Month: January 2020

Clark Material Handling Company has completed the expansion of its production facility in Lexington, Kentucky. With the completion of the third section of the plant, Clark has finalised the realignment of its production line for S-Series IC engine counterbalanced forklifts.

Seung-Soo Baik, CEO & Vice Chairman of Clark Material Handling International, travelled from Korea for the ceremonial opening and cut the opening ribbon together with Dennis Lawrence, President & CEO of the Clark Material Handling Company, for the symbolic start of production.

“With the inauguration of our new production facility, we have not only set the course for future growth, but with the help of this we have also been able to improve our entire operating processes, reduce waste and shorten throughput times,” explained Dennis Lawrence during the celebrations. “With the new 18,000 square metre plant section, we can continue to meet the growing demand for Clark electric and internal combustion engine forklifts in the future.”

The Lexington location is thus able to manufacture almost 80 percent of Clark products for the US market. The current plant expansion is the third at the Clark location in Lexington within four years. In 2017 Clark last commissioned a new R&D/Engineering Center in the USA. The Clark Material Handling Company opened its first company headquarters in Bluegrass State Kentucky in 1974. In 1985 the company moved its headquarters to the current location in Lexington.

The product range for the US market includes a complete range of electric and combustion engine counterbalance trucks, narrow aisle trucks, warehousing technology and a comprehensive range of services.

Over 100 employees at Prologis RFI DIRFT in Rugby have signed up to a new commuter scheme, thanks to an innovative partnership with ‘app-based’ smart transportation start-up, Zeelo.

Each day, an average of 40-50 workers at the logistics park use a premium bus service, transporting them directly to their workplace from a choice of six pick-up points between Leicester and Rugby. Not only is the scheme improving the quality of life for employees working on site, it is also contributing to Prologis’ company-wide push to reduce the carbon emissions across its global operations.

The easy-to-use app allows individual users to book their own seats on the new bus service and select the most convenient pick-up and drop-off locations. Once a seat is booked, they receive an SMS with a vehicle tracking link so they can see when the bus is approaching.

In the UK, the average car occupancy is 1.16 people. Where most people used to drive to Prologis RFI DIRFT – either single occupancy or sharing with one other person – an average of 30-45 cars have been taken off the road every day – as well as out of the car park – as a result of the partnership with Zeelo.

To date, it is claimed that over 50,000 miles have been saved, the equivalent of two trips around the world. This equates to approximately 10 tonnes of CO2 emissions, enough to charge 1.2 million smartphones, or comparable to planting 70 full-grown trees.

Just 30 days into the 90-day trial, the scheme has exceeded estimated sustainability targets and Prologis is looking to expand the service to other sites across the UK.

“Partnering with Zeelo is yet another example of the brilliant initiatives we offer our customers and occupiers as part of our ParkLife initiative ”, said Steven Haddock, director at Prologis UK. “Offering a viable commuting option for employees is vital to attracting occupiers to large out-of-town sites and Zeelo provides this alongside a superior service with best-in-class technology. The scheme has been a tremendous success and we can’t wait to roll out the solution to our other sites across the UK.”

 

Over 100 employees at Prologis RFI DIRFT in Rugby have signed up to a new commuter scheme, thanks to an innovative partnership with ‘app-based’ smart transportation start-up, Zeelo.

Each day, an average of 40-50 workers at the logistics park use a premium bus service, transporting them directly to their workplace from a choice of six pick-up points between Leicester and Rugby. Not only is the scheme improving the quality of life for employees working on site, it is also contributing to Prologis’ company-wide push to reduce the carbon emissions across its global operations.

The easy-to-use app allows individual users to book their own seats on the new bus service and select the most convenient pick-up and drop-off locations. Once a seat is booked, they receive an SMS with a vehicle tracking link so they can see when the bus is approaching.

In the UK, the average car occupancy is 1.16 people. Where most people used to drive to Prologis RFI DIRFT – either single occupancy or sharing with one other person – an average of 30-45 cars have been taken off the road every day – as well as out of the car park – as a result of the partnership with Zeelo.

To date, it is claimed that over 50,000 miles have been saved, the equivalent of two trips around the world. This equates to approximately 10 tonnes of CO2 emissions, enough to charge 1.2 million smartphones, or comparable to planting 70 full-grown trees.

Just 30 days into the 90-day trial, the scheme has exceeded estimated sustainability targets and Prologis is looking to expand the service to other sites across the UK.

“Partnering with Zeelo is yet another example of the brilliant initiatives we offer our customers and occupiers as part of our ParkLife initiative ”, said Steven Haddock, director at Prologis UK. “Offering a viable commuting option for employees is vital to attracting occupiers to large out-of-town sites and Zeelo provides this alongside a superior service with best-in-class technology. The scheme has been a tremendous success and we can’t wait to roll out the solution to our other sites across the UK.”

 

Rugged specialist JLT Mobile Computers will be presenting a comprehensive portfolio of hardware, software, management and integration services for the supply chain, distribution and manufacturing industries at MODEX 2020, Booth 7185.

On the hardware side, JLT is showing its range of rugged computers that provide unmatched reliability and leading performance, including the 5-inch MH1005A™ rugged handheld, the 7-inch MT1007A™ and 10.1-inch MT2010A™ rugged tablets, as well as the high-performance version of the rugged MT2010™ tablet, and the MT2010K™ tablet with integrated keyboard for easy data input. Also shown will be the game-changing JLT6012™ vehicle-mount logistics computer.

Recognizing and addressing the increasing complexity of today’s manufacturing and supply chain industry, JLT is also using the MODEX showcase to highlight its total solutions expertise that helps customers solve their toughest business challenges.

“JLT has been building the best rugged computers in the industry for years, earning our customers’ business and trust,” says Eric Miller (above), CEO of JLT Mobile Computers, Inc. “By offering significant services around our leading rugged hardware, we aim to support our customers even better. We want them to think of JLT as not just a device manufacturer, but as their solutions provider, consulting partner, and problem solver. We have the expertise and our customers know we are here for them today and for tomorrow.”