productPallets for ‘one shot loading’
Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) has renewed its contract with Pooling Partners.
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productFull traceability
Factory ERP software from CSB-System is helping to deliver higher speed and efficiency and full traceability both up- and downstream at the new meat processing facility of leading Belgium producer the Colruyt Group.
productAsda goes through the Green-Door
A new innovation which could spell the end of the unwieldy ‘night door’ for food retailers has been warmly welcomed by top supermarkets.
newsFlawed logistics contract changeover leads to KFC shutdown
KFC has closed more than half of its 900 UK outlets after delivery problems meant they ran out of chicken.
articleContract changeover planning is key says consultant
As loss of sales quickly negates the cost benefits of switching logistic suppliers, SCALA says companies like KFC need to look at the details and plan for contingencies.
productTailored handling solutions for the food industry
Toyota Material Handling UK will be displaying a range of equipment ideal for use in the food supply chain at Foodex 2018 at the NEC, Birmingham, 16-18 April 2018.
productDock levellers boost efficiency
sara LBS has installed two new dock levellers at one of the UK’s largest food production facilities, replacing older units that were approaching the end of their design life.
productCombilifts help out in tight spaces for O’Brien Fine Foods
The Combi-WRs enable the food firm to move pallets in very narrow aisles, with the multi position tiller arm allowing the operator to stand to the side of the unit to eliminate crush risk.
articleDock Solutions assists with Downton’s alcohol distribution
The UK manufacturer of loading bay equipment, Dock Solutions, has completed work on a distribution centre for new customer CM Downton. The new site will contribute to CM Downton’s huge alcohol distribution operation.
productMars deploys robots to help manage volume growth
The French subsidiary of the agri-food group Mars has implemented automated handling systems and robotics at the XPO Logistics site at Boigny-sur-Bionne, near Orléans.
newsKFC and DHL use on-demand warehousing to tackle logistics crisis
Stowga was called upon by DHL and KFC to provide eight different warehouse spaces across the UK to help get food deliveries to restaurants back on track.
productQuick and accurate load handling
The Platform attachment from Packline has been designed to meet with a customer’s bespoke lifting and handling requirements while providing optimum flexibility and control.
articleKingsland Drinks partitions workspace
Westgate had previously worked with Kingsland Drinks supplying them with Hoardfast; a part height partitioning system.
productKlimate keeps in the cold
BID Group was recently called in to a Lancashire Dairy when a new high speed door was needed for its cold store.
articleHygiene a priority with new pallet design
A new plastic pallet offering optimum hygiene and strength has joined the range offered by Goplasticpallets.com.
articleKFC dramatically returns to Bidvest after logistics debacle
Bidvest Logistics confirmed it has signed a long-term agreement with KFC UK & Ireland to provide renewed supply to up to 350 of their restaurants in the North of the UK, from 26th March 2018.
articleKFC debacle could harm DHL’s reputation says leading consultant
Bidvest ‘effectively bails out’ DHL for a significant portion of KFC’s restaurant deliveries, after DHL ran into serious difficulties after it took the contract on.
productRapid action doors installed quickly
Sauces manufacturer Jigsaw Foods in Shirebrook, Mansfield needed two new doors in one of its factory units in an area where ingredients are first unpacked to be moved into production.
articleHandling 30 pallets per hour
Airflow has released a new machine that allows the insertion and removal of freezer spacers into the palletised load.
productTip the scales
HBM has released the WTX110-A Industrial Weighing Terminal, which is encased in robust stainless steel housing and is certified to IP69, making it suitable for industrial and legal for trade weighing applications in harsh environments or for products with strict hygiene requirements, such as those in the food industry.
