productBoohoo raises £50m for new automated warehouse
The pure-play fashion retailer will put the money towards an automated ‘super-site’ of c.600,000 sq ft, which is intended to provide boohoo with over £2 billion of net sales capacity.
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articleFast fashion requires fast logistics
HSS editor Simon Duddy meets distribution centre manager Allan More at fast fashion retailer Quiz’s distribution centre in Bellshill near Glasgow, and hears how automated systems integrator Logistex helped it implement a leading edge approach to logistics.
articleWitron developing fresh food picking system
With OFP (Optimal Fresh Picking), Witron has applied for a patent that combines all applications of efficient fresh food logistics in one system.
productMobile conveyors provide flexibility
Working with many clients across a spectrum of industries, Astec Conveyors are the first to acknowledge that eCommerce and packing requirements can be complex, as they face the challenges presented by increasingly demanding customers with ever-changing purchasing behaviour.
articleDematic opens state-of-the-art HQ
HSS editor Simon Duddy reports on the opening of the new facility and also hears Dematic talk about key trends in automated warehousing.
articleAutomate processes to keep up with fast delivery
Descartes has launched the pixi* eCommerce WMS in the UK, which does not require a high level of mechanical automation in the warehouse to have an impact.
productIndustrial meccano
For handling systems – from simple transport trolleys to complex conveyor systems – modular aluminium profiling systems can provide the answer to almost any question, says MiniTec.
productExploiting Industry 4.0
So, what exactly is it all about? Can I go out and buy Industry 4.0? Is it a tightly written specification of what Industrial organisation is supposed to look like?
articleSingle-piece picking challenge
The growth in single-piece picking is driving increasing interest in automation. Craig Rollason, MD of KNAPP UK, outlines the latest trends.
productLogistex appoints general manager of engineering support services
Darren Alden has taken on the role, having previously worked at Logistex, where he was responsible for their residential sites.
productDematic appoints Jan Vercammen as MD – Central Europe
Dematic, a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimise the supply chain, today announced the appointment of Jan Vercammen as Dematic Managing Director for Central Europe effective immediately, replacing Barbara Wladarz.
articleSwisslog customers step into the future
Automation specialist, Swisslog, is inviting businesses looking to invest in robot-based and data-driven intralogistics solutions to take a virtual tour around their own future warehouse.
productAstec provide a mobile packing conveyor system for flexibility
As part of a new customer product launch, Astec Conveyors provided a number of mobile conveyors to give a flexible packing operations for a major food manufacturer.
productAutomated conveyor system ends bottlenecks for production plant
An automated pallet conveying system designed and installed by Gebhardt-ECS for one of Europe’s biggest paint manufacturers is enabling up to 100 loads an hour to be delivered directly from production to specific storage areas in a separate warehouse without intermediate handling.
productPowerful synchronous drum motor
Interroll has launched the world’s most powerful synchronous drum motor for belt conveyor systems, with a proven output of up to 1.1 kilowatts.
productMobile monitoring
Beumer has developed the Overall Operation Monitoring app, enabling staff to maintain an overview of packaging lines on mobile devices.
productNarrow Aisle announces senior appointment
Intralogistics solutions specialist, Narrow Aisle, has appointed Pete Lancaster to the position product manager – Flexi Systems.
productMoD targets huge savings with warehouse revamp
TGW completes automated warehousing solution for new £83 million Defence Fulfilment Centre.
articleAre UK warehouses ready for tomorrow’s technology today?
James Sharples, Managing Director of Swisslog UK, shares his thoughts on the challenges impacting warehouses, and how using tomorrow’s technology today could abolish these issues.
articleAll change in the warehouse
Logistics is in a phase of historically significant change, says Simon Barkworth, UK managing director of Crown Lift Trucks, meaning it is a fascinating time to work in the business he tells HSS editor Simon Duddy.
