Jaguar invests in 40+ high speed doors
Union Industries has provided more than 40 of its high speed doors for Jaguar Land Rover’s £500m Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC).
John Lewis seeks standardised automated despatch
The retailer is looking to create efficiencies in its own network by creating a standard method of connecting its automated despatch function with the lorries of any of its partner carriers.
Collaboration conundrum dominates The Delivery Conference
This year’s Delivery Conference hammered home the message of how central fulfillment and deliveries are to the success of the Omni-channel Retail Revolution. One key question was the extent to which retailers and carriers should collaborate. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
Never mind the Yanks try the subtle approach
Figures from the recent IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index indicate that the 2014 festive season was a disappointing one for retailers. DX director Paul Doble explains.
Don’t miss out on the safety event of the year
The new Safer Logistics Seminar Theatre and Feature Area will play a key role at The Health and Safety Event, taking place 24-26 March 2015 at the NEC.
Reducing collision risks
Construction giant turns to Linde for technology to help forklifts automatically slow down when reversing, much reducing risk of collisions.
British Gas upgrades safety with Jungheinrich forklifts
Performance limits, via pre-set controls, take counterbalance truck safety up a gear for the energy giant.
Windsor stacks up for Metsä Wood
Contract covers a wide range of equipment including sideloaders, forklifts and ancillary machines.
Tips on getting fulfilment right
Voiteq MD Isabel McCabe offers advice to grocery retailers and fashion brands alike as online sales drive business changes.
£6.5m steel store to support the automotive industry
An innovative air handling dehumidification system helps protect steel at a major new storage facility opened by AV Dawson in the North East.
Palletline reduces pallet weight on tail lift deliveries
The move is a bid to improve health and safety processes. Palletline claims it is the first operator to reduce the maximum weight of pallets on tail lift deliveries to 750kg.
Made up it’s modular
The Eleroll modular roller track system from Elesa includes hard thermoplastic and soft-touch elastomer rollers plus omnidirectional ball rollers.
The lowdown on why City Link went bust
We hear from the venture capitalist, the company MD and the administrator that wound up City Link, as they explain why the courier failed.
UKWA to hold sprinkler debate at the Health & Safety Event
The association will be taking part in the Safer Logistics Seminars at the Health & Safety Event, which is being held at the NEC, Birmingham on 24-26 March.
A fresh take on storage
BITO’s fresh food solution makes optimum use of the warehouse and ensures an uninterrupted supply chain to retailers for fruit and vegetable distributor The Greenery.
Bespoke design
MiniTec designed a bespoke spiral conveyor system for a production plant for bottling and packaging of liquids, gels, ointments, creams, pastes and powders.
QVC benefits from the ‘waterfall effect’
Home shopping channel QVC approached Newland Conveyors to implement the automatic loading of cartons into its trailers.
Linde partners with Balyo for automated forklifts
Linde Material Handling and Balyo have signed an exclusive cooperation agreement to jointly develop robotic solutions.
Doing more with less
Packaging supplier reduces forklift fleet by 20% in rationalisation exercise.
Windsor stacks up for Metsä Wood
Contract covers a wide range of equipment including sideloaders, forklifts and ancillary machines.
