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Aldi's own press office says its GBP 500m distribution centre at Bardon, Leicestershire has begun operating, employing 1,000 people and able to handle nearly seven million pallets a year once fully running.
HSE reported a fine against a shipping company after a worker was seriously injured by a forklift truck. Pedestrian segregation in cargo and pallet-handling areas is the central control HSE looks for.
Jungheinrich reported that Gebrüder Weiss has commissioned a fully automated very narrow aisle warehouse with 28,000 pallet spaces, replacing manual handling. Capacity and reliability claims are the supplier's own.
HSE reported that a recycling company was fined after an employee suffered life-changing injuries in a telehandler incident. Telehandlers and counterbalance trucks are standard equipment on pallet recycling and repair yards.
Jungheinrich launched the EAC 212a mobile robot for automated storage and retrieval up to 1,200mm transfer height with a 1,200kg load capacity, using AI-based 3D pallet detection to tolerate positional deviation in mixed manual and automated operations. Specifications are the manufacturer's own.
HSE reported that two firms were fined after a racking collapse killed two workers. Racking inspection, damage reporting and load limits are direct duties for any operation storing palletised goods.
HSE reported enforcement action following a forklift truck incident in which a worker was killed. Forklift traffic management remains the single most common serious-injury theme in warehouse enforcement.
The Health and Safety Executive reported a prosecution after a fatal forklift incident, finding the vehicle had not received a full safety inspection following repair work.
AutoStore announced additions to its automated storage portfolio; capabilities and productivity benefits are vendor claims.
UKWA used its workplace transport event to call for a zero-harm standard across warehousing operations.
UKWA announced a member safety day with Mentor Training focused on workplace transport and materials-handling risks.
Linde published a vendor case study on lift trucks and warehouse handling equipment supplied to Funko’s distribution operation.
