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After London's 275 tube stations have closed their doors to the last of the late-night revellers and those enjoying less social working hours, the London Underground springs back to life as an army of maintenance staff invade the platforms and tunnels beneath the city.

Finding a way of delivering to site and undertaking field maintenance work for heavy and unwieldy products like safes, motors and compressors within the confines of modern Health and Safety legislation can be tricky as the law permits no excuses - handling techniques either comply or they don't.

Seldom has the name PowerMate been more appropriate than in its function for Peterborough based JC Couriers for whom it has reduced from five to two or three the number of personnel required to deliver and install the larger items handled under contract for Hobart's, the UK's foremost manufacturer of commercial catering equipment.

"Excuse me, I've got a large machine in the van to deliver to your address - can you give me a hand to off-load it?"

Producing banknotes may appear an exotic pastime to the uninitiated but it should come as no surprise to find that, in practice, it demands simply the best in modern manufacturing and product handling practices - errors are costly and the margins understandably tight.

Worksop's open market has been around since the 13th Century and today functions as one of the country's most respected local markets with a reputation for high quality and competitive prices.

Guy Goring Managing Director of Everhot Cookers aims for maximum safety and professionalism with site deliveries and installations.

When you're next out on the town or taking time out for beer or a game of pool, spare a thought for the staff whose job it is to keep the wheels turning.

The country's leading supplier of quality gifts, floral decorations and fragrances, Kenneth Turner, has turned to Stanley Handling seeking an integrated storage and handling solution for operations in the company's 2000msq warehouse in Hemel Hempstead.

Never afraid to use a good pun when we get the chance we can report that the amount of mechanised handling equipment used in garden centres up and down the UK is 'growing' fast.

Elster Metering of Luton has been a serial innovator throughout its century-plus manufacturing history … and just can't get out of the habit.

Following an increasing trend for UK industrial companies to concentrate on distribution and service, Luton-based Cherry Electrical, who supply swap action switches, automotive products, keyboards and mice, moved to new premises and a re-organised its handling patterns.

As one of the most technically advanced global manufacturers of consumer foods, ingredients and flavours, Kerry Group is required to operate sophisticated materials handling techniques throughout its plants in 19 different countries.

Traditionally, the movement of counter-top ice cream and confectionery dispensers weighing anything up to 400kg apiece has involved manual hauling and heave-ho lifting into position.

No two storage and handling problems are ever quite the same but occasionally there emerges an obvious solution that meets the specific requirement head on cost-effectively.