Making a difference
Consultation services offers key advantages to customers, explains Konecranes UK consultancy service manager, Lee Thorne.
The heart of the solution
ASOS sees logistics as a competitive advantage that enables it to disrupt the market with automation at the heart of it.
Back to the land
Peter Ward, CEO of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association, tells HSS editor Simon Duddy about the challenges the logistics industry faces with Omni-channel Retail, particularly with relation to changing demands on warehouse property.
Plea for information as man shot dead during warehouse robbery
Detectives have launched a major murder investigation after a man was shot dead during an attempted robbery at a warehouse in Birmingham on February 3.
110,000 sq ft cold store extension gets go-ahead
Temperature controlled food distribution business Reed Boardall has been granted planning permission for a 110,000sq ft extension to one of its largest and most modern cold stores.
New build automated cold store for food firm
Egemin Automation has embarked upon a new major phase in the construction of the new deepfreeze warehouse of Agristo in Belgium, the installation of the automated stacker cranes.
Showcasing talent at The Health and Safety Event
The Safer Logistics seminar and feature area returns to The Health and Safety Event 2016 next week. Building on its debut last year, the educational area will showcase partners who will provide timely and topical presentations to help visitors tackle the safety challenges in warehousing and logistics.
Where did it all go right?
In stark contrast to the previous year, Peak 2015 went very well indeed. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports from the prestigious Delivery Conference as the cream of UK retail and carrier networks tell us how they reined in the juggernaut of online retail.
Peak innovation among carriers at The Delivery Conference
While the rise of online retail is throwing up massive challenges carriers are innovating and investing at unprecedented levels in improving the delivery experience and driving efficiencies.
Space-saving storage is an easy move
Adjustable Pallet Racking (APR) and sprinkler systems can now be extended, remodelled and relocated within a warehouse or distribution centre environment in significantly less time and at a fraction of the cost than was previously thought possible.
Adapto and survive
3PL takes on automated picking system that allows it to process products in a wide variety of B2B and B2C scenarios.
Wireless system transforms Ocado’s automated warehouse
Cambridge Consultants has collaborated on a wireless control system allowing the grocery retailer to co-ordinate the movements of hundreds of thousands of crates in real time and in parallel.
Two shifts on one charge
Jungheinrich has launched the narrow-aisle Kombi Stacker EKX 514-516, an electric order picker and trilateral forklift.
Returns: a real space oddity
A temporary building from CopriSystems helps a specialist retailer cope with Peak and the thorny issue of returns. HSS Editor Simon Duddy talks to Sportswear International (SWI) commercial director Paul Walker about how a little space goes a long way.
Wireless system transforms Ocado’s automated warehouse
Cambridge Consultants has collaborated on a wireless control system allowing the grocery retailer to co-ordinate the movements of hundreds of thousands of crates in real time and in parallel.
When floor joints go wrong
Floor joints are a necessary but problematic part of a warehouse floor. Without them, the large expanse of concrete would soon crack after the floor was first poured. Yet with them, warehouse owners and operators face the issues of joint maintenance, damage and replacement. Steve Swan of Permaban explains why floor joints are needed and what to do when damage occurs.
Avoiding growing pains
Automation provides the foundation for swift growth in the retail sector. Here, Swisslog talks us through two stand-out case studies, one in Germany and one in Australia.
Forklift maintenance important to safety
It is no secret that the warehouse environment can be full of hazards, no matter how diligent and well-trained staff may be.
Short, hard-hitting forklift safety course launches
Mentor Training has launched a safety awareness course focusing on the dangers presented by forklifts in the workplace – not just for operators – but for all those working alongside them.
TNT opens depot with 101 loading bays
Hörmann has supplied loading bays for TNT’s new £15.5 million super depot and sortation hub in Swindon.
