http://grocerytrader.co.uk Grocer News from The Grocery Trader - Latest news and information for the multiple grocery trade in the UK Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:07:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Government project started quietly 2 years ago when our UK Trade Association, the Industrial Cleaning Machinery Manufacturers Association, (ICMMA) asked for industry experts to assist the UK Governments DEFRA, to work with their Water Technologies Group to establish criteria for water efficient cleaning machines. Nilfisk personnel, as long standing members ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5312 Leading materials handling specialist Excel Automation is helping Asda change the way it picks online grocery orders at its new "Home Shopping Centre" in Morley, near Leeds. An Excel belt and roller conveyor system transfers merchandise from a mezzanine floor to a despatch point on the ground floor, enabling online orders ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5307 Palmer and Harvey is the UK's leading independent and national wholesaler of tobacco, confectionery, chilled & frozen, grocery and convenience goods with nationwide distribution facilities operating in the independent and multiple Convenience, Forecourt and CTN retail arena. Palmer and Harvey have a diverse customer base with nationwide distribution facilities. They operate ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5304 Pedigree Wholesale has switched to Atlet warehouse trucks in a combination of contract hire and outright purchase at its main distribution centre near Nottingham. By aligning the make-up of the fleet to its precise materials handling requirements, the pet and aquatic products supplier has reduced the number of trucks required, ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5299 From January 2010, food and drink manufacturers can take advantage of a new supply chain solution across Ireland that has been launched in a joint venture between the Culina Group and the SHS Group. Operating under the Culina SHS Ireland name, the company is set to open a new state-of-the-art ambient ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5296 A Chalmor-designed lighting upgrade, supported by a Carbon Trust loan, has helped the Cowden Bonnybridge petrol station in Falkirk save nearly £3,000 per annum on energy consumption and lighting maintenance. “Chalmor’s input was invaluable in making the project run smoothly – from the design of the new lighting and helping with ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5293 Supermarket chain Asda has chosen Hubbard 360 Alpha AEL electric standby refrigeration units for its 32 strong fleet of box body home delivery vehicles operating from its new state of the art ‘Virtual’ store which opened in July. The store is a dedicated picking centre based in Morley, Leeds, and ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5290 Fire Fighting Enterprises has developed the technology to allow multiple Fireray 5000 optical beam smoke detector heads to operate from one single control unit. The Fireray 5000 Multi Head has up to 4 beam transceivers connected to, and managed by, one low-level system controller. This offers savings in the costs ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5287 Velcro Europe S.A., a company that has spent the last 50 years making lives easier with its innovative products, today announced its latest invention: the VELCRO® Brand LogiStrap™. LogiStrap™ is a re-usable and versatile strap for materials handling applications in distribution centres, warehouses and closed loop pools to secure goods ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5284 Keeping your vehicle clean is an indispensable method of portraying a company image of quality and respectability whilst out on the road. Regular cleaning is also important to the overall mechanical maintenance of a vehicle, and is a requirement of some test procedures. Therefore, vehicles should be cleaned as part of ... http://grocerytrader.co.uk/?p=5280