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Dublin Airport has commissioned 1.5km of a new type of eco-friendly hoarding developed by a Yorkshire firm. The Ecogenik hoardings are being used during the construction of the new T2 terminal, part of a 2billion-Euro drive to transform the airport.
Ecogenik Hoarding Systems UK has developed the light-weight external pvc hoardings from recycled plastic. They are ‘demountable’ – meaning they can be dismantled and moved around a construction site easily - and they can be recycled again, rather ... [more]
The Construction industry currently generates £16 billion turnover, equating to 1.5 per cent of the UK’s GDP, and a total of £18.8 million was invested by the ECITB last year in skills development and training programmes for engineering construction employers.
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB), an organisation dedicated to attracting, training and retaining employees in engineering construction has hailed 2007 as its most successful year to-date.
Highlights of it... [more]
Phil Dinning, Managing Director of Easilift Loading Systems Ltd, says the solution to achieving and maintaining efficient loading bays lies in choosing a supplier who can look after all of your needs throughout the entire life of the equipment.
Whatever a company's business, the loading bay is an extremely critical area of operation. No-one wants the headache (and cost) of equipment failing, with the associated problems this causes to the production/distribution cycle if one or more loadin... [more]
Innovate Logistics provides warehousing, stock management and distribution services for chilled, deep chilled, frozen and ambient products, as well as temperature and humidity controlled storage for confectionery products. Due to a huge growth and demand for the frozen and chilled side of the business, it made the decision to build a third storage and distribution site in Chesterfield. The building has a height of 16.5 metres and a floor area of 3,850 m2.
Easilift Loading Systems has supplied... [more]
JCB has launches the HTD5 high-tip walk behind tracked Dumpster. The HTD5 has a 500Kg payload, 0.3cu m skip and tip height of 1450mm. It has been designed to target the UK hire market but offers considerable potential for owner operators in the construction, refurbishment and landscaping sectors.
With health and safety legislation increasingly shifting the emphasis away from manual handling, the demand for a machine with high lift height such as the HTD5 is set to increase dramatically. Its l... [more]
An unloading system from Easilift Loading Systems has been chosen by Tesco for the loading bays at its flagship environmental store in Wick, Scotland. It was designed, built and installed by Easilift to meet Tesco's specific requirements for what has been described as 'Britain's greenest supermarket.'
Given the geographical location of the store it was imperative that the equipment chosen facilitated the use of both standard trailers and double-deck trailers which are the most cost effective ... [more]
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