured that era is well and truly over. Controlling labour costs through automation is no longer optional – it’s a question of business survival. By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies.
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