Exhibition Guide

Commercial vehicle safety specialist, Sentinel Systems, for the 10th year running is exhibiting at the RWM Exhibition 2016 where it will introduce its new generation of reversing radar systems to the refuse and waste market.

The recent opening of the expanded Panama Canal has helped pave the way for a new era of 'big shipping' for North and Latin America, with potentially profound effects for container trade flows, ports and intermodal operations right across the region.

Dematic, the automated intralogistics solutions company, is to offer visitors a 'live' demonstration of its latest automated picking techniques on stand 9A55, bringing together the intelligence of its Dematic RapidPick, Dematic RapidPut and Dematic Multishuttle technology in a modular system designed for delivering 'rapid results'.

The 2016 Transfrigoroute International (TI) Annual General Meeting is set to be packed with debate and discussion, as it is the first opportunity for the industry to get together and review the impact of the Brexit vote and the introduction of the new UK Prime Minister.

The future shape of Britain's company car, van and HGV fleets and the challenges faced will be the focus at the autumn 2016 workshop hosted by the Fleet Industry Advisory Group (FIAG).

This year's IMHX show will be marked by an exhibition-first as temporary building specialist Spaciotempo installs its own temporary building as its stand, from which it will reveal its latest product developments for premier structures.

The distribution & logistics sector will be a key area of focus at the Leicester Business Festival (LBF), which this year takes place between 24th October and 4th November.

At IMHX 2016, BITO Storage Systems will be introducing a new driverless intralogistics transport solution that is easy to implement, adapt or remove and does not require any permanent fixtures.

The Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA), Peter Ward, has called for the logistics industry to "provide the calm that is needed and that the politicians are so patently failing to provide" following the Brexit vote.

The 14th annual National Fork Lift Safety Conference got off to an emotionally-charged start as Lisa Ramos, who lost her leg after being struck by a fork lift, gave a hard-hitting talk on the life-changing consequences of safety lapses.

The achievements of both companies and individuals across the warehousing and third party logistics (3PL) sectors were recognised at UKWA's Annual Awards for Warehousing 2016 ceremony, which was held recently at London's Dorchester Hotel.