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New website for Thorworld Industries(22/09/2008)
The new website for Thorworld Industries has now gone live. The revamped site provides specifiers, buyers and users of loading bay equipment, accessories and safety aids with comprehensive information about the Thorworld's range of materials handling products, together with up-to-the-minute information about recent projects. One of the key elements of the new site is its simple search function which allows users to quickly locate individual pr... [more]
Thorworld publishes 2008/9 catalogue(01/09/2008)
Thorworld Industries Ltd has published its new 2008/9 product range catalogue, packed full of materials handling solutions for specifiers, buyers and users of loading bay equipment, accessories and safety aids. Included in the 44-page full-colour catalogue are details of its enhanced selection of mobile yard ramps - ideal for the fast and efficient loading and unloading of vehicle trailers and containers by fork truck, particularly where there... [more]
Interserve loads vehicles from a building with no loading bay with Thorworld modular platform(20/08/2008)
A Thorworld modular platform system was chosen by Interserve Retail & Interiors as the most convenient method of loading vehicles from a building with no loading bay. Interserve is a joinery manufacturer and interior fit out specialist which produces and installs high quality bespoke work for the shop, office and leisure sectors. The company recently moved to new 40,000 sq ft offices and workshops as it needed extra space to cope with an incre... [more]
Mobile yard ramp from Thorworld used for loading Terex heavy construction equipment(28/04/2008)
A mobile yard ramp from Thorworld Industries is providing the loading and unloading solution for use with heavy construction equipment at the Terex facility in Warwick. It's used for offloading new machines arriving from the company's Coventry plant and other European sites where these are not delivered on low loaders, but transported in containers or on standard 40ft long trailers. The machines are stored on site prior to delivery to UK deale... [more]
Truckloada mobile lifting platform provides safe unloading to Nisbets(02/04/2008)
Nisbets plc is the UK market leader in catering supplies; providing everything from cutlery to walk-in refrigerators. The main warehouse and distribution centre in Avonmouth, near Bristol, covers an area of 100,000 sq. ft. and operates around the clock, providing a next-day delivery service. When catering equipment supplier Nisbets took on two additional temporary warehouses that did not have raised loading docks, it needed a safe and cost-eff... [more]
Thorworld Ramp System cut down the turnaround time for trucks unloading CDA finished goods(21/02/2008)
A combination of a yard ramp and an extending dock leveller from Thorworld Industries Ltd has cut down the turnaround time for trucks unloading finished goods at kitchen appliance manufacturer, CDA Group Ltd. The 10 tonne capacity Thorworld ramp is positioned inside the good inwards warehouse at the company’s Langar, Nottingham site. With an overall length of 12,200mm and a useable width of 2,250mm, the ramp is solidly built with a steel super... [more]
Selecting the right loading and unloading equipment(30/01/2008)
The loading bay is a vital link in the production and distribution chain. If the loading system fails, goods cannot be despatched or received, causing knock-on delays in the production/distribution cycle. Choosing the right supplier and equipment is therefore crucially important in ensuring trouble free operation and helping minimise costly downtime. So what do you need to consider when looking for loading and unloading equipment? The follow... [more]
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