Manbat in cruise control
Among the many business sectors in which Manbat Industrial is playing an active role, few are as unusual as the cruise liners that ply their trade on the tourist routes of the world’s oceans.
Superior vision
Yale has released a wireless asset management system that promises to boost forklift fleet productivity.
Optimising pack velocity
Kite Packaging Managing Partner Gavin Ashe talks to Simon Duddy about returnable packaging and the firm’s ethos.
CML seeks eCommerce business
Fashion-focused 3PL Core Management Logistics (CML) is seeking more eCommerce business in the coming years. HSS Editor Simon Duddy visited CML’s Magna Park facility to hear the inside story.
Supply chain investment to drive further growth for ASOS?
ASOS has recently seen profits and share price fall due to increased investment, primarily in the supply chain. But will this investment pay off in the long run, asks HSS Editor Simon Duddy.
Sainsbury’s to use Schaefer for NDC fit-out
SSI Schaefer has signed a contract to deliver a new national distribution centre for leading retailer, Sainsbury’s.
Cosy fit for JDA and Red Prairie
The merger of Red Prairie and JDA Software has created a wide-ranging IT offering for retail (and other) clients. HSS editor Simon Duddy talks to JDA group vice president Andrew Kirkwood about how the combined company can help retailers with the Omni-channel challenge.
Popular retail choice
Telescopic conveyors are an increasingly popular choice for retail applications handling impressive throughputs, but thought must also be given to minimising downtime, says Sovex.
New facility builds on Bendi brand
Bendi has built a new production facility in Redditch to reinforce the continuing success of the Bendi brand.
Strapping machine boosts efficiency
Gordian Strapping has supplied an OMS 078 compression strapping machine with TR18 Strapping Head to Conversion Solutions in Macclesfield.
Soup up your supply chain
Assuring undisrupted supply of quality goods requires taking steps to collaborate across the whole supply chain, says Diane Palmquist Vice President of Manufacturing Industry Solutions at GT Nexus.
Untrained agency worker in forklift crush
A Suffolk firm which makes rubber granules has been fined for safety breaches after an untrained agency worker was severely injured when the forklift truck he was driving overturned.
Flexible and scalable – The KingDrive from TGW
The KingDrive is a new flexible and scalable light goods conveyor system from Austrian automation specialist TGW.
Fleet management software updated
Fleetmatics Group has updated its software-as-a-service (SaaS) fleet management software platform.
The key to speed
Internet fulfillment has had a major impact on packaging requirements, says Kite Packaging Managing Partner Gavin Ashe.
Fast sortation needed
Fast fashion needs fast sortation, says Gordon Smith, CEO of SDI Group, the global integrator of automated material handling systems.
Software builds on business benefits of automated warehousing
Dematic introduced its new automated warehousing software platform – Dematic iQ – at the CeMAT show in Germany.
Keep an eye on contracts
Impact Handling’s managing director, Terry Kendrew, takes a look at some of the fine print operators need to be aware of when choosing the right hire contract for them.
From ship to store
The full range of Hyster materials handling equipment, from pallet trucks to container handlers, plays a key role in many portcentric operations, says Hyster brand manager Kate Pointeau.
Clipper Logistics to float on the stock market
The third party logistics firm, which has a strong pedigree in fashion logistics and e-fulfillment, will sell shares on the stock market to reward its investors.
