Pallet Matters May 2010
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Pallet Matters May 2010 | Monday 17th May 2010 |
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Two senior managers at pallet services specialist IPP Logipal, Gary Williams and David Bage, are planning a cycle trek across Tanzania in aid of transport charity Transaid. Together with some forty other hardy souls, the pair will undertake a tough 420km route through mountainous country and along the shores of the Indian Ocean. The riders will complete their adventure in November and hope to raise £100,000 in sponsorship which will go towards a number of Transaid’s hugely worthwhile, transport-related projects across sub-Saharan Africa.
Toyota Material Handling has launched three new BT hand pallet trucks. The BT Lifter range now includes an ultra low model, developed initially for a retailer in Sweden, which offers a minimum fork height of just 35mm, enabling its use with ‘low clearance’ pallets and load ledges. The Lifter Galvanised offers a lower cost alternative to the company’s stainless version for use in ‘semi wet’ applications. The Lifter ‘WI’ features a weight indicator which gives a weight estimate, accurate to within 20kg, without interrupting the handling process. Suited to applications where scales are not required, this model can handle loads up to the truck’s 2300kg payload maximum.
Leading pallet manufacturer Craemer is presenting a range of innovative products at Total Processing & Packaging which opens on May 25th at the Birmingham NEC. The ‘TC’ totally closed hygienic plastic pallet and the lightweight ‘D’ pallet will be on display as will the ECOmax ‘Dusseldorfer’, the first ‘half pallet’ which the company claims as a major step forward in securing reels for transport and whilst in storage. The company will also be promoting its ability to produce bespoke pallets for special applications where the conventional pallet size formats are not appropriate.
This month, the ‘Broken Pallet’ goes to HM Treasury which, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), is missing out on some £215 million in annual revenue thanks to what the association calls the ‘bring your own fuel’ policy for foreign lorries. According to the Department for Transport’s own figures, this amount represents the duty lost because of the volumes of diesel brought into the country. The FTA has stated that while politicians squabble about cuts and savings, a scheme to make goods vehicles from the continent pay their way on UK roads would be relatively simple to introduce and police. The FTA’s Chief Economist Simon Chapman suggested that the proceeds could fund a new hospital every year yet no political party appears ready to tackle the issue.
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