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Almost two thirds of last week's poll voters have seen a downturn in orders since this time last year. With credit harder to come by, SMEs that need to make savings might benefit from an interest free Carbon Trust loan. The maximum loan has now been doubled to £200k to spend on energy saving equipment. See the top story below.

And, doing our bit to ease the credit crunch, HSS readers can also bag a free safety knife. See the right hand column. For more news, don't forget to visit the HSS website at www.hsssearch.com.

If you want more info, use the free reader enquiry system. Your enquiry will be emailed direct to the relevant company, which will respond to you promptly.
Products


 Watts eyes new markets
Watts Tyre Group is branching out its current focus. Synonymous with the materials handling sector, the firm has formed a partnership with GKN Wheels FAD to service the agriculture and construction markets.

 Free safety knives for readers
To mark its recent acquisition by COBA International, safety knife specialist Moving Edge is giving away 30 FREE GR8 Pro safety knives to the first 30 readers to enquire and leave their contact details.

 Combilift helps steel firm safely expand
Two new Combilift 4-way forklifts are helping a sheffield stainless steel firm to handle larger product more safely and efficiently – speeding stock location, reducing racking damage and driving business expansion.

 Safe cylinder handling & mixing units
Safety Trolley Systems (STS) has launched a cylinder handler and agitator unit which solves the problem of manually handling large cylinders of up to 350kg which are being filled, refurbished or tested.

 Hörmann's shelter wall system hits the mark
Hörmann UK’s shelter wall has been specified and installed at a new 525,000 sq ft warehouse and distribution facility in Corby by main contractor, Winvic Construction. Winvic chose it because it is "quicker, easier and cheaper to install".
Poll

Has your firm considered an interest free Carbon Trust loan to install energy saving equipment?
This is an anonymous poll for statistical purposes only


Last month's poll

Has your firm noticed a downturn in orders since this time last year?

Yes 64%

No 36%

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 Last chance to take part in Freight Best Practice multi-modal research
The Freight Best Practice programme is seeking transport professionals to take part in an industry wide multi-modal research study. The online study takes 15 minutes - but finishes in the next day or two. To take part, visit www.freightbestpractice.org.uk.

 Doubled Carbon Trust loans mean 'free' energy saving equipment
The Carbon Trust has £35million in interest-free loans for SME's looking to invest in energy saving products. Last year 800 firms secured loans from the trust. This year more are expected to apply - especially as the loan maximum has been doubled to £200K.

 Make manual trucks powered easily and cheaply
Using PML Flightlink's Nano Wheel, wheeled products can be made power-assisted or fully powered for just tens of pounds. The firm seeks partners to adopt the technology within the materials handling market.

 LiftEx 2008: one-day lifting industry expo
LiftEx 2008, the annual one-day exhibition for the lifting industry, will take place at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on Friday 21st November. For a free visitor pass, just click here.

 Latest Toshiba Tec portable label printers
Toshiba Tec says its latest portable label printers deliver warehousing and logistics versatility. They can used for shipping labels, invoices delivery notes and parcel tracking – and the firm says they integrate into legacy systems.