product3PL Great Bear invests in Flexi fleet
Leading third party logistics specialist, Great Bear, has introduced a new fleet of Narrow Aisle’s Flexi HiMAX articulated forklift trucks at its major multi-user hub at Brackmills in Northampton.
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productSafe goods handling on any surface
With the MDW and the MDE, UniCarriers is introducing a pedestrian pallet truck series with a central tiller arm for the first time.
newsBusy Black Friday for Hermes
Hermes handled in excess of 4.8 million parcels over Black Friday Weekend to date after, utilising its new £31m Midlands Super Hub in Rugby.
productProduction and jobs restored
UK manufacturer of polyethylene films has resumed production at its Hereford plant following the acquisition of the assets of Gelpack Excelsior by Visionscape Group.
productProcess industry hoists itself upwards
The latest Profi TI series air hoists from J D Neuhaus are said to be suitable for a wide range of applications in the process industry, from food, beverage and packaged goods, to chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech.
productHandling increased container traffic
Halterm Container Terminal Limited in Halifax, Canada, has purchased three Konecranes RTGs as part of an investment program in its container and reefer handling capabilities.
articleTrinity Mirror replaces stacker cranes from 1989
World leading provider of automated handling systems, Daifuku, has completed a complex project to design and install two state-of-the-art, high bay stacker cranes at Trinity Mirror’s Oldham print facility.
articleThe Delivery Conference 2018 – Save the date
Organised by MetaPack, The Delivery Conference is the definitive event for the eCommerce and delivery sector, and a key date in the retail calendar, and takes place on Tuesday 30th January 2018.
newsTime for trade to take centre stage says FTA
The news that the European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says “sufficient progress” has been made in the Brexit negotiations to move on to phase 2 (transition & trade) is encouraging, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
newsAutomotive parts suppliers secure industrial space
St. Modwen has secured two major lettings at two of its industrial and logistics schemes to global companies which takes its total successfully completed developments in this sector to 1 million sq ft during the course of 2017.
productRetailer repairs and protects warehouse floor
The warehouse floor for a major supermarket chain has been repaired and protected through Permaneo floor joint repair.
articleEvolving manufacturing process driving smarter bots
Omron says the manufacturing process is evolving and predicts factories, driven by greater product customisation, will move from linear models using conveyors and AGVs to more intelligent types of mobile robots.
articleIndustry 4.0 IT platform launches
Reply has launched comprehensive Industry 4.0 solution intended to facilitate flexible and connected manufacturing.
productCulina Group orders refrigerated trailers
Culina Group, provider of shared user FMCG Logistics, has ordered refrigerated trailers from Cartwright.
productCHEP dolly is a hit with Irish wholesaler
CHEP has conducted a trial programme with Henderson Wholesale, a SPAR International license holder, on the usage of CHEP’s wheeled dolly platform.
productDachser takes on electric trucks for urban deliveries
Dachser is the launch customer for Daimler’s all-electric FUSO eCanter light commercial vehicle.
newsStudy prizes agility in logistics
AEB survey says 84% of companies believe that an agile approach lends a clear competitive advantage in global trade and logistics.
productSavoye appoints Logistex as distributor in the UK & Ireland
The agreement signed between Savoye and Logistex, enables Logistex to promote, sell, install and maintain a range of products including the Intelis PTS goods to person shuttles, Intelis conveyor and Intelis packing machines.
articleSuzuki GB implements Snapfulfil Cloud WMS
The WMS implementation supports the efficient warehousing and distribution of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and marine engines.
productBox sorter launches at ‘one-third average price’
Manufacturing and logistics control specialist Red Ledge and materials handling specialist Stockrail International are co-launching ‘Red Ledge RedRail’, an Excel spreadsheet-driven box sorter that is said to be one third the price of an average sortation system.
