articleKasto sees promising uptake for high-end automation
Ernst Wagner, managing director of Kasto UK, the sawing system and automated storage and retrieval system supplier, looks back at the last business year with satisfaction.
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articleNew tunnel proposed for Lower Thames Crossing
Proposals for a new multi billion pound road link across the River Thames between Essex and Kent have been announced.
articleRental options find a place
Today’s market landscape is undoubtedly busy, but companies are still treading carefully through the minefield of the post-recession economy, says Aganto marketing manager Ruth Oxley.
articleRepair racking in-situ
Rack repair can be carried out quickly and at 20% of the cost of traditional repairs using its patented system, says ROS.
blogHow can manufacturers benefit from zero inventory stock management?
Zero inventory stock management is a key strategy for a warehouse to utilise because it significantly benefits cash flow and actually facilitates new business models. Just about every internet based retailer has behind them a zero inventory model, whereby they ‘back to back’ the customer order with a PO and ship end product directly to the customer. Amazon’s Marketplace and many other discounted retailing models would be impossible without zero inventory stock management.
productCleanroom contract for Hart
Three Speedor Cleanroom doors provide high-speed solution in an exceptional clean room environment.
newsTake on Transaid’s Cycle Challenge
International development charity Transaid is challenging industry professionals to get fit for 2016 and help Transaid improve the lives of people in Africa, by signing up to one of its two cycle rides.
newsDHL warehouse build to go ahead despite protest
The plan for a DHL warehouse at Magna Park in Leicestershire has been approved by Harborough District Council.
articleYodel responds to parcel ‘shot put’ claims
Chairman Dick Stead responds to undercover reporting accusations by last night’s Channel 4’s Dispatches programme at its sortation centre near Oldham.
articleProtect against rust and humidity
TCM forklifts has introduced an anti-corrosion assurance for its counterbalance truck range (FTB, FB and FHB).
productMinimise void fill and packaging
The BoxSizer is designed to solve the issue of excess packaging and void fill.
articleCustoms warehouse operators must crack new code
The latest raft of EU customs legislation to impact on the third party logistics sector will start to come in to effect from May of this year.
articleMaking a difference
Consultation services offers key advantages to customers, explains Konecranes UK consultancy service manager, Lee Thorne.
articleThe heart of the solution
ASOS sees logistics as a competitive advantage that enables it to disrupt the market with automation at the heart of it.
articleBack to the land
Peter Ward, CEO of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association, tells HSS editor Simon Duddy about the challenges the logistics industry faces with Omni-channel Retail, particularly with relation to changing demands on warehouse property.
newsSame day dispatch for transmission chain launched
Renold Chain has launched a same-day dispatch service for its wide range of standard transmission chain.
productAAH Pharmaceuticals invests in 11 strapping machines
Distributor AAH Pharmaceuticals has installed 11 Mosca TR-6 Base Machines in its warehouses over the past 18 months.
articlePlea for information as man shot dead during warehouse robbery
Detectives have launched a major murder investigation after a man was shot dead during an attempted robbery at a warehouse in Birmingham on February 3.
article110,000 sq ft cold store extension gets go-ahead
Temperature controlled food distribution business Reed Boardall has been granted planning permission for a 110,000sq ft extension to one of its largest and most modern cold stores.
articleNew build automated cold store for food firm
Egemin Automation has embarked upon a new major phase in the construction of the new deepfreeze warehouse of Agristo in Belgium, the installation of the automated stacker cranes.
