newsMid-box acquired in Southhampton amid tight market
GARMIN HAS acquired a further 100,000 sq ft of operational space in Southampton to accommodate ongoing growth in Europe.
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productWarehouse capacity boost on way for West Midlands
WORK ON four speculatively built units is underway at two West Midlands logistics parks.
productBespoke door system for Nissan
MUCH IS being debated about the electrification of transport with a particular focus on the car. This deliberation has accelerated thanks to increasing evidence of Climate Change with a growing focus on carbon emissions from vehicles.
productHandling and inventory halved
PRECISION ENGINEERING firm Werner Weitner has centralised a large part of its activities in a new factory building.
productFully automated smart factory goes live
LED DISPLAY manufacturing giant Unilumin has launched a fully automated smart factory where the whole logistics process, from raw material receiving, quality inspection, warehousing, discharging, production, to finished product warehousing and distribution will be powered by automated robots.
productSiemens-led partnership launches AGVs
SIEMENS HAS partnered with with Parmley Graham and AR Controls to produce AGVs to meet growing demand across industries.
productPipe handling attachment saves time
FOR OVER 50 years Maddington Concrete has manufactured precast concrete products, in Western Australia.
newsWorker struck by forklift
A CARDBOARD manufacturer has been sentenced after a visiting lorry driver suffered life changing injuries when he was struck by a forklift.
articleGet 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.
newsThree strategic hires for Prologis UK
THE HIRES are designed to enrich its skill set and further strengthen its platform for growth in a dynamic logistics property market.
product24/7 warehouse picking
VERTICAL STORAGE lift company Randex is launching ‘Compact 24/7’, a solution that integrates the company’s ‘Compact’ family of automated vertical storage systems with robotics technology to allow continuous, 24/7 warehouse picking with up to 50% fewer warehouse workers, says Randex.
productMagazino launches pilot project at ZF
THE GERMANY-based robotics company Magazino has won technology group ZF as a customer for a pilot project with the SOTO robot.
productFirm upgrades concrete handling
SERE MAINTENANCE specialises in the design and sale of lifting equipment, handling systems and overhead cranes. It handles Verlinde equipment commercially.
newsLack of warehouse focus ‘extremely disappointing’ in Levelling Up strategy
RESPONDING TO the ‘Levelling Up’ strategy revealed by Michael Gove today, Clare Bottle, chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), has said that it is ‘extremely disappointing after all the months of hype’ that warehousing is not so much as mentioned in the Government’s 12 Missions to Level up in the UK.
productSTILL expands electric platform truck range
THE LXT 120-350 and LXW 20-30 series are said to have raised the safety standard of these trucks.
newsLogistics space shortage could restrict economic growth
A key report has highlighted a warehouse supply bottleneck, which the authors claim could undermine economic growth in the UK. The Report outlines a raft of measures to tackle the crisis,
productSimpler 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.
productWarehouse 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’.
article5 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.
articleBelt hoists for clean environments relaunch
LIFTING EQUIPMENT specialist Konecranes has upgraded and relaunched its popular range of belt hoists.
