newsON 14 September the forklifts at Hochiki Europe’s new warehouse facility in Gillingham paused as the team welcomed MP for Gillingham and Rainham, Rehman Chishti and Mayoress of Medway Cllr Nina Gurung to cut the ribbon and declare the new part of the Hochiki operation officially open.
productTHE GROCER has cut carbon emissions and reduced road miles with logistics provider GXO and its AI partner Datasparq.
productRAWVIEW, A UK-based industrial automation specialist, and MetraLabs, a Germany-based manufacturer of industrial mobile service robots, have announced a new collaboration to bring two robots to customers in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
newsTHE FREIGHT forwarder has taken on a 78,000 sq ft warehouse, with racking up to eight pallets high, with storage height spaces ranging from 1.2m to 2.7m with a mezzanine for bulkier items.
newsARVATO HAS launched the digital platform Mediverse, offering manufacturers of healthcare products an opportunity to serve their customers such as pharmacies, hospitals, and wholesalers.
productLOGISTICS PROVIDER Allied Express has unveiled an automated freight sortation system that is capable of sorting oversized freight automatically.
productTHE APPOINTMENT of STILL will expand Altegra’s geographical territory’s from its two sites in the South West and West Midlands.
articleLogistics Matters rounds up comment from key logistics service providers on a fast-changing and difficult logistics market in the UK.
productTHE BOSCH multi-camera system for forklifts is now available as retrofit solution.
productMITSUBISHI FORKLIFT TRUCKS has launched the AXiA EM platform stacker series, which is available in 1.2- and 1.6-tonne capacities. It has been developed for operation in high bay stacking, order picking, and transport supply/feed applications.
productTRAVIS PERKINS has made a multi-million pound investment in 400 new truck loader cranes.
newsJLR IS reducing the CO2 emissions of its UK road freight fleet by transitioning to a combination of battery power, Bio-CNG and Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (HVO) powered HGVs.
newsGREEN-LEANING financial think tank Planet Tracker has carried out research suggesting that Unilever, Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble are struggling with climate transition plans.
articleSupply chain decarbonisation is complicated by the complex web of supply chains a company interacts with, says Alexis Normand.
articleWith less competition for warehousing space and a marked increase in supply levels, Liza Helps asks – are we in an occupiers’ market?
articleLiza Helps turns roving reporter, tracking down a stunning 130,000 sq ft facility that punches well above its weight in terms of sustainability and worker friendliness.
articleIn this first In Depth Focus, Liza Helps takes a closer look at the secondhand logistics property market where quality over quantity has never been more apt.
productNestlé UK&I on track to help net zero progress in successful double-stacked rail trial with Tesco.
newsADRIAN STOCH appointed to help meet increasing customer demand for automated solutions.
newsThe campaign has announced a heavily discounted sponsorship package for smaller organisations.
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