articleSingle-piece picking challenge
The growth in single-piece picking is driving increasing interest in automation. Craig Rollason, MD of KNAPP UK, outlines the latest trends.
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productLogistex appoints general manager of engineering support services
Darren Alden has taken on the role, having previously worked at Logistex, where he was responsible for their residential sites.
articleSwisslog customers step into the future
Automation specialist, Swisslog, is inviting businesses looking to invest in robot-based and data-driven intralogistics solutions to take a virtual tour around their own future warehouse.
productAstec provide a mobile packing conveyor system for flexibility
As part of a new customer product launch, Astec Conveyors provided a number of mobile conveyors to give a flexible packing operations for a major food manufacturer.
articleStacking the racking with Combilift
Storage capacity doubled thanks to multidirectional Combi-CB3000 truck.
articleWinners announced in FTA Everywoman Awards
Twelve of the most inspirational role models in the UK’s transport and logistics industry have been announced today as winners in the 2017 FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.
articleSort centre boosts productivity with LPG trucks
A Derbyshire logistics facility has improved its 24-hour domestic and international delivery operation after signing a long-term agreement with the local branch of an independent materials handling firm.
productArrow XL builds £1.7m high bay pallet racking system
The two-man home delivery expert completed work on the system at its warehouse in Wigan.
productThe Range and DHL Supply Chain make huge DC investment
The Range and DHL Supply Chain open a £100 million distribution centre in Avonmouth, Bristol, creating 1,000 jobs.
productUPS study reveals eCommerce disrupting industrial distribution
Industrial distributors must re-think their business models in order to survive.
articleBibby Distribution expands warehouse fleet
Asset management and engineering services specialist Briggs Equipment is continuing to develop its partnership with Bibby Distribution following the 3PL’s decision to expand its fleet in Wakefield and Corby.
articleAre UK warehouses ready for tomorrow’s technology today?
James Sharples, Managing Director of Swisslog UK, shares his thoughts on the challenges impacting warehouses, and how using tomorrow’s technology today could abolish these issues.
articleAll change in the warehouse
Logistics is in a phase of historically significant change, says Simon Barkworth, UK managing director of Crown Lift Trucks, meaning it is a fascinating time to work in the business he tells HSS editor Simon Duddy.
productThe space race
The market for warehousing in the United Kingdom is, if not in crisis, certainly facing some major challenges, says Sid Holian, MD, and Steve Purvis, operations director, at Bis Henderson Space.
articleCrystal ball gazing
Take a look at the future and you find our what is important now – eCommerce, concerns about finite warehouse space, Brexit, automation and robots et al – the following Special Report give managers an insight into the challenges that are here now and on the horizon, with some ideas as to how you may plan for them.
newsNext renews two-man home delivery contract
Next has renewed its longstanding partnership with DHL Supply Chain in a new three-year contract.
product3D images taken with single snapshot
SICK has launched the Visionary-T, its first robust, industrial imaging camera to capture high-resolution 3D data with a single ‘snapshot’, whether the object is stationary or moving.
productManufacturer invests in electric trucks
Tiger Trailers has taken delivery of a fleet of new materials handling and access equipment from Impact, the UK’s sole Cat Lift Truck distributor.
productMassive underground warehouse in Hounslow gets go-ahead
Hounslow council has approved a visionary proposal to extract minerals from underneath the currently disused land and create up to 177,500 sq m of underground warehousing space, attracting thousands of jobs.
articleMichelin opens European DC in Stoke
Michelin has invested more than £10m in a major upgrade of its Stoke-on-Trent based logistics operation, opening a new European Distribution Centre.
