productYusen Logistics scoops LG Electronics contract
Yusen Logistics has been awarded a major contract with Hi Logistics Europe (UK Branch) for the nationwide transportation of LG Electronics products.
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productPort-centric expansion
Import Services is set to open an extension to its dockside facilities in Southampton this summer – a move which is set to create up to 25 new jobs and enable the company to move to a 24 hour operation.
articleManufacturer boosts vehicle fill
Storage drum manufacturer Fibrestar Drums used LoadStak Pro software from AutoLogic Systems to improve their pallet and vehicle fill.
articleWi-Fi boosts Canute’s scanner performance
Canute Group installed a Ruckus Wireless Wi-FI system at its Purfleet headquarters. Nexus Globalnet consulted on the project.
articleFull inventory management
Nutritional supplements firm ASEA has selected the Snapfulfil WMS for a manufacturing and fulfillment centre in the United States.
articleData capture for high volume freight
The security and protection of shipments is of paramount importance to customers, and ranks as a top consideration alongside speedy delivery. Yet, guaranteeing the safety of a consignment is a considerable challenge for the logistics industry and one that is not solved easily.
articleGet your thermals on
Citizen Systems Europe makes the case for thermal printers over laser printers in logistics applications.
productEnhanced service offering
Mosca Direct is adding further new features to its comprehensive service and after sales care programme.
articleUrban double deck trailer launched
Loading bay equipment specialist Transdek UK is launching a Double Deck Urban Eco Trailer (DUET) at the upcoming CV Show.
productTrue costs wrapped up
According to Aetna, when it comes to wrapping pallets, it is possible to use a cost per pallet rental type scheme, which seems to be anything from 70p to £2 per pallet. Alternatively companies can own a pallet stretch wrapper either by buying the machine outright of purchasing it with the help of a finance house, and achieve costs of 34p to 48p per pallet.
newsSunday deliveries to be ‘normal option’
The expansion of eCommerce into Sunday Deliveries was a key point of debate at Meta Pack’s recent Delivery Conference held in London.
productDelivery streamlined
Designed to streamline delivery operations by planning optimum routes, monitoring the progress of each route in real time and managing the complete delivery process, including ePOD for proof of delivery and collection, TranSend Solutions has released an integrated route planning and ePOD mobile data solution.
productNew composite IBC pallet
MAUSER Group has launched a new pallet design for its MAUSER SM IBC Series. Building on the success of the composite pallet design introduced more than a decade ago, the completely redesigned pallet comes with pallet blocks made from recycled plastics in combination with a metal tube frame construction supporting a metal pan.
productManaged services contract
Supporting the upgrade of in-cab mobile worker technologies across a UK-wide fleet, Peak-Ryzex has won a significant contract with TNT Express.
productRFID for seamless tracking
Red Ledge RFID Manufacturing & Logistics is an end-to-end production and warehousing system built on RFID technology.
productPlastic pallet trio
Available in lightweight, medium-duty and heavy-duty versions, Goplasticpallets.com’s 1212mm (L) x 1212mm (W) plastic pallet range offers customers a solution for every application, from low weight shipments to heavy weight bulk consignments.
productVehicle-mount computers
Designed for warehouse, port and yard process automation, Honeywell has expanded its range of Thor VM2 vehicle-mount computers to now offer support for Microsoft Windows 7 Pro and Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating systems for easy application development and system integration.
productApprenticeship scheme
In the run up to National Apprenticeship Week 2014, Norbert Dentressangle announced that it is launching a national apprenticeship scheme which aims to recruit up to 300 young people throughout the UK by the end of April.
productPallet wrap savings
Gloucester-based specialist supplier of hand and machine pallet wrap, Golden Valley Pallet Wrap Specialists (GVPS), has launched Fusion 33 – a new machine applied pallet wrap that, the company says, will save users up to 80% of their pallet wrap costs.
productTrue costs wrapped up
According to Aetna, when it comes to wrapping pallets, it is possible to use a cost per pallet rental type scheme, which seems to be anything from 70p to £2 per pallet. Alternatively companies can own a pallet stretch wrapper either by buying the machine outright of purchasing it with the help of a finance house, and achieve costs of 34p to 48p per pallet.
