Loading Bays & DoorsThe commercial and industrial doors market increased by an estimated three per cent in 2016, following four per cent growth in 2015, though there are indications that the growth rate is slowing in 2017. Key factors underpinning growth in the market have included the increase in private commercial…
An installation of six loading pods designed by Stertil Dock Products has streamlined operations, shortened work cycles and increased productivity for Wells Farm Dairy. Each pod features dock houses, dock shelters, dock levellers and insulated sectional doors. The steel framed dock houses…
Hörmann, one of the UK’s leading door manufacturers, has announced that it has successfully finished the installation of over 1,200 industrial loading bay products at two John Lewis Partnership sites in Magna Park 3, Milton Keynes. Developed by IDI Gazeley, the warehouse facilities have…
Throughout the company's 40+-year heritage, Efaflex have been synonymous with designing and engineering class leading, high-speed doors for industrial and commercial applications. Many of the product’s key features such as its door opening speeds and integrated safety remain unrivalled even…
Leading loading bay apparatus manufacturer, Thorworld Industries, has proudly announced that five of its specialist engineers have been awarded with a new and highly sought-after Level 2 NVQ certification in Specialist Installation Occupations (Construction) - Loading Bay Equipment - Installation…
Thorworld Industries has announced the appointment of three new directors to its board, extending and strengthening its already experienced team … Mark James will take on the role of Director of Administration, Safety and Quality; with Ian Langan being promoted to Director of Engineering and…
When is a door not a door? The answer that pops into most people’s head comes from a Christmas cracker, but Louise Nurse, Sales Manager for sara LBS, is more likely to respond: ‘When it is a part of an industrial or logistics facility.’ … There is far more to industrial doors than…
Thorworld Industries has assisted Hexion Chemicals UK in improving its yard safety with the installation of a new fixed loading bay. Hexion, a global provider of thermoset resins, has been successfully using a Thorworld mobile yardramp for over ten years at its site in Barry, South Wales. Richard…
Increased shipment size has prompted acoustic technology provider, Universal Silencer, to successfully modify its existing Thorworld Industries loading ramp and platform, after nearly six years of effective use … Hinckley based total-systems provider serves industries including power generation…
Loading bays are a key interface between a company’s main operations and the logistics and distribution functions that connect it to its customers. Therefore, an equipment failure in the loading bay is likely to have a direct and immediate impact on both customer relations and profitability.
