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A hair's breadth away from the curve
Hupac aims to shift more freight back to rail by increasing the use of the left bank of the Rhine corridor and digitally transforming the intermodal transport chain. The company has now closed its 2025 financial year with a profit of CHF 3.5 million, and transport volume increased by 4.3 percent.
Top retrofit of the «World Cup camp»
In 2007, the German women's national football team won the World Cup and Apple presented its first iPhone. For KWM Weisshaar, the year was also marked by the construction of a new multi-story production hall equipped with Kasto's Unigrip buffer storage system. A retrofit was now underway, which was implemented smoothly.
New building with a signal effect
Not a "lighthouse" in the true sense, but a construction project that has a signal effect in its dimensions, architectural design as well as its future function, is now being created with the groundbreaking ceremony for the doubling of the office capacity of TGW Logistics for around 50 million euros at the main site in Marchtrenk.
GS1 Excellence Day at StageOne
Prominent speakers from across the world of logistics, business, science, and technology will converge on June 18th at the GS1 Switzerland Excellence Day at StageOne in Zurich-Oerlikon . The focus will be on data-driven intelligence and sustainable supply chains.
Opposite in Duisburg
Directly opposite its European headquarters, Clark is celebrating the expansion of its direct sales operations in Duisburg with the official opening of its premises in the Asterlagen business park. The "Western Branch" is intended to serve as an "exclusive interface" to drive market potential in the region.
A new hunt for record times
The StaplerCup season is starting again at Linde Material Handling in Germany. Experienced forkliftoperators and enthusiastic newcomers can now register to qualify at over 20 venues both in Germany and abroad. The final will be held in Aschaffenburg in October.
Kemaro establishes US subsidiary
“The USA is no longer an experiment; it is our next major revenue driver”says Kemaro, the Eschlikon-based manufacturer of cleaning robots. The company has already sold over 1,500 robots to more than 600 industrial customers worldwide. With $5 million in fresh capital, it now aims to enter the next phase of its expansion.
SVTL meets in a historic setting
The general assembly of the Swiss Association for Temperature-Controlled Logistics will take place on May 8th Castle and Lenzburg , in addition to the usual agenda items, personnel management, modern advertising for skilled workers on social media and the question of whether humanoid robots will one day be helpful .
Logistics expert: "Masters at balancing uncertainties"
The days of unlimited supply chains are over. Global just-in-time supply chains are now on new leadershipThe 20th Logistics Day of the Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg focused
New opportunities with «GreyMatter»
"Fifty Shades of Grey" is a moderately boring movie about teen fantasies concerning first sexual experiences with the opposite sex. "Grey Orange" be more exciting for some: a global provider of AI-powered software for warehouse control and inventory management, whose "GreyMatter"software Dematic now wants to profit from.
Explosion-proof in the whisky cellar
Explosion-proof in the whisky cellar
The Starlaw Distillery, owned by Glen Turner in Bathgate, Scotland, produces ten whiskies (Label 5, Glen Moray, and Cutty Sark) and has approximately 3.2 million bottles in stock. Now, 16 Hyundai forklifts, ten 3.5-tonne (35B-9U) for shipping, and six explosion-proof 5-tonne trucks are bringing a new level of efficiency to operations.
Glen Turner operates three main bottling lines, two of which produce up to 13,000 bottles/hour and one at 7,500 bottles/hour. The 3.5-ton cranes are equipped with triplex masts for a 5,500 mm lifting height. Double pallet clamps are the preferred attachments. The 5-ton cranes are equipped with 7,500 mm triplex masts, allowing them to stack casks seven high. They feature fully heated cabins and explosion-proof forks.
35B-9U with multiple clamp
The 5-ton forklifts move barrels in the aging cellars (capacity 750,000 barrels). Due to the volatile fumes that can be released during this process, known as the "angel's share," the 50B-9 forklifts were retrofitted by Pyrobane. The ATEX-compliant 3G retrofit is a gas detection system. Since 2022, the Purvis Group has been the dealer in Scotland for all Hyundai material handling equipment.
All electric forklifts are equipped with PzS (standard armored plate) batteries. The 3.5-ton forklifts can complete two shifts on a single battery charge in the distribution center. All forklifts feature the HiMate monitoring system from HD Hyundai. Drivers receive access codes that guide them through their daily machine checks.
50B-9 with triplex lifting frame
The system can be used for zone management and shuts down forklifts if they are operating in an unauthorized area. It also reports maintenance and repair requirements. In the event of a malfunction, HiMate generates a notification to the supervisor and a technician.
The Purvis Group, founded in 1980 by Bob Purvis, expanded from equipment and tool rental into transport, building supplies, civil engineering, demolition work, earthworks and recycling.
Hyundai Material Handling Europe produces and sells LPG, electric and diesel powered forklifts from 1.5 to 30 t and warehouse equipment (low and high pallet trucks) used in various industries such as logistics, distribution, shipbuilding, steel, automotive and chemicals.
Photos: O. Bachmann
The European division distributes its products through a qualified network of more than 60 dealers in 22 countries. Globally, Hyundai Material Handling has subsidiaries in the USA, Europe, Korea, India, and Brazil. Its two factories in Korea (Gunsan and Ulsan) have a combined production capacity of 24,000 units. The company has announced numerous new products for 2025, 2026, and 2027.
