newsMilestone reached for logistics development
WORK HAS completed on a £5.5 million transport infrastructure project that will pave the way for a major new business park development near Redditch.
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productUK IT firm opens Dutch hub due to Brexit
AGILITAS IS a UK-based IT channel supplier with a global reach and many customers across the EU.
productDHL boosts protection equipment at East Midlands DC
THE MOVE sees DHL Supply Chain installing a range of safety and protection equipment at its new 538,280 sq. ft. campus in Manton Wood, near Worksop in Nottinghamshire.
articleRail traverser to keep operations smooth at DIRFT III
Mechan is supplying a multidisciplinary main contractor, Winvic Construction, with a bespoke rail traverser for a new £29 million Intermodal Rail Freight Terminal that is being constructed for Prologis at its DIRFT intermodal logistics park in Northamptonshire.
productNew parcel hub for Gloucester
Mercian Logistics, member of The APC network, has opened a new operational parcel depot at Barnwood Point, Corinium Avenue, Gloucester.
productEcomm solutions provider takes Tamworth spec-build
ST. MODWEN Industrial & Logistics has completed a deal to bring an international e-commerce solutions provider to St. Modwen Park Tamworth, signing a 15-year agreement to occupy the 321,204 sq ft speculatively-built unit.
articleAnalysts predict growth in robotic micro-fulfillment
Concerns over future lockdowns and customers’ heightened expectations regarding fast delivery are driving retailers to re-evaluate their fulfilment strategies.
newsProblem solving on demand: check out virtual conference
HSS Live is On Demand featuring five great speakers offering a range of insights and innovative solutions you can use to revamp your operations.
articleOn Demand problem solving for warehouse operations
HSS Live is On Demand featuring five great speakers offering a range of insights and innovative solutions you can use to revamp your operations.
product3PL takes 21 trucks for operation
The all-electric fleet includes Yale MO 25 low level order pickers.
newsLast minute deal prompts border delays
Responding to border delay problems, hauliers were warned by UK Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove early in January that there was likely to be ‘significant disruption’ at borders in January.
productFree up both hands with HandScanner
Datalogic has launched the HandScanner, a small and light non-intrusive hands-free scanner designed to streamline workers’ daily operations.
articleFive tips for keeping your warehouse healthy in 2021
The peak holiday season can be a stressful time for warehouse personnel—and equipment. In many organisations meeting peak demands requires automation equipment to run at maximum capacity, often without regularly scheduled system maintenance. This tendency to defer maintenance due to high demand was even more prevalent in 2020 as many organisations saw above-normal demand for extended periods during the pandemic.
productFlexible-loading trailers for Europa
Europa Worldwide Group has taken 10 Krone Dry Liner box vans for its fast-expanding click and collect operation.
productParcel firm installs robot-based sortation
Yamato, Japan’s leading parcel delivery company, has installed parcel sortation solutions on four sites based on ‘Mini Yellow’ AMRs supplied by LiBiao Robot.
articleBook wholesaler invests in automation
The firm lays out a wide-ranging automation upgrade to support an ambitious omnichannel growth plan.
articleFour storeys of robotic sortation for parcel firm
A sortation system with LiBiao’s autonomous mobile robots at its heart has replaced a conveyor-based system at the fulfilment centre of a Japanese cosmetics retailer.
articleRobotics key to lockdown fulfilment strategies
If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught the logistics industry anything it is the importance of staying flexible in the face of rapid – and unexpected – change. The pandemic has had a significant impact on supply chains throughout the country, stress-testing their resilience and in many instances pushing them to near breaking point.
articleBoughey makes 2 million euro logistics investment
The 3PL has fitted out its 21,000 sq m Crewe warehouse.
articleStart up zooms to fast growth
An order fulfilment start up has grown its customer base from zero to 25,000 orders per month, in under 10 weeks and during the height of the Covid-19 crisis.
