productFood service depot cuts energy costs
An ultra-rapid Eiger Door installation keeps food service depot operational and help cut energy costs
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newsDomino’s boosts green supply chain
Asset Alliance Group is supplying the UK’s leading pizza company Domino’s with 15 Mercedes-Benz trucks, eight Scania rigids and eight DAF tractors, in a significant deal that supports the company’s nationwide supply chain as well as its environmental ambitions.
productGrocer to build robotic fulfilment centre
Albert Heijn and Swisslog, a leading global provider of automated intralogistics technologies and the world’s leading integrator of AutoStore, are collaborating on a new, automated Home Shop Center (HSC).
productHumanising Health and Safety – free presentation from GXO
GXO UK & Ireland Director of Safety Lisa Spicer will present this week on creating a Cultural Shift from Compliance to Behaviour at the Safety in Logistics digital conference.
newsExpert supplier and end user to tackle key safety black spot
GMR Safety, and customer DSV, will present at the Safety in Logistics digital conference next week, sharing best practice on loading bay safety.
productWork begins on major Baumann expansion
Construction work has begun on Baumann’s Innovation and Reliability Centre at the company’s HQ in Cavaion, Italy.
productBold entrance to UK MHE market
Aprolis, the European leader and global player in the supply of multi-brand handling equipment, has recently celebrated its successful entry into the UK MHE marketplace.
articleModular robotic storage for SMEs
Automation provider KNAPP has launched Open Shuttle Store, a scalable robotic storage system that is suited for SMEs.
articleDawn of a new era
As we prepare for an uncertain 2023, HSS is excited to reveal its rebrand as Logistics Matters from January – with a view to better cover the wide range of challenges facing the world of materials handling, supply chain, warehousing and logistics.
articleInterrogate your options
The retail sector has always pushed the boundaries of automation in the warehouse, and this has gifted occupiers more control and efficiency. But the journey is far from over, and it is important to interrogate the solutions on offer, whether it is the flexibility of modular solutions, or how exactly data can add value. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
articleThe energy crisis
Shane Brennan, Chief Executive of the Cold Chain Federation, examines the current challenges and opportunities presented to the UK cold chain as we near the end of 2022.
articleOutsourcing certainty
Emma Verkaik, membership & marketing director of the BCMPA – the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics, reflects on recent supply chain challenges, and celebrates the unbreakable spirit and agility of members in dealing with challenge after challenge.
articleCreating the right blend
HSS Editor Simon Duddy catches up with LAC Logistics Automation to hear how the successful modern warehouse requires a broad mix of competences, from ‘old-school’ manufacturing to cutting-edge software development.
productNew deal will see multi-storey Ocado CFCs for the first time
Ocado Solutions has announced a partnership with a Korean grocer Lotte Shopping to develop Lotte’s online business in South Korea with the Ocado Smart Platform.
productAldi’s Chelmsford depot opts for lithium powered trucks
GOING GREEN is a key target in the strategy of Aldi and the next obvious step for their Chelmsford distribution centre was to change from IC trucks to Lithium-Ion forklifts from Armill Lift Trucks.
articleA look at the increasingly complex business of grocery fulfillment
A conversation between two senior executives with very different approaches to automated grocery fulfilment in urban areas.
newsGlobal warehouse tech leader Ocado to speak on resilience and fire safety
Ocado will present to a worldwide audience at the Safety in Logistics digital conference on November 23, sharing lessons learned from the catastrophic fire at its Andover fulfillment centre in 2019.
productNestlé opens £31m Derbyshire distribution centre
THE NESTLE Waters distribution centre in Buxton has been officially opened by Nestlé UK & Ireland CEO Stefano Agostini, with AGVs playing a role.
productRetailer uses built-in flexibility of automated system
DUTCH FOOD retailer PLUS Retail BV is in the process of kitting out its national distribution centre for dry goods in Oss, in the Netherlands.
newsWarehouse take-up falls 12% quarterly
COLLIERS MAINTAINS that despite this the UK’s industrial and logistics sector remains buoyant, according to its latest research.
