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Renata Jones from construction packaging specialists M.J. Maillis UK Ltd discusses the Pall-Ex network, a cost-effective method for delivering small consignments of palletised freights.
Ralph Ritchey, Logistics Learning Coordinator for Stoke on Trent College, UK, reviews the impact of legislation on the logistics and transport sector in the Midlands.
As the construction industry has developed, the delivery of building materials has evolved. Specialised mechanical offload vehicles are now able to distribute goods to an array of site locations. Paul Dolan, General Manager for Wincanton looks at tackling the problem of site accessibility and the need to reduce price per unit.
Researchers at the University of the West of England, in Bristol, UK, have developed an online dynamic photometric stereo system for 3D inspection of fast moving, difficult to analyse surfaces, such as glazed or textured ceramic tiles.
Ceramic tile manufacturer Johnson Tiles, Stoke on Trent, UK, has found ways to reduce water consumption and waste. Fifteen manufacturers deliver waste to the company where it is used in the production of new items. This saves over 20,000t of waste ceramics from landfill each year. The company adds at least 25% of recycled content to its tiles and this year has increased levels to 28.5%.
A process for creating pressed bricks containing little or no embedded carbon has been developed by Gengsheng Minerals in Gongyi, China. These bricks can withstand temperatures up to 1,600ºC, and can be used in furnaces and ladles in iron and steel mills.
PET waste from bottles, cartons and yoghurt pots has been redirected from landfill and transformed into cement-free concrete paving blocks thanks to a EUREKA funded project called Sandplast.
A lightweight polystyrene-based insulating building façade with an outer layer of super-thin brick that is said to be cheaper and easier to assemble than conventional brick walls, and better insulated than other lightweight insulation surfaces, has been developed by offsite manufacturing company GWL International in Zhengzhou, China.
