articleBMW dealer boosts storage using Hanel lifts provided by Industore
Industore installs two Hanel lifts for Benham BMW saving space, boosting parts traceability, and allowing the firm to hold less stock.
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productAutomated despatch solution
Factory and logistics automation specialist, Conveyor Networks, has been awarded the contract to provide an automated despatch solution for retailer QVC at its Operational Distribution Centre in Knowsley, near Liverpool.
productSuperior support as Interroll UK moves to larger premises
Interroll moved to new, larger and more modern premises, while remaining in the Kettering area in mid August. The site offers increased office and storage accommodation, as well as additional space to expand its motorised drum service department and showrooms. The company held an Open Day in September to show customers around the new facility.
articleNew facilities boost SDI Group’s expansion
SDI Group recently moved into new premises in Hinckley, Leicestershire – just round the corner from its previous site – to facilitate the company’s rapid expansion and exciting new business developments.
productDense auto-storage solution also boosts pick speed for grocer
US grocery giant Kroger has orders an automated storage and picking system from Cimcorp.
articleSuperior support offered
Interroll moved to new, larger and more modern premises, while remaining in the Kettering area in mid August.
articleHigh bay solution with a difference
Swisslog is expanding an organic food distribution centre for Alnatura in Germany providing high bay racking to 17.5m.
productBoots.com warehouse visit
KNAPP welcomed existing and prospective customers from across Europe to its ‘Move Ecom’ event recently. Over 30 companies representing a variety of blue-chip brands attended the two-day event, which included a visit to the warehouse of KNAPP client, Boots.com.
articleAutomation: plan to succeed
The decision to opt for any form of automated handling solution requires careful analysis and detailed planning. Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), presents a 12-point plan to a successful project.
articleAutomation allows manufacturer to future proof warehouse
Sensor manufacturer Pepperl + Fuchs has built a European Distribution Centre (EDC) in Germany with Witron as designer and general contractor of this highly automated logistics centre.
articleErgonomic Pick Centre workstations developed
Automated warehouse solution provider TGW has launched new range of Pick Centre solutions to support picking performance, accuracy and short throughput times.
productSafety connection advances
The SICK Flexi Loop offers a simple connectivity solution for safety and plant design engineers to meet recent regulatory changes.
productSDI Group wins contract to maintain DCs for George at Asda
Automated material handling systems integrator, SDI Group, has secured a three year contract to maintain all three of George at Asda’s UK automated distribution centres.
articleDutch online retailer awards DC fit-out contract to Knapp
Online store wehkamp.nl has awarded Knapp with a contract to provide an automated handling system for a new distribution centre.
productHalf a million storage locations
KNAPP AG will provide the automated handling systems in a new distribution centre for the e-commerce specialist, wehkamp.nl, in the Netherlands.
articleSwisslog offers Christmas planning tips
We’re unlikely to see the end of the last minute mad dash along the high street for Christmas presents anytime soon, but with e-commerce sales becoming an increasingly vital part of the retail mix, there may be a little more elbow room this year for the more forgetful of shoppers.
productFollow-up order
Vitronic Machine Vision has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to automate the manual processing of flats and small parcels from a large parcel and post customer.
articleAutocruiser system promises sound ROI
The Autocruiser can play a major role in keeping costs down at the same time as increasing efficiency, particularly when used with the LogiMat vertical lift storage system, says SSI Schaefer business development & marketing manager Mike Alibone.
articleExact dispatch sequencing key for healthcare product supplier
German healthcare products supplier ProServ redesigned operations at its 4000 sq m warehouse installing the OSR Shuttle from KNAPP.
articleRetailers 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.
