Packing bench an important retail battleground
Expertise at the packing bench increases fulfillment efficiency and enhances customer experience. Here, Woodway illustrates how it trains the trainers for retailers.
Linde launches new range of smaller forklifts
Following the launch of the Linde H14-H20 EVO, industrial truck manufacturer Linde Material Handling has now completed the range and taken the smallest series in the 1.4 to 2.0 tonne load capacity range to the next level.
Terex Port Solutions launches reach stacker forklift
The company has debuted the Liftace 5-31 reach stacker and the Stackace empty container handler will follow in the coming months.
Hat trick of retail wins for Clipper Logistics
Clipper Logistics has signed a new long term contract with Fashion Retail S.A.U., a subsidiary of Inditex, which owns the fashion brand Zara.
Power company deploys high speed doors
Electricity supplier Northern Powergrid explored the possibility of using high speed doors on its external openings as an extra barrier against people entering the buildings and to speed up the process of transporting goods in and out.
M&S leads way with roof-mounted solar power
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has completed the installation of the UK’s largest single roof mounted solar panel array on its East Midlands distribution centre in Castle Donington.
En route to safer logistics
It is estimated that up to 46% of road traffic fatalities could be prevented if the correct first aid assistance was available in the first crucial moments, says Clugston Distribution.
Not as easy as it looks
Sarcasm is one thing but ignorance is quite another when it comes to safety training, says John Carter for Advanced Fork Truck Training.
Entry level strapping solution unveiled
The new fully automated LCU pallet packing press from Mosca is an entry-level pallet strapping model, specially designed for frequently changing, low volume production runs.
Order ready containers for automated retail DCs
Schoeller Allibert has released an attached lid container (ALC) designed to be used with automated order preparation and distribution systems.
Foldable crate in ‘Holy Grail of Retail’ claim
Goplasticboxes.com claims its foldable GoBox 2600 CL crate is a ‘must buy’ for growers and retail logistics professionals.
Shuttle for high density
Link 51’s latest whitepaper explores the online retail evolution and highlights Link 51’s shuttle storage system for high density racking.
Bogus employees or bogus thinking from MPs?
As the shock waves from City Link’s collapse reverberate on, logistics professional Carey Jebb questions muddled thinking from MPs.
Think smart data, not big data
Data is important in understanding Omni-channel customer behaviour, says Biznography’s Cara Berry, but the customer data isn’t always right.
Supply chain leaders tackle retail dilemmas
The LCP Consulting 2015 Leadership Seminar brought together top retailers John Lewis, Argos and Fat Face to offer insight on Solving the Omni-channel Dilemma.
Safety in the company DNA
Safety is vital to any business and its operation. It needs to be built into the DNA of the organisation and all aspects of its people, products and processes, says Toyota Material Handling UK.
Improved lighting boosts picking
Yours Clothing is undergoing such expansion program it has repeatedly moved premises.
FedEx bid for TNT will ‘create a more competitive market’
FedEx’s £3.2bn bid for Dutch parcel delivery firm TNT Express has sparked a boost in courier company shares.
Automation sorted, next up Global Fulfillment
ASOS has ‘bedded in’ the automated equipment installed at its huge Barnsley DC and is creating greater efficiencies that may help drive profitability in a market that is high growth but margin eroding, says HSS editor Simon Duddy. But further ambitious logistics investment could counter this.
Health & safety obligations made easier
Health and safety is core to 3M operations and the company wanted to continue to reward operators who maintained a high level of driver and pedestrian safety.
