articleUK manufacturing is ripe for upgrade to automated metal storage, says Ernst Wagner, MD of Kasto UK & Ireland, and will benefit from saving space, increased output and growth, and lower cost per pick with such a move.
productHubtex has upgraded its MaxX range of vehicles, offering greater visibility and longer operational working hours.
productWhen specifying a hoist for use in industrial applications that demand beam-traversing motion, attention should also be paid to the trolley on to which the hoist hooks.
productSwisslog has now sold more than 130 AutoStore projects worldwide, making the company the number one AutoStore integrator.
articleBlack Friday is a great day for business but don’t let it come at the expense of your workers’ health, cautions Michael Paton, policy lead for musculoskeletal disorders at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
productAn extensive wide aisle pallet racking solution from storage specialists, Link51, has helped AMG Group, one of the UK’s leading outdoor companies, consolidate their supply chain from three distribution centres to a single 130,000 sq ft warehouse.
productBeing prepared for winter weather is vital to keep materials on the move. In Scandinavia this is even more of an issue, particularly for Combilift customer Pretre, one of Norway’s leading manufacturers of roof elements, trusses and pre-cut timber.
productThe carrier has invested over £1m in the Wednesbury sort centre to handle out of gauge parcels.
productSmart-Space, a leading manufacturer and installer of re-locatable, semi-permanent and permanent buildings, has completed construction of a timber processing and storage facility at Mike England Timber’s headquarters near Preston, Lancashire.
articleWholesaler installs Gebhardt ‘StoreBiter’ multi-level-shuttles in its shuttle warehouse and one ‘Cheetah eco’ stacker crane in its container warehouse.
articleGreat Bear chooses 58 truck fleet from Crown to boost warehouse efficiency at 24/7 DC operation. To boost flexibility for the leading 3PL Crown offered a pay-as-you-go model for some of the fleet.
articleRidgeons Timber and Builders Merchants has improved efficiency by upgrading its fleet with Baumann sideloaders. The move comes after independent builders merchants Huws Gray completed an acquisition of the business in 2018.
productHere in the UK, most e-commerce businesses are likely in the middle of their peak season. Black Friday has been and gone, but the peak is still underway. For many consumers, the annual shopping event marks a starting point for Christmas shopping, making the holiday peak season even longer.
articleThe Talent in Logistics event is dedicated to promoting logistics recruitment and supporting staff retention. The event is moving to Milton Keynes for 2019 and the team will unveil a white paper on student perceptions of logistics in the coming months.
articleA leading sports equipment retailer is on target for one hundred percent accuracy following the implementation of a new warehouse management system (WMS) from Snapfulfil.
productOne of Combilift’s newest products, the Combi-PPT, will make its global trade fair debut at LogiMAT 2019.
productInterroll will use the upcoming LogiMAT show to debut its new DC conveying platform.
articleThree material flows, three shipping areas, three load carriers, and three different target customer groups placed a challenge on ASKO’s fresh food warehouse. Witron’s put together a comprehensive solution for a new warehouse.
productOcado opened its first natural gas refuelling station at its Hatfield Customer Fulfilment Centre.
productInterroll is creating additional capacities in order to be well-equipped for growing customer and user demand for conveyors and sorters, as well as for additional products.
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