productQ-commerce: the implications of super-fast grocery delivery
The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.
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productThermal protection packaging
RANPAK HAS been working with a supplier of frozen dog food to optimise packaging. This involved thermally protecting dog food shipments and doing so with paper-based packaging, a more sustainable option.
product5 ways to improve supply chain sustainability
DEVELOPING A sustainable supply chain has become a priority for many businesses.
articleHard won lessons
The performance of logistics providers during the pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the wider economy’s dependence on a robust, agile, and reliable supply chain. Emma Verkaik learns from BCMPA members how the challenges of 2020 have been formative in their handling of growth in our post-Covid world.
articleA fundamental service
Whereas 2020 brought our long overlooked cold chain into public consciousness, 2021 has demonstrated its vital importance across some of the most fundamental aspects of our lives, says Shane Brennan.
newsCatch up on demand with HSS Live
HSS Live took place on October 6, and now all presentations are available on demand on the HSS Live website.
productBetter visibility
EXPORTA HAS have launched its new website, which has been designed to provide much greater visibility of its product lines.
productGift packaging
KITE PACKAGING has added a spectrum of shredded paper and tissue to its gift packaging repertoire.
productHelping eComm ops scale up quick
SEALED AIR has launched a new paper void fill system to help E-commerce companies meet the challenges of quickly scaling up and satisfying fast growing demand for orders.
productOn the road again
KITE PACKAGING has invested in a new purpose built, mobile packaging laboratory (MPL). Incorporating a focus on the companies’ green credentials the brand-new mobile facility hosts innovative features, the most up to date equipment, an abundance space and custom-built testing facilities.
productWhy store and ship fresh air?
SICK IS launching the Master Data Analyzer to the UK market.
productRolling out alternatives
SOUTHGATE GLOBAL plans to replace every packaging product with a sustainable alternative. Additionally, water-based glue is used, to ensure a 100% biodegradable packaging product.
productAvoid provoking oversized box rage
A RECENT survey highlighted that nearly 50% of people who shop online consider excessive packaging to be the most annoying thing about the internet retailing experience, says Quadient business development manager Jo Bradley.
newsBig Blue Ocean Cleanup
On Wednesday 29th September 2021, ten volunteers from Storopack UK, and the Big Blue Ocean Cleanup were joined by the Acopia Group who teamed up for the West Wittering, Sussex beach clean-up operation.
productLow-cost dispatch pallet launches
USING PALLETS is the most effective way to pick and dispatch goods and packages to fulfilment centres, but not any pallet will do.
productCold chain development
PHARMACEUTICAL THERMAL protection specialist Tower Cold Chain is opening a new global HQ.
articleAutomation-friendly plastic RTP
Accelerated growth in e-commerce is driving a greater reliance on durable, reusable transit packaging, says Jim Hardisty.
articleRapid fire fulfilment for micro e-grocery
2021 has seen the UK Grocery market explode into life, with ultra-fast fulfilment solutions launching in London and rapidly expanding across the country. Chris Moss explores the implications for the logistics sector.
productDouble peel marks out returnable mailing bags
THE RAPID growth of eCommerce has caused an inevitable soar in demand for easy returns. By reusing the original packaging, the environmental impact of a return is reduced by a minimum of half; Kite Packaging has launched sustainable kraft mailing bags to diminish this impact even further.
productEnvironmentally friendly void fill
THE NEW Airspeed Renew air bags from Antalis for void fill and block and brace packaging, are made from film containing 50% post-consumer recycled content and are 100% recyclable.
