productEasing supervision of sensitive goods
T&D Corporation has released the RTR-500MBS-A mobile base station with 3G standard.
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productFood distributors warn of £100m red diesel shock
The Government plans to remove food distributors’ prerogative to use red diesel to power refrigeration on vehicles to reduce air pollution.
articleWarehouse automation boosts efficiency and pick complexity
Riverford Organic Farmers, Britain’s largest supplier of organic produce, has engaged Daifuku to introduce automated picking, packing and conveyor technology into its headquarters in Buckfastleigh, Devon.
productSenior appointments
Lorien Engineering Solutions has announced two key appointments to its UK-based management team.
articleLinde’s new fleet management system in use at Fowler Welch
The Connect system was part of the deal when Linde Material Handling supplied Fowler Welch, a national third-party logistics supplier, with a fleet of more than 180 new lithium-Ion forklift trucks and warehouse equipment.
productManaging lines coming together
A sweets manufacturer needed to update its facility to meet increasing demand.
article‘This is Yale’ showcases tailored industry solutions
The event in Germany showcased products to be rolled out over the coming months, and demonstrated the forklift manufacturer’s focus on bespoke industry solutions.
productStainless steel drum motors special batch
Rulmeca worked closely with a customer to deliver a special batch of stainless steel drum motors to drive positive drive belts.
productLeading supermarket trials innovative battery charging system
Following initial trials, ECOBAT Battery Technologies (EBT Industrial) is rolling out its Lead Crystal Rapid Charge System for cleaning machines on a larger scale with a major UK supermarket chain.
productFlour mill closure threatens logistics’ jobs
The closure of Hovis’ Southampton mill with the loss of up to 70 jobs could have serious ripple effects that threaten a number of logistics jobs across the UK.
productSupermarket chooses Dematic’s Robotic Picking System
Dematic has been chosen to install its robotic piece picking solution in Drakes Supermarkets’ new DC in South Australia. It is the first time the robotic picking system will be deployed in Australia.
productAB InBev opens robo-warehouse in Wales
The automated warehouse has space to store 23 million pints of beer at its largest UK brewery in Magor, South Wales.
articleThe power to palletise
The robot-based ACPaQ solution from Swisslog and KUKA automates one of the most important areas of the intralogistics operations of successful retailers: creating customised mixed pallets for individual stores from single-SKU pallets.
productRecord-breaking PPMA Show
The PPMA Show 2018, which took place at the NEC Birmingham between 25-27 September, delivered the biggest show in its 30-year history.
productManual rotation
Packline Materials Handling has release a clamp attachment which is designed to handle rolls or drums with a range of dimensions.
productStainless steel clamping
The Drum Handling Clamp Attachment from Packline Materials Handling has been specifically designed to handle drums and similar vessels by providing powered vertical lifting and lowering.
articleLeading the cold chain
The FSDF is the sole trade body which represents the interests of the highly specialist businesses providing temperature-controlled logistics services across the UK supply chain. In other words, FSDF members take responsibility for the safe transport of the nation’s food. It’s a vital job and FSDF is finding solutions to some of the major challenges of our time, from Brexit to tackling climate change.
articleBlockchain – what is it and how can it be used?
James Robbins, CIO at ArrowXL explains Blockchain and outlines how he believes it will grow in prominence as firms grapple with greater demand for authenticity and traceability in the supply chain.
productDrinks firm deploys CHEP pooled pallets
One of the UK’s leading suppliers of branded soft drinks AG Barr is using CHEP pooled pallets within its supply chain.
productSemi-automated storage for food firm
AR Racking has a pallet storage system across different temperature zones for multi-user warehouse.
