Month: September 2020

Rite-Hite, the Loading Bay safety business, has passed a major milestone in Loading Bay safety – the delivery of its 20,000^th Global Wheel-Lok system in Europe.

The news follows soon after the company announced that manufacture of the system has also commenced in Germany to serve its European customer base.

Proven in market for more than 20 years, the Global Wheel-Lok is designed to secure any type of trailer to the Loading Bay, preventing well-known incidents such as vehicle creep (‘dock walk’), and accidents caused by a vehicle leaving its bay too early.

Traditional wheel chocks can be unreliable, especially in poor weather conditions, and are often not strong enough to prevent a vehicle from pulling away unexpectedly. They also require someone to physically manhandle them into position and remove them after use.

With Rite-Hite’s system, the driver simply reverses their vehicle to the Bay where wheel guides ensure accurate positioning onto the Global Wheel-Lok. As the tyre crosses the locking arm, the barrier rises and, using the energy of the trailer, follows the tyre until the trailer stops against the dock bumpers. The tyre is then locked in place, and a simple ‘green/red’ lighting system indicates to the driver – and the Loading Bay workers – that it is safe to continue.

When loading/unloading is completed, the Loading Bay worker presses the ‘unlock’ button to release the locking teeth, and a green light is displayed to the driver. The locking arm follows the trailer tyre back to its original resting position, and the vehicle is safe to leave.

Thorsten Mauritz, the Marketing Manager for Rite-Hite in Europe, says that Rite-Hite has a proud track record in Loading Bay Safety: “Our Global Wheel-Lok system has been protecting lives and improving safety for more than two decades, and is still recognised for its innovation and ease of use.

“Thousands of customers worldwide have come to trust the confidence and assurance that Global Wheel-Lok delivers in enhancing safety and supporting operational efficiency. It is one part of a range of solutions designed and proven to improve safety, security, productivity, energy savings and environmental control within a logistics environment,” he says.

 

Rite-Hite, the Loading Bay safety business, has passed a major milestone in Loading Bay safety – the delivery of its 20,000^th Global Wheel-Lok system in Europe.

The news follows soon after the company announced that manufacture of the system has also commenced in Germany to serve its European customer base.

Proven in market for more than 20 years, the Global Wheel-Lok is designed to secure any type of trailer to the Loading Bay, preventing well-known incidents such as vehicle creep (‘dock walk’), and accidents caused by a vehicle leaving its bay too early.

Traditional wheel chocks can be unreliable, especially in poor weather conditions, and are often not strong enough to prevent a vehicle from pulling away unexpectedly. They also require someone to physically manhandle them into position and remove them after use.

With Rite-Hite’s system, the driver simply reverses their vehicle to the Bay where wheel guides ensure accurate positioning onto the Global Wheel-Lok. As the tyre crosses the locking arm, the barrier rises and, using the energy of the trailer, follows the tyre until the trailer stops against the dock bumpers. The tyre is then locked in place, and a simple ‘green/red’ lighting system indicates to the driver – and the Loading Bay workers – that it is safe to continue.

When loading/unloading is completed, the Loading Bay worker presses the ‘unlock’ button to release the locking teeth, and a green light is displayed to the driver. The locking arm follows the trailer tyre back to its original resting position, and the vehicle is safe to leave.

Thorsten Mauritz, the Marketing Manager for Rite-Hite in Europe, says that Rite-Hite has a proud track record in Loading Bay Safety: “Our Global Wheel-Lok system has been protecting lives and improving safety for more than two decades, and is still recognised for its innovation and ease of use.

“Thousands of customers worldwide have come to trust the confidence and assurance that Global Wheel-Lok delivers in enhancing safety and supporting operational efficiency. It is one part of a range of solutions designed and proven to improve safety, security, productivity, energy savings and environmental control within a logistics environment,” he says.

 

The newly appointed members bring to the table an impressive and diverse range of background disciplines in Supply Chain, Logistics and Technology. They will contribute significantly to Transporeon’s continued growth strategy and their support will strengthen its leadership position in the market.

The new board members are Michael Kleinemeier and Dr. Thomas Lieb (pictured, formerly at Schenker AG and Deutsche Bahn AG). On the advisory board they join Transporeon’s two founders – Marc-Oliver Simon and Martin Mack – with deep inside knowledge about the business and its roots, Hermann Ude, the former CEO of DHL Global Forwarding, Dan Dershem, US tech expert of fast growth supply chain companies as well as Justin von Simson and Stefan Margolis, two representatives of the sophisticated tech investor Hg Capital.

Over the last 30 years Kleinemeier has held various leadership positions at SAP. Most recently he was responsible for SAP’s global service and support organisation as a member of SAP’s executive board. Throughout his career Michael was focusing on helping technology organisations to scale and outperform their markets on a continued basis. His profound experience in digitalisation, scaling global customer services delivering very high customer satisfaction will help Transporeon to exploit its full international growth potential.

Lieb is the former CEO of Schenker AG and former member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Bahn AG. He is also the chairman of the supervisory board at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. His extensive experience and deep expertise in freight forwarding and logistics will be instrumental as Transporeon continues to drive value added services to its network. Transporeon’s carrier community of already more than 100’000 carriers is growing at rapid pace and is a guarantor of Transporeon’s future success.

 

TT Club has appointed Abdul Fahl (pictures) to take up the role of TTMS (Gulf) Director. The move follows the return to London from Dubai of Julien Horn who will continue in the position of Portfolio Underwriter for the Middle East, Eastern Med and African region and reiterates the TT’s  commitment to provide insurance solutions and  support for its regional Membership and brokers.

