Jane Whitley-Grant admits that as a child she was a little different from the other girls growing up in Sheffield, England. “As a little girl growing up, I vividly remember my Dad driving us to the south coast of England for summer holidays,” she recalls. “When we stopped at motorway service stations, for some reason … Read more
Editor’s Note: In this week’s Thursday Feature, we travel to South America to visit a busy Argentinean port where the workers are the bosses. At the San Lorenzo port near the city of Rosaria — Argentina’s second largest city — ships pull up to the dock 24 hours per day where they are loaded with … Read more
Every other day of the year, employees at TriFactor — a material handling solutions company located in Lakeland, Florida — spend most of their time designing conveyor lines and other industrial processes for their clients. But today isn’t like every other day of the year. Today is St. Patrick’s Day. And at TriFactor, that means … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview at some of the stories you will find this week on the Bahrns blog: If your warehouse or manufacturing facility is running out of availale floor space, why not double your usable area by adding a mezzanine to your existing building? We’ll show you the benefits … In this week’s … Read more
Many businesses are experiencing a boom in their operations. Orders are once more coming in, production is ramping up, and people are finally getting back to work. But what happens when business is so booming that you need to expand … and quickly? Purchasing and re-equipping a new facility can take years of planning. And … Read more
While some states such as Illinois and Wisconsin struggle to pay their bills, another Midwestern state is funding $2 million in research to improve workplace safety. Ohio’s Bureau of Worker’s Compensation announced last week that it was committed to making warehouses, factories and other work sites in that state safer and reducing worker injuries and … Read more
Warren Buffett, the 84-year-old billionaire, has criticized the BNSF Railway Company’s 2014 operating performance, calling the carrier’s record “not good”. So why should BNSF officials care what Buffett has to say? He’s the owner. Buffett’s company — Omaha, Nebraska, based Berkshire Hathaway Inc. — includes the railroad among its many vast holdings. In his annual … Read more
Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we are going “Down Under” to report on a proposed rent increase that has the Australian shipping industry in an uproar. One of the world’s biggest cargo container companies has been hit with a 750% rent increase by Australia’s Port of Melbourne, the nation’s largest port. DP World Australia, … Read more
A one-two punch of lower oil prices and increased hiring in the manufacturing sector is pushing the US economy back towards robust health, according to a report issued this month by a leading industry group. Daniel J. Meckstroth, the leading economist for MAPI — the research arm of the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity — predicted … Read more
A Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, based maker of engineered industrial bulk material handling and processing equipment recently gave itself a nice anniversary gift celebrate its 40th year in business: An expansion doubles the operational space of its headquarters. Later this month, Flexicon will complete the $6.3 million addition that adds 90,000 square feet to its current 91,000 … Read more
