articleWhat does the surge in online shopping mean for storage?
UK online spending has seen a surge in 2020, following the country’s lockdown earlier this year. Rubb Buildings explores the implications for warehouse storage.
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articleThe supply chain: Retail’s secret weapon
Times are pretty tough for retailers right now. As in many areas of life, the Covid-19 crisis has accelerated trends that were already taking place, such as an increasing shift to online shopping, argues Emile Naus.
articleAll in this together?
DHL and McKinsey highlight a Covid-19 vaccine bombshell for the developing world. The ten billion dose delivery challenge is even tougher than it seems at face value, according to a white paper from the firms, which suggests the developing world may struggle to make timely use of a Covid-19 vaccine.
articleMajor UK portside handling deal
Briggs Equipment is to supply 75 new lifting and handling machines for G&W UK’s container terminals.
productAttachments handle 18 kegs per lift
Camerons Brewery demands a fast and efficient end of line logistics process. To ensure the brewers’ operations are as safe and productive as possible, it requires a fleet of reliable forklift trucks equipped with specialist Keg Clamp attachments, each capable of handling up to 18 kegs at a time.
articleRobot-led automation can transform the warehouse
Robot-led automation can make a tremendous difference to the efficiency, accuracy and flexibility of logistics operations in the retail warehouse, says Nigel Platt.
articleGood as new – it’s retrofit
Metal stockholder retrofits automated storage tower to keep up with the times.
articleElectronics firm installs palletising and picking solutions
Solar power component manufacturer Power Electronics has trusted AR Racking to equip the new warehouse at its facilities in Spain.
productSmartfreight partners with Segmentify
Shipping software specialist SmartFreight has formed a partnership with Segmentify, an omnichannel personalisation business. This will give online retailers access to a fully integrated parcel delivery solution.
productAutoStore based warehouse geared for high picking throughput with low footprint
Scandinavian Cosmetics will automate and merge operations to a new warehouse in Malmö, Sweden, where Element Logic will install an AutoStore solution.
articleRe-think fulfilment in the light of booming online orders
A boom in online orders is likely to become a feature of the new reality and is triggering a major re-think of the fulfilment operation, says Frazer Watson.
productAsda orders 25 delivery vans
The Blue Ocean home delivery pods are designed and built by British engineering firm Penso.
articleRetro dock for multi-deck vehicles
By converting a series of existing loading bays with the installation of its innovative Retro Dock, Stertil Dock Products has enabled a leading high street retailer to load and unload multi deck vehicles.
productAutomation is key in managing a wide range of goods and customers
Most businesses start small and gradually grow over time. Unfortunately, many supply-chain departments don’t plan for this and fall into the same trap: sales grow, but intralogistics can’t match the spike.
articleSleek and powerful Euro Stage V compliant trucks
Doosan has launched a range of Euro Stage V compliant IC engine counterbalance forklift trucks – the 9-Series is said to offer outstanding fuel efficiency, performance, driver comfort and durability.
articleConsider driverless transport in support of production
Across all industries, companies are faced with the growing challenge of using resources in an optimised, profitable and sustainable way in order to survive in dynamic market environments.
articlePPE solutions provider deploys robots
The firm uses robots ‘where it makes sense and people to carry out higher-value tasks’.
articleCope with Covid and prepare for Peak
The Covid crisis is prompting companies to invest in automation and robotics to better manage operations, despite facing revenue declines resulting from the pandemic, says Logistex.
newsSmart Freight system needed smartish
Lack of pace in some government preparations for the end of the Brexit transition period could put the UK’s interconnected supply chain at risk.
articleFlexible options for fast-changing world
CopriSystems’ bespoke vision and high performance warehousing solutions enables businesses to respond quickly to accelerating levels of growth.
