articleFor JD Williams, the leading UK fashion and home goods retailer, warehouse automation is mission-critical and must remain as versatile, efficient and trouble-free as possible. To ensure goods are located and picked reliably, SICK UK has trialled vision camera technology which will be integrated into warehouse systems to achieve increased reliability and precision.
articleThe French eCommerce pioneer vente-privee.com has chalked up staggering growth over the last decade. With earnings of less than one million euros in 2002, the company turned over €1.3 billion euros in Europe last year.
articleDistribution centre design has evolved from a ‘low and wide’ strategy to ‘narrow and high’, says TGW sales director Phil Steeds.
articleSDI’s PTU sorter has transformed sortation performance at No Limit’s multi-client distribution centre near Warsaw from day one.
newsThe Austrian-owned group, KNAPP AG, has improved on last year’s record turnover to report an all-time high of approximately 380 million Euros on 31 March 2013.
newsSDI Group has claimed a ‘world first’ in developing an automated Hanger Sorter system for recycling empty coat hangers used extensively by the fashion sector.
articleIn today’s challenging economic times, the growth in e-commerce has proven to be a lifeline for many retailers. As online sales continue to rise, many e-tailers are realising the many benefits that logistics automation offers to help win market share and maintain customer loyalty in this crucial sector.
productInterroll is one of the worlds leading innovative designers and manufacturers of key products for unit-load handling, internal logistics and automation in specific target markets such as food processing, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, e-commerce, airport logistics, postal services, distribution and many other sectors.
productSDI Group specialist in the provision of integrated materials handling solutions for retail, wholesale, fulfilment and ecommerce distribution operations.
productWärtsilä, a provider of power solutions, needed to improve the productivity of its spare parts supply chain. It operated eight spare parts warehouses but recognised that major efficiencies could be achieved through centralising into one global distribution centre.
productWITRON is an international leader in the field of systems integration for turnkey warehouse automation. More specifically, the company is focused on designing and realizing highly dynamic order picking and material flow solutions that provide competitive advantages to its clients.
productAustrian-owned group, KNAPP AG, has improved on last year’s record turnover, reporting an all-time high of approximately 380 million Euros on 31 March 2013.
articleAutomated racking and LED lighting installed in a new northern cold store ‘superhub’ in Heywood.
articleGroupe Beaumanoir is a major player in France’s important clothing industry with six successful ready-to-wear labels sold in over 2300 stores in 40 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
articleHenry Schein is a global distributor of medical supplies to clinicians, so smooth supply chain performance is absolutely critical.
articleSwisslog has been awarded a major order by TJ Morris, trading as Home Bargains, one of the United Kingdom’s fastest growing discount retailers.
articlePicking is at the heart of Knapp’s tailored solution for online food retail, which has been rolled out at Spanish online supermarket Tudespensa.com.
articleIndustore installs two Hanel lifts for Benham BMW saving space, boosting parts traceability, and allowing the firm to hold less stock.
productFactory 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.
productInterroll 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.
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