articleSo, you’ve just invested heavily in this shiny, new, and very expensive, automation system which the manufacturer assures you will revolutionise your picking and packing operation. However, as we all know, a chain is only ever as strong as its weakest link. In this case, the weakest link could well be your choice of pallet.
newsBaby goods manufacturer Munchkin has awarded a three-year contract to CHEP.
productANNOUNCING ITS FIRST SAP B1 partner in the UK, shipping software specialist SmartFreight has joined forces with Frontline Consultancy and Business Services, a specialist providing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), cloud and secure managed IT services.
productKite Packaging’s specialist aerospace and defence team are MPAS registered for design.
productThe range introduces three new sizes of the black recycled Eurocrates.
productThe range introduces three new sizes of the black recycled Eurocrates.
newsStoford Developments, and its development partner, Oxenwood Real Estate have let the new speculatively-developed logistics facility at Stone Cross Business Park in Warrington to Globus Group.
productDPD plans to deliver to 25 of the largest towns and cities in the UK with zero and low-emission delivery means by 2025.
newsOnline retailers and couriers are experiencing record peak volumes and many are stretched to full capacity. ParcelHero says the worst is yet to come as Christmas 2020 could be 50% busier than last year.
productDemand for UK logistics and distribution space reached record levels in Q3 2020 as retailers and 3PLs expanded their supply chains in response to the ongoing pandemic, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
articleIn the run up to Black Friday and the peak Christmas shopping season, logistics businesses should not delay their packaging preparations a moment longer, says John Garner.
articleRobotic manipulation automates a simple-seeming but complex food handling process.
productSchoeller Allibert has launched the Maxinest family of returnable packaging solutions in the UK, the Maxinest E-Tail.
productThe 3PL has added two new Volvo FM 8×2 rigids to its dedicated milk transportation fleet.
productThe firm, dubbed the Responsible Plastic Pallet Company, has launched an online shop making it possible for customers to purchase a selection of its most popular plastic pallets online for the very first time.
newsProCook, a supplier of Dining & Kitchenware, has agreed a 20-year sale and leaseback on its Gloucester headquarters.
productThe Storopack PAPERplus Track system is designed for medium to large packages weighing between 5 and 50 kilograms.
articleEurope’s leading pallet pooling business, LPR (a division of Euro Pool Group), has announced the opening of its second depot for 2020 – this time in the south of England.
newsTo mark this year’s Recycle Week (21-27 September), Goplasticpallets.com – The Responsible Plastic Pallet Company – has created a challenging quiz to test the nation’s recycling knowledge.
productThe Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck is a fuel-cell vehicle and designed for demanding long-distance haulage operations with ranges of up to 1,000 kilometres and more on a single tank of hydrogen.
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