Battery specialist ECOBAT Battery Technologies (EBT), has raised the concern that the increased use of lithium-ion batteries in forklifts may not be the utopia that many are suggesting. HSS editor Simon Duddy recently met with EBT Industrial to talk batteries.
Exact Abacus helps start-up with integrated fulfilment technology.
Flooring specialist Sherwin Williams outlines how resin is well placed to meet the challenges of flooring safety.
TGW Logistics has developed a system for fully automatic split case picking, using robots with its goods-to-person, smart, piece-picking solution FlashPick.
The grocery eCommerce market is well on course to reach current predictions of between £18-20bn in 2020 – a remarkable story of growth and supply chain capability given the intense and unique requirements that selling food in multiple temperature ranges presents.
The Canadian grocer Metro implemented the picking technology in a -28 deg C warehouse.
KNAPP is supporting leading online fashion retailer ASOS with the introduction of pocket sorter technology in its Berlin distribution centre.
As businesses increasingly focus on energy efficiency, many are looking to high-speed door manufacturer Efaflex as experts within the industry to help deliver cost savings and drive performance improvements.
3PL Johnston Logistics uses a Linde reach truck fitted with Dynamic Mast Control (DMC) to boost speed and safety.
Off-the-shelf manual handling training should become a thing of the past, according to new advice released by the Health and Safety Executive.
Most experts are agreed that returns are a major pain point for e-tailers and their supply chains, so why then are some retailers encouraging more returns through aggressive marketing strategies? Simon Duddy reports on the new ‘try before you buy’ trend – is it a costly error or a clever way to build market share?
Flash reports make the most of modern communications to quickly spread safety awareness throughout the global operation of branded academic, consumer and business office product supplier designer, marketer and manufacturer ACCO Brands. HSS Editor Simon Duddy hears from Lee King, Director EHS & Facilities, Europe, and Darrol Masefield, H&S & Facilities, on how the reports form part of a carefully cultivated approach to warehouse safety in the warehouse.
Kite Packaging asks how retailers protect their brands in an age of eCommerce and home delivery?
The UK distribution centre for American skincare company Dermalogica has installed a bespoke mobile loading platform, designed and manufactured by Thorworld Industries.
Dematic has expanded its solution set to include AutoStore, the ultra-high density goods-to-person piece picking system, giving omni-channel businesses the opportunity to quadruple their storage density for fast order fulfilment. By Daniel Aspin (pictured), Sales Lead at Dematic Northern Europe for AutoStore and James Smith, Business Development Manager at AutoStore.
Handling & Storage Solutions editor Simon Duddy interviews Managing Director of Windsor Materials Handling, Stephen Burton, who lets us in on the secret to supplying the best possible service to the UK warehousing and logistics industry: inspiring change.
Typically, order picking applications would not be the first thing you would associate with health and safety risk, but order picking is a labour-intensive process.
Retailers are beginning to embrace RFID in-store with a view to transforming stock accuracy. But, while great, there are potentially some even greater benefits of deploying RFID, explains Craig Summers, UK MD of Manhattan Associates.
The online fashion giant is accelerating its already considerable investment in logistics to back up industry leading delivery and returns propositions.
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