Dan M The water in the Duluth, Minnesota, harbor never gets very warm, and it’s practically freezing by the time November rolls around. But that didn’t stop Zoran Pedisic, a Croatian immigrant working as a stevedore at the Minnesota port, from jumping into the frigid waters in an attempt to rescue an elderly man who was trying … Read more
Vanderlande Industries — a construction firm specializing in materials handling and based in Marietta, Georgia — has been awarded the contract to design and build the massive new 1-million-square-foot Urban Outfitters fulfillment center planned for Gap, Pennsylvania, according to a company news release. Construction of the new facility is scheduled to begin in September of … Read more
The Portland Cement Association, an organization that monitors US cement consumption, predicted recently that the amount of cement used in construction and industry will rise 8.1% in 2014. That comes on the heels of an anticipated 4.5% growth in cement construction in 2013. PCA attributed the steady increase to pent up demand that will be … Read more
Traffic control devices are used by businesses to maintain safe traffic patterns within their facilities, as well as at entrances and exits. They can be used to increase security, reduce accidents and promote driver safety. Many business install speed bumps, orange traffic cones, speed limit signs and other traffic control devices can help remind drivers … Read more
In the 1967 film “The Graduate”, the lead character Benjamin, played by Dustin Hoffman, is given some memorable career advice by an older businessman. “I just want to say one word to you,” the man tells the confused Benjamin. “Plastics.” Perhaps the pallet industry is taking that advice to heart. Today, plastic pallets represent the … Read more
JD Neuhas, the German-based manufacturer of lifts and cranes, has been selected to provide three air-operated hoists to power a 550-foot tall ferris wheel currently being constructed on the Las Vegas Strip. Known as the Las Vegas High Roller, Sin City’s newest attraction will be the world’s tallest ferris wheel and will have 28 viewing … Read more
Maj. Eric J. Taylor, a logistics officer with the 15th Expeditionary Unit of the US Marine Corps, has been awarded the Navy and Marine Association’s Leadership Award for 2012, according to a Marine Corps news release. Taylor was presented with the award November 19 at Camp Pendleton, in California, by Lt. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding … Read more
Word of mouth remains the most powerful form of marketing, and now that practically everybody has access to social media, it’s easier than ever to capitalize on word-of-mouth marketing. A recent Neilsen report indicated that 92% of consumers were more likely to be influenced by a friend’s recommendation of a business than they would by any … Read more
Toyota Material Handling UK has donated a new forklift to be used by the charity Transaid for materials handling training programs in Zambia, Africa. The forklift — the second donated by Toyota since 2009 — will be used to support Transaid’s Professional Driver Training Project, which seeks to provide local transport solutions to improve access … Read more
International Thermal Systems –a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of industrial ovens, furnaces, washer systems and other material handling equipment — announced in a news release that it has purchased Continental Equipment Corporation, also of Milwaukee, for an undisclosed price. ITS acquired Continental because it wanted to expand its belt, cabinet, monorail, rotary drum and spray quench systems, … Read more
