Crown makes heavy investment
Building on recent product innovation, Crown has unveiled infrastructure investment to boost its offering to customers across Europe.
Cold chain health and safety leadership programme launches
The Food Storage and Distribution Federation (FSDF) has launched a flagship Health and Safety Leadership Programme, designed to provide a highly visible declaration of the FSDF’s leadership for members who are committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for all involved in the food storage and distribution industry sector.
Stop your WMS becoming a slippery slope
Negotiating information flows within logistics can feel like skiing downhill at speed. Refusing to swerve the big issues, HSS editor Simon Duddy asks how obstacles to implementation can be overcome.
Retailers with strong Omni-channel strategies are Christmas winners
Online sales of non-food products in the UK grew 19.2% in December versus a year earlier, the highest growth in four years, according to the British Retail Consortium and KPMG.
The future of the forklift
HSS Editor Simon Duddy speaks to forklift manufacturers to ask what the future holds for this industry workhorse.
Retail winners were online experts
Every year there are winners and losers in the flurry of retail activity around Christmas and the New Year – 2013 was no different.
Spar expands central warehouse
SPAR will expand its existing logistics centre in Wels by more than 107,639 sq ft. The Austrian food retailer will gear its logistics processes towards future market requirements. The contract for the design and construction phase of the extension has been awarded to the Witron.
Logistics geared to rapidly growing eCommerce market
Distrelec, a company specialising in the distribution of technical and electronic components, is a business unit of the publicly traded Swiss company Datwyler Holding. Datwyler generates revenue of approx. 1.4 billion Swiss Francs with more than 7,000 employees.
Reliability seals deal as e-tailer can’t afford downtime
Online shop redcoon opted for Yale warehouse equipment at its new logistics centre in Erfurt, Germany.
Sortation system handles flat and hanging goods together
SDI Group has introduced a hanging pouch sortation system, called the MonaLisa, to the UK market following successful applications in Germany.
Food firm Intersnack installs high level case conveyor
Astec Conveyors has recently designed and installed a high level case conveyor system for the expanding company Intersnack.
Lifting jacks do the business
Mechan lifting jacks are helping Northern Ireland’s newest rail depot raise standards in train care.
Steeled for tough application
An Italian transport company has ordered six G generation counterbalance trucks from Kalmar.
Next day delivery
Goplasticboxes.com has unveiled a next day delivery service for its range of returnable transit packaging (RTP).
Toyota launches Logistics Solutions team focused on automated handling
Toyota Material Handling UK has launched a Logistics Solutions team who will be responsible for providing support to companies who can benefit from its growing range of automated products.
Conference emphasises responsibility
Warehouse managers have been cautioned not to over-use ear protection by the Health & Safety Executive.
Streamlining order picking
Reduce the walking time of your pickers with Crown’s QuickPick Remote.
Can parcel operators deliver the eCommerce Boom?
Flexible strategies will make the difference between retail delivery winners and losers, says Tony Walford of the Supply Chain Academy.
Smart tips on managing your cold store trucks
Atlet delivers excellent advice to help you keep your trucks operating efficiently in the cold store.
Getting into the Swingo
The new TASKI swingo 5000 scrubber drier is the largest and most advanced floor care machine produced by Diversey Care.
