Warehousing and logistics sector urged to take control of energy costs with solar PV
Green energy experts have launched a new guide for the sector showing how solar PV can cut costs, support electrification and strengthen sustainability
Interview: Infios on AI in the supply chain
Following the eye-catching tie-up between Infios and Amazon Web Services to back up the former’s agentic AI offering, Logistics Matters spoke to Infios EVP global product and industry strategy Richard Stewart.
Highly automated DC pays dividends
An automation project managed by Witron has halved the workforce and cut truck trips in half for a grocery wholesale operation.
Smarter warehouse automation
How do you transform a 100,500 sq m warehouse, the size of 14 football fields, to handle a surge in small-item eComm orders without building new facilities?
Time is money
A new AutoStore approach to flooring is cutting installation time and saving money for customers. Ellen Brune, VP of product management, AutoStore talks to Logistics Matters editor Simon Duddy.
Good intentions…
Logistics Matters Property Editor Liza Helps examines the upcoming Budget.
Changing mindsets to improve data accuracy
Are you consistently driving accurate, 360º, real-time inventory visibility?
Preventing downtime in high-traffic storage facilities
When a storage facility gets busy, even a short downtime can cause serious problems. Equipment stops working, orders get delayed, and workers may have nothing to do while they wait for a fix. Small components help keep everything moving. If a wheel fails, the whole system can stop until repairs are finished.
The dangers of ignoring safe racking installations
When you work with an industry-expert racking supplier or manufacturer, says SEMA, they will design a storage system that minimises stock damage, enhances stock flow, improves productivity and creates a safe working space.
Light up your November with Windsor’s free safety lighting offer
As operations move into the darker winter months, Windsor Materials Handling is shining a light on safety with its latest promotion, offering free safety lighting on all new forklift orders throughout November.
Asda brings lift truck training in-house
Asda Logistics Services has taken more control over its lift truck training in bid to improve standards, safety, and flexibility, while keeping costs down.
Shed of the Month: Back to the Future
Reminiscent of the brick built warehouses of the C19 century British Land’s multi-storey logistics space in Southwark, South London could be a blueprint for the urban warehousing of the future…
FuturMaster achieves ISO 27001 certification and strengthens the security of its SaaS offering
FuturMaster, a provider of supply chain planning solutions, announces that it has obtained ISO 27001 certification, the international reference standard for information security.
UK shoppers embrace AI for delivery updates and returns – but still want transparency and a human safety net
New research reveals 6 in 10 want AI powered delivery tracking and smarter returns, yet half still prefer a human touch when things go wrong.
Can carbon credits regain their credibility in logistics?
As businesses across the freight and logistics sector grapple with increasingly stringent carbon reduction mandates, the debate around carbon credits continues to intensify. While companies have exhausted many in-house sustainability measures, the path to net-zero remains elusive without external solutions.
Daifuku unveils its Sorting Transfer Robot S for UK and European markets
Designed, manufactured and tested in Japan, the new Sorting Transfer Robot S (SOTR-S) from Daifuku is now being introduced across the UK and Europe.
Warehouse robotics and agentic AI developments from Amazon
Amazon has launched its newest operations technologies include Blue Jay, a system coordinating multiple robotic arms, and Project Eluna, an agentic AI model helping operators make more informed decisions.
DP World investing £170m in container handling tech
The investment will be made at the London Gateway logistics hub.
AutoCase, FlexBins, and more as AutoStore gets refresh
AutoStore has enhanced its portfolio introducing AutoCase for case handling, FlexBins for consolidation and buffering, and a Frozen-Only Grid designed for temperature-sensitive operations.
