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HelloFresh takes SEGRO Derby site

INTERNATIONAL RECIPE box and meal kit delivery company HelloFresh is the first customer at SmartParc SEGRO Derby, the 1.85m sq ft, high-tech food manufacturing and distribution campus, after agreeing to lease a 118,000 sq ft unit for the preparation and distribution of meal kit boxes.

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Last chance to prep for red diesel tax hike

THE COLD Chain Federation is urging hauliers to finalise their preparations for a major cost increase when Government ends the red diesel rebate for Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) in less than eight weeks.

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Plastic boxes as delivery solutions

PLASTIC PALLETS and boxes can be used to offer retailers and parcel delivery providers a solution to make processes more efficient while minimising their impact on the environment.

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Get smart on warehouse supply

In a way it’s great to seeing a booming warehouse sector, with huge demand and innovation driving transformation. It’s taking the sector well and truly into the 21st century, but it brings all sorts of practical challenges with it, says Simon Duddy.

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Simpler and easier robot guidance

WITH THE launch of its LiDAR-LOC 2 solution, SICK has made it easy to teach mobile machines virtual paths in order to enhance, expand, or replace physical floor-based guidance systems that use taped lines or 2D-codes.

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Ocado refreshes tech and strategy

The innovative grocer and integrator says technological breakthroughs will boost the Ocado Smart Platform, allowing it to work faster with lower operating costs, with the strategic aims of providing shorter delivery times and quicker speed to market for installations.

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CKF Systems records impressive year

ROBOTICS AND automation solutions provider CKF Systems, which has been serving the manufacturing and logistics industries for over 30 years, has achieved its second-best trading year with £7.98 million of orders in 2021.

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Warehouse robotics market sees growth

A REPORT by Style Intelligence, a research firm focused on warehouse robotics, says ‘growth returned in 2021 having been stagnant at best in 2020, with many vendors reporting greater than 50% expansion’.

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5 point plan for countering supply chain uncertainty

The Christmas peak may have been a big mountain to climb, but retailers are increasingly aware that many of the challenges faced will continue well into the future. The sector must plan now for even higher levels of agility going forward. Louisa Hosegood sets out a five-point strategy for supply chain leaders.

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Two new multimillion e-grocery projects for Rohlik

SWISSLOG HAS strengthened its leading position in e-grocery automation solutions by landing two new projects for Rohlik, the fast-growing European e-grocery retailer. The projects are part of the Rohlik 45 MEUR automation investments.

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Spec build warehouse set for London Gateway

DP WORLD in the UK has announced it will fast-track the delivery of a speculative 119,000 sq ft green warehouse at London Gateway’s port-centric Logistics Park to meet unprecedented demand for space at the freeport site.

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Act fast for CCA savings

BUSINESSES WITH cold storage facilities are being urged to act fast to make use of the new application window to access Climate Change Levy savings by joining the cold storage Climate Change Agreement (CCA).

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