newsLoads 42 pallets in 7 minutes
Joloda recently installed a fully automatic loading system for food giant Pepsico to move 42 pallets of potato crisps, into a 25.25m road train in 1 load and also loads 26 pallets into a 13.6m vehicle.
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articleGoodman completes latest of 13 Amazon DC builds
Goodman has delivered over 3,280,839 sq ft of warehouse for Amazon across Europe, with the retailers’s latest fulfilment centre in Wroclaw, Poland now complete.
articleAutomated specialist Cimcorp acquired
Japanese machinery manufacturer Murata Machinery (Muratec) has acquired the stock of Cimcorp Oy of Finland.
newsPotter Logistics grows turnover by 8% to £24m
The business posted a profit before tax of £1,731,000.
articleABB automates its warehouse
Swisslog has received its latest order to create a state-of-the-art AutoStore facility in Switzerland.
articlePromoting food logistics excellence across the board
The FSDF is the sole trade body which represents and supports the interests of the entire food logistics industry. Working closely with members to identify the issues that really matter, the CEO, Chris Sturman and the federation’s administration team are committed to ensuring its members’ voices are heard by all the relevant governmental departments, NGO’s, trade bodies and organisations, in UK and Europe.
articleAmazon uses survey to target grinding work
Face Consultants is the leading testing organisation and experts in the measurement and control of industrial concrete floors, and they are regularly doing work at online retail giant Amazon sites.
articleTruck power innovation from Honda
Car manufacturer Honda takes the first step in implementing a commercially viable fleet of hydrogen powered forklifts supplied by Briggs Equipment at its Swindon site.
articleQuick turnaround
US food retailer Kroger has partnered with Witron for nine projects over 15 years. The latest saw Witron reconfigure a huge DC.
articlePPMA showcase proves hotbed of innovation
The PPMA Show 2014 reaffirmed its status as the UK’s premier free-to-attend complete production line event for processing and packaging machinery in October, as 8,190 visitors took to the NEC for its 27th show.
productDUET trailer at Quiet Cities
Transdek is exhibiting its Double Deck Urban Eco Trailer (DUET) at the Quiet Cities Global Summit, Twickenham Stadium, London, 25 – 26 November 2014.
newsMitsubishi Electric takes on longer semi-trailers
Norbert Dentressangle and Mitsubishi Electric Europe have together invested in two longer semi trailers to boots the environmental performance of distribution operations.
articleCILT outlines transport vision for Wales
Electrified railways, metro style systems and innovative, technology enabled rural transport solutions will be common in the future, according to a report published today by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Cymru Wales.
articleGrowing from a position of strength
UKWA – the United Kingdom Warehousing Association – has emerged from the recent recession in a position of strength and is determined to grow, either organically or through strategic alliances with other trade bodies. CEO Roger Williams highlights key issues for the coming year for the warehousing and logistics industry.
articleCHEP helps wholesaler utilise empty vehicles
CHEP is collaborating with Henderson Wholesale, which owns the SPAR supermarket franchise in Northern Ireland.
articleIn pursuit of continuous professional development
With a new president, new partnership and new policy documents it has been a busy year for The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
newsLondon Gateway wins deep-sea container services
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has confirmed that from December, its service from South Africa to UK/Northwest Europe will make a direct London Gateway call, switching from the Port of Felixstowe.
newsFirm puts faith in long term forklift supplier
When cable drum supplier Askern UK looked at replacing its fleet of IC trucks, warehouse equipment and rough terrain forklifts, it used long term relationships as one of its buying criteria.
newsCardiff DC to power aggressive Aldi growth plan
Retailer Aldi will invest over £109 million in the UK across the next 12 months, building a distribution centre and new stores.
newsNew commercial freight plane to be based in Yorkshire
A Yorkshire Airport has welcomed a Boeing 727-200 aircraft to its newly refurbished hangar in a new partnership with British company 2Excel Aviation which will further boost its cargo activity.
