April 15th | Sustainable solutions

Welcome to the April 15th issue of Warehouse & Logistics News. In our front cover story, you can read how Exporta is at the forefront of revolutionising the warehousing and distribution industries with its innovative and sustainable transit packaging solutions. Exporta’s plastic pallets are made from recycled materials and are 100% recyclable at the end of their lifecycle. The company’s pallet boxes and containers, engineered for longevity, are ideal for repeated use in demanding industrial environments.

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Ecobat Battery, the UK’s largest battery distributor, has just completed the second phase of a major piece of infrastructure work for a 404 megawatt combined gas turbine power station for the National Grid of Ireland. The project, the second phase of a two-stage process, began on 7 October and the time critical undertaking had to be completed within two weeks, while Huntstown power station, operated by Energia, was closed for routine maintenance.

Leading UK packaging distributor Kite Packaging has expanded its product range with collapsible plastic pallet boxes. Designed to enhance storage, transport, and logistics efficiency across various industries, these pallet boxes offer durability, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness within supply chains. Built with a three-part structure comprising a lid, sleeve, and pallet, these collapsible pallet boxes can be disassembled and stored compactly when not in use.

Hörmann Transdek have launched a new video showcasing the operational benefits of their range of Dock Lifts. Featuring a recently completed installation for Storage Works in Birmingham, the video demonstrates the operation of a standard dock lift fitted within a loading bay. The new dock lift provides Storage Works with a safe and efficient solution for transporting goods from ground level of the loading bay to the raised floor of their storage facility, according to our loading bay feature.

Staff can work safely with JLG’s PowerTower range of modern alternatives to ladders, scaffolding or podium steps. Its ergonomic design allows operators to work comfortably over longer periods of time, while reducing the potential for musculoskeletal injury, stress and fatigue. The benefits of working at height safely and comfortably include helping improve work efficiency, increase worker morale, reduce sick pay and workers’ compensation claims, as well as decrease absenteeism and employee turnover, our lifting gears & cranes feature reports.

LPR – La Palette Rouge (a division of Euro Pool Group) has reached an important milestone in its environmental strategy, reducing its carbon footprint by 10% in 2024. This achievement underscores the company’s strong commitment to more sustainable logistics. Through a comprehensive and coordinated approach, all of LPR-La Palette Rouge’s subsidiaries, working in collaboration with its logistics and QSE (Quality, Safety, and Environment) departments, have implemented ambitious initiatives to accelerate the ecological transition, says our sustainability feature.

Enjoy reading the issue.

James Surridge

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