AGV Network

I’ve recently written some articles for the AGV Network website – a great source of information on automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). These clever machines are revolutionising materials handling, and more besides. You will find links to my first three articles below. Is there any job in a warehouse that mobile … Continue reading →

Press release: Don’t let rubbish get on top of you

With Cornwall’s household waste and recycling centres closed to the public until further notice, are you accumulating bulky rubbish? If so, Cornish waste management company Wascle would like to help. The Covid-19 lockdown has given many householders time to carry out home improvement projects and generally tidy up their living space. All of this generates … Continue reading →

Advice for materials handling professionals

I am regularly asked to write feature articles for Eureka, the online magazine for the materials handling professional. Below you will find introductions and links to some of my most recent work. I would also encourage you to have a look at the magazine itself: https://eurekapub.eu   Burning issues The future of IC engine forklifts … Continue reading →

Meet my partner

It’s now a year since my wife Tricia left her job as Administration Manager at Harland Accountants to become my business partner at Mark Nicholson Copywriting. I’m happy to say it’s working out well! Tricia is a very experienced and efficient administrator whose support makes a big difference. As demand for my services grew, I … Continue reading →

A change for the better?

Did you know that even some of the most familiar and seemingly minor modifications to your lift truck could get you into serious trouble? In the last couple of years this issue has been highlighted by Britain’s major forklift truck industry trade associations – BITA and the FLTA. With the help of a Google search, … Continue reading →

Are you managing safely?

Managers of materials handling operations have a key role to play in setting and upholding safety standards, but do they always appreciate the dangers? Mark Nicholson reports on the need for manager training. Supervisors and managers appear to be, on average, much less aware of the essentials of good safety practice than lift truck drivers … Continue reading →

Reversing the seven signs of ageing (or the fifty shades of red)

Has the car that was once your gleaming pride and joy become dull with age? Do you think nothing short of a respray could restore its showroom looks? I thought so too, until I met Gary Pike of Shiny Happy Cars. A few weeks ago I left my beloved but faded 15-year-old MG with Gary … Continue reading →

Press release: Inspired – and inspiring – design

National exposure for Truro architect’s work A remarkable project designed by Truro-based D3 Architects features prominently in the latest issue of Build It – one of the building market’s most prestigious popular-interest magazines. Architect Simon Longworth-Riggs has helped the Eddy family to transform a shabby 1980s dwelling on the Lizard Peninsula into a showpiece whose … Continue reading →

Press release: No need to be lonely

Become part of the community again with home computer and tablet tuition For the mature and disabled, life can sometimes feel like a long stretch of solitary confinement – but it needn’t be that way. If today’s young and able-bodied can live much of their lives via computers, tablets and smartphones, why shouldn’t the less … Continue reading →

I once discovered a new worm…

OK, by now I hope you know that I’m a copywriter, based in Cornwall, with plenty of experience and a successful track record in what I do. But behind everyone you work with is a person and a personality, and I’d like to tell you a few random facts about myself that might help you … Continue reading →