productDX scoops major IKEA contract
DX, the independent parcels, mail and logistics operator, is pleased to announce that it has agreed a major new contract with IKEAto provide a bespoke logistics solution for customer deliveries.
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productTurntables reduce operator fatigue
Tecmach supplied a series of scissor lift tables which have indexing turntables to improve efficiency and safer manual handling in a manufacturing facility.
productCarousel wins warehouse and fulfilment contract
Logistics provider Carousel has been awarded a warehouse and fulfilment contract with education support service Empiribox.
article3PL invests in Windsor forklifts
A family owned third party logistics provider has taken delivery of a fleet of forklift trucks from Windsor Materials Handling’s premium range.
productTemperature data logger launches
Data logging specialists Signatrol has launched LogET-8, a low-cost battery powered USB temperature data logger, which is suitable for monitoring temperature of foods in transit or environmental conditions in production and packing.
articleElectric trucks backed with 5 year warranty in tough conditions
Doosan electric trucks prove they perform as well as diesel models at busy builder’s merchant.
productHenkel expands warehousing with temporary building
Herchenbach first provided a 2,500 sq m temporary warehouse to Henkel in 2011. Since then, this warehousing type has proven highly efficient for the operations at their Heidelberg site, and as such, has now been expanded by 1,100 sq m to a total of 3,600 sq m.
productNext stage eComm as WMS integration achieved
MACS Software, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of WMS, has completed its integration with the latest version of the Linnworks web-based API order management platform.
articleWarehouse expansion
NAEKO Logistics, a specialised logistics services company focused on offering value-added solutions, has expanded its logistics facilities and warehouses in San Boi de Llobregat in Barcelona to continue offering global solutions to the growing demands of international trade.
articleSafer manual handling for loads of up to 500kg
Demag Cranes & Components has added a new model to its DCM-Pro Manulift range to accommodate increased load capacities.
productTotal fines of £2.5m after poorly executed heavy lift
The attempt to lift concrete panels weighing 11 tonnes went wrong and the worker was thrown from a MEWP and then crushed by a panel.
productEliminate stock-outs
BITO has launched flow racks fitted with StockSaver from WERMA helping customers reduce line-side stock holding.
newsHuge quantity of urban logistics space needed
A huge increase in urban logistics property space is required across key centres across Europe in the next few years to meet the exponential growth of eCommerce and the resultant need for last mile delivery in cities, according to new research from Cushman & Wakefield.
articleCombilift unveils new electric multi-directional counterbalance 4000kg capacity forklift truck
The Combi-CBE 4t forklift was launched by Managing Director Martin McVicar at the recent GIS show at the Piacenza Expo centre in Italy.
productGantry robots keep tyre manufacturers on track
Güdel’s gantry robot systems have been installed with Bridgestone, Michelin, Goodyear, Continental and Pirelli to manipulate, transport, sort and palletise product says Güdel UK’s Will Bourn.
articleFrom the ground up
No part of the construction of warehouses is easier to get wrong and harder to fix than the floor argues Sika.
articleNew Swisslog reports address the challenges of energy efficiency and small order fulfilment
Managing energy efficiency and small order fulfilment are two of the greatest challenges facing modern logistics operations, according to new reports from automation and intralogistics experts, Swisslog.
product3D printing will mean less stock held in warehouses and DCs
The impact of 3D printing on online shopping and the High Street has also been massively underestimated, ParcelHero’s David Jinks warns The Richmond Supply Chain Forum’s Autumn Conference.
articleLogistics property fund expands to UK
Equites Property Fund has seen an annualised return of 28% per year over the past three years.
articleTackling issues for food logistics
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 federation’s CEO and administration team are committed to tackling issues head on, and ensuring its members’ voices are heard by all the relevant governmental departments, NGO’s, trade bodies and organisations, in UK and Europe.
