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The president of the Australian Industrial Truck Association (AITA), Steve Stewart, has announced the program for the Safety Week Seminar to be held on Tuesday 4 June at the Novotel Sydney, Rooty Hill, from 9 am to 12 noon. The seminar is a feature of the AITA’s third annual National Forklift Safety Week from [...]
In Western Australia Toll Intermodal, part of Toll Group, required low axle weights and an environmentally friendly and safe yard tractor and ordered the Terberg YT220 with a 6×4 axle configuration and a EURO 5 compliant engine. According to Terberg importer Clark Equipment, this is not only the first Terberg 6×4 yard tractor to be [...]
Continue reading …Wesfarmers-owned Blackwoods, Australia’s largest supplier of industrial, and safety workplace goods, will build a new distribution centre in Greystanes, Sydney. The largest business of the Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety Division, Blackwoods has a product portfolio of over 200,000 stock keeping units (SKU), which are serviced from over 90 geographical locations within Australia, New Zealand and [...]
Continue reading …The top equipment suppliers have held their ground and the rest are climbing steadily upwards.
Continue reading …Dalian China Express International Transportation has handled the shipment of very long cargo through Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC), which required airport authorities to temporarily remove a length of handrails to allow the safe handling of a very long flat-bedded truck. The consignment, which arrived from Europe onboard a chartered Antonov AN-124, was made up [...]
Continue reading …Australia’s $9 billion polymers industry will be boosted by a national cooperative research initiative. The launch featured a novel degradable plastic film that Greening Australia and the Birchip Cropping Group have shown can dramatically improve the re-establishment of native woodlands. The initiative brings science and industry together to develop products that meet emerging global needs [...]
Continue reading …Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has established a direct presence in two key markets, the Northern Territory and North Queensland regions. The new TMHA Darwin and Townsville branches opened early April and offer the full Toyota Material Handling range of Toyota, BT Lift Truck and Raymond forklift products, as well as Toyota’s comprehensive Huski skid-steer [...]
Continue reading …Terminal tractor manufacturer Terberg claims to have developed the first fully electric yard tractor, the Terberg YT202-EV. The development team at Terberg in the Netherlands took advantage of the progress in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology and developed a fully electric yard tractor. The electric drive system is uncomplicated and therefore its cost is relatively low, [...]
Continue reading …One of the world’s most experienced logistics and supply chain professionals – Mike Kotecki, senior vice-president, Dematic, North America – will share his unique perspectives on ‘smartly’ imparting change to your supply chain and increasing the odds of your success, at the upcoming SMART Conference & Expo 2013. Trends like unceasing geopolitical drama and the [...]
Continue reading …Loscam is planning for significant expansion of its pallet rental business in Asia and as such is looking to work with leading sawmillers NF McDonnell in Australia to satisfy its growing timber demand. “As our business continues to expand in Asia we need to make sure we are sourcing the very best quality timber to [...]
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