articleAuto assembling orders for Netto
Danish supermarket chain Netto implemented Dematic automated order picking and robotic palletising solutions for handling fruit and vegetables.
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articleImpact Handling takes on Konecranes heavy lift trucks
Impact Handling has been appointed as a nationwide distributor for the Konecranes range of heavy-duty lift trucks, extending its materials handling portfolio from the smallest pallet trucks to specialist port-based machines with lifting capacities of up to 80 tonnes.
productArgos warehouse staff strike
About 1,000 warehouse staff employed by Argos at five distribution centres went on strike for 24 hours on Friday, 4 July in a dispute over weekend working.
articleCML invests £400,000 in new fleet from Crown
Core Management Logistics has invested £400,000 in updating half of its fleet of mechanical handling equipment.
article3PL invests in Crown fleet
Core Management Logistics has invested £400,000 in updating half of its fleet of mechanical handling equipment.
articleQuick void fill
Protective packaging manufacturer Sealed Air has launched a low cost inflator for void fill protection.
articleContainers key link in the cold chain
At the beginning of last year, Singapore-based supermarket Sheng Siong was looking for a safe and reliable way to distribute temperature sensitive products to its stores.
articleAldi builds big cold store DC
Aldi’s new cold store warehouse and distribution centre at Goldthorpe, near Barnsley, features a single envelope design by ISD Solutions and incorporates high performance insulated panels and a solar PV system from Kingspan.
productSpeedor success in Scunthorpe
Hart Door Systems has installed a Speedor high-speed door system for DHL Nisa Retail at its Scunthorpe logistics facility on the Normanby Enterprise Park.
articleYusen Logistics fails to protect agency worker in loading bay
A leading logistics firm has been prosecuted after an agency worker fell from a loading ramp at their site on the Isle of Grain in Kent.
newsLoad toppling from pallet truck crushes worker
A Hertfordshire engineering firm has been fined for safety failings after a toppling fan unit crushed a worker as it was being manoeuvred into a ground floor plant room at a Surrey development.
newsConveyor system at heart of warehouse fire
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service tackled a fire in part of a conveyor system in a warehouse at Gladstone Dock, Bootle on Friday, July 4.
articleProtect your profits
Retailers who do not invest in automated systems that can accommodate volume growth, reduce costs and ensure smooth supply chain flow will struggle to compete, warns Gordon Smith, CEO of SDI Group.
articleReducing manual handling
Steel stockholder Abram Pulman and Sons has taken delivery of two more Sidetracker multi-directional trucks.
articleWood supplier sources fuel efficient fleet
Metsä Wood UK bought three Baumann LPG powered HX 4 tonne sideloaders for its Widnes-based production facility. There is a total of eight Baumann sideloaders on-site.
newsSEKO opens 150k sq ft DC for Omni-channel operations
SEKO Logistics is keeping pace with phenomenal growth in UK retailers’ online sales by investing in a further 152,000 sq ft logistics centre to support its omni-channel services for global fulfilment, delivery management, returns solutions and ecommerce development and design.
productAisle-Masters save space for Yearsley Logistics
Yearsley Logistics is the largest frozen food logistics service provider in the UK, operating from 13 strategic locations around the country. It recently added the 200,000 sq ft automated cold storage facility at Hams Hall in the Midlands to its portfolio to continue improving its service offering to retailers.
productSpace saving conveyor solution for contract packer
Utilising its considerable knowledge and extensive experience in plant layout design, Walsall Engineering has recently provided a space saving conveyor solution for Thomas Hardy at their Kendal site.
productJoloda keeps the whisky flowing
John Dewars whiskey uses the Joloda Moving Floor for unloading and loading of palletised whisky barrels. The system operates in a new drain and fill site and is said to bring safety and efficiency to the handling of the whisky barrels during the maturation process.
productInterroll Asynchronous Drum Motor USDA certified
Interroll announced today that its Asynchronous Drum Motor (models 113i,138i, 165i and 217i) has gained approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for compliance with the guidelines for sanitary design and fabrication of dairy processing equipment.
