productNHS Supply Chain contract opens
NHS SUPPLY Chain has started the procurement process for the management of its logistics services with a planned award date of late 2024.
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articleTaking insights to the warehouse
Attendees benefited from a packed programme at Tomorrow’s Warehouse, as speakers shared insights on implementing large scale automation, integrating AI tools into operations, and much else. If you attended, thank you for being there. We look forward to seeing you next year.
productLive count of inventory
TOUCHPATH HAS released ‘TouchCount’, a new breed of inventory cycle counting technology that live-counts production, warehouse and logistics inventory with no costly and time-consuming production stoppages or disruption to warehouse product flows.
productAI-enabled robotic item picker
ABB ROBOTICS has enhanced its industry-leading logistics automation portfolio with the launch of the Robotic Item Picker – a new AI and vision-based solution that can accurately detect and pick items in unstructured environments in warehouses and fulfilment centres.
productCold Chain Live! announces speakers
The Cold Chain Federation has announced the speakers who will take to the stage at the industry’s definitive conference Cold Chain Live! 2023, at ACC Liverpool on 14-15th September.
productModular automation for ‘an increasingly complex market’
Third-party logistics operator Factor 5 has commissioned a goods-to-person solution featuring ab AutoStore system installed by Dematic.
newsSurvey says staffing issues driving automation
Staffing issues are driving warehouse automation needs, according to 81% of businesses within the manufacturing, 3PL and retail industries.
productProfessor cautions against over-reliance on electric power
AN ASTON University expert has advised government to invest in low carbon fuels alongside electrification.
newsLogistics Report highlights limited sector recovery
After three years of heightened trading conditions and untold pressures on the supply chain caused by the global pandemic, business group Logistics UK’s annual Logistics Report shows that recovery is starting to be seen across the sector.
articleMars UK and DHL open London Gateway facility
THE PROJECT will reduce Mars UK’s logistics carbon footprint by 7.7% and remove a million miles a year from roads.
productPallet racking supports 3PL launch
SAUCE MANUFACTURER Choví has broken into the logistics sector with the creation of Choví Logistics. AR Racking has installed a combination of dry and cold storage systems in its facility in Valencia for the spin-off organisation.
productRobotics leader opens first UK office
Hai Robotics, a worldwide leader in Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) systems in warehouses, has set up an office at Vulcan Works, Northampton.
articleAccessible automation – get in on the discussion
Ahead of his presentation at next week’s Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event, John Wilson, Technology and Innovation Director – Europe, GXO answers questions on the rise of accessible automation.
productMulti-user warehouse planned for Port of Liverpool
Peel Ports Group is investing £28 million on a new facility at the Port of Liverpool in its biggest single investment in warehousing this year.
productTarmac pledges commitment to net zero logistics
The construction business has signed up to pledged to support Logistics UK’s Route to Net Zero commitment, encouraging those operating across the sector to decarbonise their operations quickly and effectively to help speed up the UK’s path to net zero by 2050.
newsLoving Dad killed by reversing HGV
Two major transport companies have been fined a combined total of £2.2m after ‘a loving dad and husband’ was killed when he was hit by a HGV in Birmingham.
newsWincanton sees rising profits
The logistics services provider has achieved underlying EBITDA of £121.9 million, up 12.6% on a revenue of £1,462m for the year ended 31 March 2023.
productKardex flexible automation doubles efficiency for 3PL
The Nordics’ leading third-party logistics (3PL) provider, Nowaste Logistics, with a focus on implementing high-quality and innovative automation solutions, commissioned Kardex to create a tailor-made solution for their new customer’s requirements.
articleMulti-dimensional counterbalance truck launches
Combilift has launched the Combi-CB70E, which is said to be the shortest 7t capacity counterbalance truck on the market which also benefits from multidirectional ability, enabling the versatile space saving handling of both long and bulky loads.
productElectric empty container handler debuts
CARU Containers has taken on a battery-powered Hyster empty container handler for its Rotterdam depot.
