Jun 27, 2016 Warehousing Ireland Logistics, News Comments Off on EiraTech launches its latest robot; EiraBot v4
“Allows people work at the speed of robots rather than having robots work at the speed of people.” EiraTech (www.eiratech.com), the Dublin based innovator of robotics solutions for warehouses and...Jun 27, 2016 Warehousing Ireland Materials Handling, News Comments Off on Locate warehouses close to biggest markets
It is clearly sensible for fulfilment warehouses to be located where the biggest online retail markets are. In the case of Europe, that is the UK and Germany, says DK Fulfilment’s Robin Buxton...Jun 27, 2016 Warehousing Ireland News Comments Off on First universal carbon accounting method launched for Global Logistics Supply Chain
A universal method to calculate the carbon footprint of the logistics supply chain was released today by the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC), a group of companies, industry associations and...Jun 27, 2016 Warehousing Ireland Health and Safety, News Comments Off on Use genuine parts warns explosion protection firm Pyroban
Safety Company Pyroban has warned that, in a few cases, non-genuine or Pyroban supply chain parts are being used to maintain Pyroban explosion protected forklifts. “This can compromise the level of...Jun 27, 2016 Warehousing Ireland Events, News Comments Off on 2016 BIC Award for UIC’s Loubinoux
The Bureau International des Containers (BIC) is pleased to announce that Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, General Director, UIC has won the 2016 BIC Award. The BIC award was presented to Mr. Loubinoux at a...Jun 19, 2016 Warehousing Ireland News, shipping Comments Off on The 250 year story of the heroic Liverpool Pilots
Merseyside Maritime Museum will display a brand new exhibition from 22 July until 4 June 2017, focusing on the Liverpool Pilotage Service; the second oldest institution in Liverpool, the oldest being...Jun 19, 2016 Warehousing Ireland Logistics, News Comments Off on FTA calls for postponement of French minimum wage rule
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for urgent postponement of a new employment law in France which means all foreign road workers visiting the country have to carry documents to prove...Jun 19, 2016 Warehousing Ireland Materials Handling, News, Noticeboard Comments Off on BIC Database To Simplify Compliance with SOLAS Container Weight Requirements
The Bureau International des Containers (BIC) announces the launch of a pilot database of container tare weight data to support carriers, shippers, forwarders and other intermediaries as new SOLAS*...Jun 12, 2016 Warehousing Ireland Health and Safety, Materials Handling, News Comments Off on Risks increased by unaccredited ‘in-house’ forklift training, warns RTITB
Many employers are choosing to purchase or deliver in-house forklift training unaware that, unlike accredited training, this may not comply with the required legal or best practice standards. Opting...Jun 12, 2016 Warehousing Ireland Materials Handling, News Comments Off on Pallet trucks can cut company costs and improve productivity
As the news broke that BHS, one of Britain’s longest-standing department stores is to close its doors over the coming weeks, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of pallet and pump trucks to a whole...Jul 25, 2026 Comments Off on Business continuity drives new cybersecurity demands in distribution
As distribution centres become increasingly software-driven, warehouse operators want to understand how automation suppliers can support business continuity and recovery planning....
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Apr 19, 2026 Comments Off on Saving lives and businesses since 1877 – Business Sprinkler Alliance
In February 1877, a fire broke out in a Massachusetts mill. It was, by most accounts, an unremarkable fire and the kind of incident that at any other time would have gutted a building,...