CAV Aerospace was fined £600,000 and ordered to pay £125,000 costs, after being found guilty of corporate manslaughter and putting their employees at risk following the death of one of its employees in 2013. HSS asks industry experts to offer their best practice advice on how this kind of incident can be avoided.
To support rapid growth, LoveCrafts has engaged the services of Clipper Logistics to manage its UK warehousing and fulfilment operation from a facility in the North West.
For the haulage and logistics industry, proof of delivery (POD) is an essential component of the supply chain process, says Pall-Ex.
The CleanPal hygienic pallet has been released by Polymer Logistics to challenge wooden pallets with features including durability, flexibility and overall cost savings in the supply chain.
The Link 51 Multi-Tiered Pick Tower is designed to provide online retailers with a quicker way of fulfilling orders while maximising space.
A breach of hygiene standards could cause a professional food processing manufacturing, distribution and handling operation to be shut down – possibly for good. High speed automated doors can help secure working areas, as Alan Ryder of Sara LBS explains.
Toyota’s hydrostatic Tonero HST meets the high demands of the ceramics sector.
Supercapacitors can offer an alternative to batteries in barcode scanning, says Honeywell.
Ironworks EWM relies on tough fleet of materials handling equipment from Hyster.
There’s no denying that e-commerce has, and continues to have, a transformational impact on retail logistics. Swisslog has already helped a number of prestigious omnichannel businesses determine how best to move their intralogistics forward, via Click&Pick.
LMH Solutions SAS will bring the Loc and Manilec brands to market through a network of independent dealers. The company’s main focus is the French market, but it will also set its sights further afield.
The new chairman of the FLAT Fund has highlighted the benefits of the dedicated bursary for fork lift truck service engineers.
Businesses that outsource control of their supply chain function to specialist third party logistics (3PL) companies are increasingly forced to look to replace their 3PL – often within months of the start of their contract period – due to shortcomings in the quality and range of services that the chosen logistics company is able to provide.
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Snapfulfil is to launch a brand new edition of its best-in-breed warehouse management system, aimed specifically at growing eCommerce retailers.
Large efficiency wins can be delivered by automated sorting systems, explains DistriSort, a system integrator specialised in sorting.
Logistex have been tasked with installing a Warehouse Materials Handling Solution including their LWS Reflex warehouse management system for QUIZ’s warehouse operation based at Bellshill in Scotland.
Toyota Material Handling has released a complete new range of platform stackers. The new BT Staxio P-series includes 11 models from 1.2 up to 2.0 tonnes.
Huge spikes in demand created by big single-day retailing events, such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday, are putting retail supply chains under enormous stress. Dematic has found a solution that counters ‘mega peaks’ with ‘super flexibility’.
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