productFingerprint-based drug testing system targets logistics
Intelligent Fingerprinting has released the product which works on fingerprint sweat analysis.
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articleDK Fulfilment begins trial of simple conveyor robot
DK Fulfilment and Intelligent Robots have been awarded an Innovate UK grant to begin trials of an intralogistics robot transport system at DKF’s dedicated fulfilment facility in Coventry.
productAmazon logistics takes next step
In its April 2016 report, eCommerce delivery firm ParcelHero predicted Amazon would become a logistics company. Now Amazon has launched end-to-end delivery service Shipping with Amazon.
productTwo hour slots
Online retailer MattressNextDay has switched its next-day, two-man courier service to Panther Warehousing.
productElectric trucks for home delivery
Rhenus Home Delivery has welcomed a fleet of the latest Daimler electric trucks to its Berlin and Brandenburg depots.
articleHygiene a priority with new pallet design
A new plastic pallet offering optimum hygiene and strength has joined the range offered by Goplasticpallets.com.
productWood wool for gift packaging
Kite Packaging adds wood wool to its growing packaging range.
productRouting and scheduling help
Plumbing World is employing a cloud-based multi drop routing and scheduling solution from Maxoptra to help expand its delivery operation.
productPortable data logger
Omega’s latest portable temperature and humidity data loggers offer accurate and repeatable logging for temperature (OM-91) and temperature/relative humidity (OM-92).
productWeigh up the risks of overloaded vans
Venson Automotive Solutions reminds businesses that overloaded vans can be one of the most unsuspecting yet damaging factors to affect fleets.
productFlexi launches revamped website
Narrow Aisle, the intralogistics solutions specialist, has revamped its main company website – www.flexi.co.uk.
productLPR says ‘business as usual’ despite wood shortages
Despite wood shortages – it’s ‘business as usual’ for LPR… TimCon is raising the alarm on timber shortages, but red pallet pooling specialist LPR’s service remains unaffected.
articleKFC dramatically returns to Bidvest after logistics debacle
Bidvest Logistics confirmed it has signed a long-term agreement with KFC UK & Ireland to provide renewed supply to up to 350 of their restaurants in the North of the UK, from 26th March 2018.
productDouble deck solutions at CV Show
Transdek UK is demonstrating its total double deck solutions expertise with a working scenario of an Urban Wedge Max double deck trailer docked onto a modular V2G (vehicle to ground) loadhouse pod at the CV Show, NEC Birmingham on 24-26 April.
articleKFC debacle could harm DHL’s reputation says leading consultant
Bidvest ‘effectively bails out’ DHL for a significant portion of KFC’s restaurant deliveries, after DHL ran into serious difficulties after it took the contract on.
articleHandling 30 pallets per hour
Airflow has released a new machine that allows the insertion and removal of freezer spacers into the palletised load.
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articleWMS can boost last mile delivery performance
Organisations with last mile delivery operations face an increasingly challenging marketplace, says Andrew Tavener, Descartes Systems Group UK, but WMS can solve a number of issues.
articleThe fallout from the KFC logistics crisis
HSS rounds up comment on KFC’s delivery crisis and the implications for its principal logistics partner, DHL.
productPotato supplier saves carbon
CO2 emissions reduced by almost 500,000kg per year compared with white wood pallets.