The TT Club is committed to its Middle East and African Membership and is looking to build upon the successful growth and enhanced local service achieved by Julien Horn during his time in Dubai.  Recognising the importance of a local contact and real-time assistance for its growing customer base in these regions, TT has announced the executive appointment of Abdul Fahl.

After six and a half years with TTMS(Gulf), the transport and logistics specialist’s well-established joint venture Network Partner in Dubai , Julien Horn has returned to TT’s headquarters in London to continue in his role as Portfolio Senior Underwriter, and leader of his underwriting team. Julien will be focused on ensuring Members continue to receive the highest level of quality and bespoke underwriting service across the Middle East, Eastern Mediterranean and African regions.

In announcing the move Mark Argentieri, TT Club’s Regional Director, EMEA said, “Julien has done a great job increasing TT’s presence in the region and providing on-the-spot support to our local Membership. He has strengthened relationships with not only our Members, but also brokers and local stakeholders, his success has led directly to an increase in our Membership in the region. As Julien returns to London to continue his underwriting duties, our team there will benefit hugely from his ‘on the ground’ experience.  His presence alongside his underwriters, will undoubtedly bring benefits to our goal of enhancing our tailored service.”

Abdul Fahl has now taken over from Julien as TTMS (Gulf) Director in Dubai. Abdul brings a wealth of diverse experience in both claims and legal affairs. In addition to filling the roles of Claims Executive and Senior Claims Executive during his seven and a half year career at TT Club in London, Abdul has worked within the industry for a number of years at a major shipping line. Abdul has a master degree in maritime law and speaks Arabic, skills which we are confident will add further benefit to the region’s Members. Abdul will be spearheading the development of TT’s regional growth, while continuing the focus on local bespoke services to our existing Members and their brokers in the region.

Prologis, owner and developer of industrial logistics parks, has further strengthened its footprint in London with the acquisition of 4.5 acres of strategic industrial development land, adjacent to Prologis Park Beddington Lane in Croydon.

The site, which has consent for industrial logistics use, will provide additional space for logistics companies looking to serve both Croydon and the central London market. In addition, the acquisition will allow the sector to cope with an increase in demand, fuelled by COVID-19, which saw online sales as a percentage of total retail sales jump from just 18% in February 2020 to 32.8% in May.

“The importance of the logistics sector to the health and wealth of the nation has been highlighted during the ongoing pandemic”, said Oliver Bycroft, Vice President in the leasing and development team at Prologis UK.  “With the volume of online sales unlikely to drop back to pre-COVID levels, finding available logistics space close to urban centres such as London will become more challenging.”

 Over the past 18 months, the property company has invested over half a billion pounds in London and the Home Counties, to ensure it can provide the urban logistics facilities its customers need, and continues to invest in this important urban logistics location.

“The UK retail market is changing, as more and more people order goods online; because of this, our customers, who include household retail names such as Amazon, Argos and John Lewis, need logistics facilities close to where people live and work, so they can fulfil deliveries of goods ordered online efficiently and sustainably,” Bycroft continues.

“We are in the process of working up our proposed scheme, although there is currently a window of opportunity for us to tailor the layout to meet the requirements of individual occupiers. We are conscious that many, particularly e-commerce, last mile, and parcel operators, have specific needs and we are keen to keep an open mind and explore these types of requirements further.

In addition to providing much needed industrial logistics space, the expansion of Prologis Park Beddington Lane will provide a further boost to the local economy, with the creation of new jobs and ongoing investment in the local area. The development will also provide occupiers with a range of sustainable features, including charging points for electric vehicles, enabling goods to be delivered more sustainably. Additionally, as the location is close to public transport links, employees will be able to travel to work easily and sustainably, helping to reduce local congestion.

As part of a long-standing relationship between the two companies going back many years, LV Shipping & Transport has recently taken delivery of 16 new trailers from TIP Trailer Services, comprising a mixture of Dennison PSK flats, and extending flats, as well as four new SDC curtainsided trailers. The four specialist SDC curtainsided trailers are working within the company’s UPN pallet network operation, and include three double deck trailers as well as one standard 13.2m trailer that has a Dhollandia tuckaway tail lift specified.

These trailers are working on high-quality palletised freight distribution within the UK network, UPN, which currently has over 90 members covering the whole of the UK, and European partners providing coverage through 26 countries. Naturally, these new SDC curtainsided trailers feature the impressive UPN animal kingdom branding on the rear doors that is featured across all the UPN marketing activity, and the trailers are being used by LV Shipping mainly on trunking operations to UPN’s central hub in Lichfield, as well as on local deliveries within the north-east.

The 12 new Dennison flat trailers within the LV fleet are working within the oil, gas, steel market for existing customers all over the UK. All 16 of the new TIP supplied trailers are replacing existing trailers within the LV fleet in the UK, and have been taken on a five-year deal with TIP Trailer Services, that includes full repair and maintenance. Currently, LV Shipping run 23 tractor units, various sized rigid trucks and 60 assorted trailers, consisting of a mixture of flats, extended flats and skeletal trailers, as well as curtainsiders with sliding roofs and double deck trailers. LV Shipping & Transport are deeply rooted in North East with its main UK flagship facility based in Middlesbrough. “The relationship between LV and TIP has been a long-term success story with both companies working together to provide a range of trailers that meet all their varied operational demands. It is really pleasing to be working with such a professional organisation for so long,” said Mike Furnival, managing director, TIP Trailer Services UK & I.