productBITO goes multimedia
Guidance demonstrations of the latest innovations in picking, storage and materials handling systems can be viewed on BITO’s own YouTube channel.
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articleAn interview with CHEP UK & Ireland director of retail & asset management Helen Lane
CHEP UK & Ireland director of retail & asset management Helen Lane talks to HSS editor Simon Duddy about exciting new developments, the standardisation of last mile solutions and many other issues.
productPay-as-you-wrap
Pallet and container pooling solutions specialist, CHEP, has launched CHEP Stretch, an innovative new service that allows customers to use a market-leading, semi-automatic stretch wrap machine on a simple cost-per-wrap contract basis.
productVersatile robotic palletiser
Automated packing systems specialist Brillopak has introduced a versatile new robotic palletiser, capable of placing a variety of container formats including crates, cases and trays onto pallets.
articleNestable plastic pallets suit retail
Nestable plastic pallets offer clear advantages over wooden pallets for optimising order picking in the retail environment, says Jim Hardisty, managing director of Goplasticpallets.com.
productEnd of line upgrade
Highland Spring Group has significantly upgraded the end of line pallet conveyors and lorry loading capability at its Fells plant in Lennoxtown. The project was handled by Aetna UK and Russell Distribution.
productReusable box solutions
Pallet pooling specialist, FHG IPP Logipal, has launched a range of reusable box solutions – the FHG Bulk Box, FHG High Protection Box – plus accessories including liners, flexible textile inserts and a smart pocket frame.
articleWell maintained pallets key to automation
As technology advances and the supply chain becomes increasingly automated, there are numerous cost and efficiency benefits to be gained. But, warns Jane Gorick, UK managing director of LPR, without strict quality management this also leaves the door open for ‘computer says no’ to end up costing the industry dearly.
articlePallet despatch solution for sparkling wine firm
In order to transport palletised beverage cartons to the central warehouses and distribution centres of customers, the German market leader for sparkling wine, Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien equipped two of its production locations with the Beumer stretch hood M high-capacity packaging systems.
productFind the exact product
Goplasticpallets.com is launching two new websites – Goplasticpallets.com and Goplasticboxes.com – which not only have a fresh look, but for the first time, include a useful search facility so customers can type in product codes or the name of a manufacturer to find exactly what product they are looking for.
articlePalletiser aimed at high volume applications
FANUC Robotics UK has launched the M410-iC/185 universal palletising robot.
articleAutomate asset management to boost supply chain visibility
Every logistics operator understands the challenges facing their supply chain, but many lack the belief that asset-related challenges are simple and cost effective to solve, says Richard Jenkins from RF Code.
productComposite pallet company to float on AIM
RM2 International S.A. has announced its intention to float on the AIM market. With an anticipated market capitalisation of £278.3 million on listing, RM2’s debut will be the largest AIM IPO in 2013, according to the company.
productPoint-of-sale pallet
With competition rife, shop retailers are more reliant than ever on their promotional displays for grabbing customers’ attention and Goplasticpallets.com believes it holds the solution with its plastic point-of-sale pallet.
productProbably the best partnership in the world
Carlsberg UK has signed a new contract with pallet pooling operator LPR to solely manage the pallet movements for all of its brands, which include Carlsberg, San Miguel, Tetley’s and Holsten Pils.
productDouble-digit growth
Last year saw pallet pooling specialist, FHG IPP Logipal, achieve its ninth successive year of double-digit growth since its foundation in 2005.
articleDrones for palletising
Qimarox has launched a study into the use of drones for product palletising.
productFood crates keep going for longer
Offering the advantages of traditional bale arm crates, Goplasticboxes.com’s range of stacking and nesting food crates have the additional benefit of a prolonged life span.
articleRetail credentials
Pall-Ex was a quick adapter to the rise of eCommerce but high fuel duty remains a key concern for its members.
articleCarbon neutral pallet pooling
Henkel has signed a lane expansion contract for the use of pallet pooling services in Germany with CHEP.
