productLifting sleepers and rails
HIAB WILL supply 37 loader cranes equipped with connected service HiConnect to ADIF (Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias), the Spanish state-owned railway infrastructure manager.
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productWhistl will open three new fulfilment sites
THE NEW depts will be based in Lutterworth, Northampton and Plymouth, with the aim to accelerate the firm’s expansion into e-fulfillment.
productCarton flow rack system
FOOD DISTRIBUTION company Eroski is immersed in a logistics modernisation process and has built a refrigerated products logistics platform of 17,600 sq m in Júndiz, Spain which will replace the other two units it has in Bekolarra and Júndiz.
articleShift to store-pick explained
Earlier this year we reported how Asda and Sainsbury’s were closing regional fulfilment centres and ramping up in-store picking for online orders. A report from Atrato Capital offers an explanation for this move.
articleIt’s the end of the line
A hydraulics product supplier has taken on a fully automated strapping, weighing and labelling system for heavy products provided by Mosca.
productStreamline import processes
DUE TO changes in import processes, postal operators are becoming increasingly dependent on data they receive from shipments sent by foreign postal services.
articleNext-gen safety
Following extensive redesign, manufacturing and on-site testing across the world, Stertil Dock Products has launched its latest generation Combilok G2 automated vehicle restraint system.
newsMPs raise questions over freeports
The House of Commons International Trade Committee has published a paper on UK freeports, casting some doubt on the projected benefits of the initiative.
articlePick & pallet solution
SEC STORAGE has designed and installed a highly efficient pick and pallet racking storage solution at Midlands-based Nero Pipeline Connections, ensuring improved pick operations through swift replenishment of stock held in the additional pallet locations.
productLogistics property market boom continues
Demand for UK logistics and industrial space shows no sign of slowing as transactions in the first quarter of 2021 increased by 115% compared to the same period last year, while the number of deals completed was 70% higher than a typical Q1.
productSouthampton ports sees major investment
DP WORLD has unveiled £40m of infrastructure investment for Southampton, Britain’s second largest container terminal, which was recently awarded freeport status.
productImmingham contract for sheet pile specialist
SHEET PILING UK has awarded a long-term contract to PD Ports at its Immingham site to store and handle the company’s steel sheet piles ready for use within the construction industry.
productConstruction materials terminal deal
TARMAC AND FORTH PORTS have signed a long-term agreement to create what is described as the UK’s largest construction materials terminal at Tilbury2.
newsTrade surge causes fresh challenge
Business to business trade activity grew by 10% in the first quarter of 2021, but a recent surge in order volumes is creating fresh challenges for suppliers after a year of intense disruption, new transaction data from Tradeshift can reveal.
productSpecialist courier invests in IT
ArrowXL has invested over half a million pounds in technology supplied by Zetes to replace all of its on-the-road handheld terminals and upgrade its delivery software.
newsOcado makes further move into last-mile autonomous vehicles
The warehouse robot technology leader has partnered with Oxbotica in a bid to integrate autonomous vehicles into the Ocado Smart Platform.
productCNG trucks powered by waste-to-energy
Chilled and frozen logistics company McCulla (Ireland) is powering trucks on bio-methane gas generated from Lidl food waste.
productM&S to build online automated warehouse within Bradford DC
Work has begun to extend M&S’s Bradford DC so it becomes a second online warehouse for M&S.com.
productAsda deploys powered stair climber for last mile lifts
TO FURTHER improve the efficiency of its grocery home shopping service, Asda has become the first UK supermarket to introduce a powered stair climber, in collaboration with materials handling specialist, Stanley.
productAsda Logistics Services takes 60 sorting robots
THE SORTING SYSTEM for the Asda DC in South Elmsall, West Yorkshire will provide Asda with the capacity to support continued growth across its parcel collection and returns business.
