articleSpace saving solution
PCI Augsburg, part of BASF Construction Chemicals, has a stringent delivery promise and needed fast storage throughput to meet it.
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article14,000 Newtons of pushing force
The Egytech plant in Ramadan City, Egypt, manufactures medium and high voltage power cables and the company contacted Nu-Star in search of a machine powerful enough to push the larger 40,000kg+ cable drums produced.
articleNew method used
Grifols international logistics centre in Dublin is a fully serviced logistics centre with automated storage and retrieval systems that demanded a high tolerance floor slab. Twintec delivered the goods.
articleNew edition of WMS for eCommerce use
Snapfulfil is to launch a brand new edition of its best-in-breed WMS, aimed specifically at growing eCommerce retailers.
articleOne-trip budget pallets for exporters
Goplasticpallets.com has released a one-trip budget nest able pallet aimed at exporters.
articleCalais disruption shows need for strong risk strategy
The continuing disruption British businesses face from the Calais crisis highlights the need for strong risk strategies, says Nick Miller, head of FMCG at global supply chain consultancy Crimson & Co.
articleNew group will lobby Government on skills in logistics
The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the Road Haulage Association (RHA), the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) and the Institute of Road Transport Engineers (IRTE) have pledged to work together to improve the industry’s public image and attract more staff.
articleQuality of data key
Convenience food manufacturer Greencore is using a voice-directed WMS to help with an extensive project to achieve end-to-end stock traceability.
articleThe lift truck of the future?
Imagine a forklift without the driver, without the engine, without the mast, without anything but some snazzy, new fangled forks. Imagine no longer.
articleHandling up to 6,000kg
The new power and free (P&F) system for heavy loads rounds out Eisenmann’s portfolio of conveyor solutions for painting lines.
productRacking combination
Builders’ merchant James Burrell has maximised available space at its Sunderland outlet with Polypal storage and shelving systems.
productAston Martin opens new logistics facility
Aston Martin has announced the opening of a new 250,000 sq ft warehouse and logistics hub.
newsOnline fulfilment solutions specialist aims to lead the market
The fast-growing e-commerce order fulfilment specialist, DK Fulfilment, has announced plans to become the leading company in the highly competitive UK e-retail fulfilment sector.
article3PL unveils embroidery as value added service
Core Management Logistics (CML) is on the hunt for clients to take advantage of its new embroidery service.
newsWarehouse the source of China explosion that killed dozens
A blast at a hazmat warehouse in Tianjin, China on Wednesday night killed at least 44 people with more than 400 injured.
articlePalletforce agrees to £30m private equity buyout
The company’s management has agreed a price it says offers a substantial premium on the company’s last traded share price in June 2015.
newsWarehouse staff and drivers to strike at Indesit
More than 200 drivers and warehouse staff at Indesit UK are gear up for four days of strike action in a pay dispute.
articleCroydon schoolchildren benefit from logistics game
Year 5 students at Atwood Primary Academy in Croydon have taken receipt of the Business on the Move logistics game, kindly donated by the TT Club.
articleAuto tipping skip reduces accidents
Businesses looking to take advantage of commercial waste incentive programmes may be creating conditions that endanger their employees, according to leading forks and attachment specialists, Invicta.
productSmallest display pallet
Cabka-IPS will present selected highlights and product innovations at FachPack, the European trade fair for packaging, technology, processing and logistics.
