Agile storage solutions
Stephanie Coyle, sales executive & warehouse specialist at Rubb Buildings discusses a challenging industrial property market with HSS editor Simon Duddy.
Combilift supports mass customisation approach with €50m production plant
Combilift, the material handling solutions provider, has set the benchmark for mass production of customised innovative products according to Martin McVicar, managing director.
Silva Timber turns to Wickens
The specialist timber products firm used cantilever racking from Wickens Engineering for its warehouse.
Palletline invests in new hub to leverage Amazon advantage
The pallet network has taken on a new hub in Coventry and one facet of its operation will be the consolidation of in-bound pallets to Amazon fulfilment centres. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
Tailored to the customer
The scale of Combilift’s new factory in Ireland is impressive, but is the real story the philosophy behind the company’s very ambitious growth strategy? HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
Introducing Lucas
ECOBAT Battery Technologies (EBT) has brought the iconic Lucas brand into its comprehensive portfolio with the launch of a range of premium quality motive power ‘forklift’ batteries for the materials handling and logistics industries.
ACPaQ: The power to palletise up to 500000 cases per day
The robot-based ACPaQ solution is the newest milestone in the successful cooperation between Swisslog and KUKA. This world-class innovation is the latest development to emerge from the bundled robotics and intralogistics know-how of the two leading providers.
Yale expands tow tractor range for ‘milk run’ applications
Tow tractors can help manufacturing operations make the logistics ‘milk run’ more efficient, says Yale Europe Materials Handling. Its two new models offer greater towing capacities.
Expansion for Linde
Linde Material Handling UK recently opened its 24th UK location in Wellingborough, near Northampton. At the opening event, HSS editor Simon Duddy sat down with Linde’s UK MD Max Sammartano to hear how expanding infrastructure is only one of the manufacturer’s recent innovations.
UPS opens £120m London hub
Located at the DP World London Gateway Logistics Park, the UK package processing hub has capacity to process up to 28,000 packages per hour.
3PLs forming end-to-end healthcare logistics strategies
To increase revenue and market share, 3PLs are improving packaging and delivery systems, entering quality agreements with partner firms, and investing in temperature monitoring, according to Sharan Raj, a lead analyst for logistics research at Technavio.
Is your pallet wrap safe?
Whether a business is moving goods around the warehouse or on the road in transit, when it comes to pallets, load retention is key, says Kite Packaging.
Pretty Little Thing secures logistics services
The contract with Clipper Logistics is a bid to keep up with the demands of fast fashion.
Warehouse storage optimised for growing food firm
Signature Flatbreads used Flexi forklifts to increase warehouse pallet capacity by 30%.
Fulfillment house takes advantage of robotics-as-a-service
Rakuten Super Logistics has partnered with inVia Robotics to integrate picking robots into its US warehouses.
SEMA approved installation companies undertake tough audit
SEMA Approved Installation Companies (SAICs) have followed in the footsteps of SEMA Distributor Companies (SDCs) in offering up their businesses to an in-depth quality audit.
Current trends reveal secrets of the future warehouse
The warehouse of the future will be shaped by trends in society, technology and consumer behaviour, says new Swisslog report.
American grocer partners with Ocado for automated fulfillment
The Kroger Co and Ocado have announced an exclusive partnership agreement in the United States that will bring the Ocado Smart Platform, which includes online ordering, automated fulfillment and home delivery capabilities to the USA.
Tesco fined £1.6m after loading bay injury
A delivery driver ran into a customer when taking part in an unassisted reverse at a Tesco Metro store in West London, causing the victim to become stuck between the loading bay and the vehicle.
Shipping company takes on 20 forklifts
Hyundai is the brand of choice for busy end-to-end transport firm Scotline, which has revamped its fleet with 20 heavy lifting Hyundai forklifts supplied by Acclaim Handling.
