productGap testing robots to pick and sort clothes
The clothing giant is testing robots from start-up Kindred AI in the USA.
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articleTime for a rest?
FTA campaigns for better driver facilities, with urgent action needed to provide more secure, safe and high-quality driver rest areas.
articleCILT welcomes bold plan for London
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) welcomed the ambitious approach of the Draft Mayor’s Transport Strategy (DMTS) and wholeheartedly agrees with its high level principles. However, these commendable intentions risk being undermined unless a number of the DMTS policies are reinforced with greater rigour and resolve.
productSystem suits just-in-sequence processing
Ferag AG has expanded its Skyfall technology to link various assembly processes in the automotive industry.
articlePioneer Foods UK enhances operations
The flexible LWS Reflex WMS from Logistex helps Pioneer to use different stock allocation rules based on different customer requirements.
productWholesaler deploys cloud WMS on pay monthly basis
Workwear wholesaler ØRN International uses Snapfulfil Cloud WMS to improve workforce productivity in a highly competitive market.
articleHonda achieves lineside logistics boost
Daifuku has completed an upgrade project at Honda’s Swindon plant, which has achieved a 30% increase in output while retaining the bulk of original equipment.
productUPM Conveyors reports big deals from PPMA Show and Interplas
The family-run UK manufacturer achieved orders in excess of £500k from showcasing their services at both Interplas and PPMA in September.
articleLong-lasting sorter
The decision to invest in a new sorter can often be prompted by the need to increase capacity or by increased levels of system downtime. So how has the Swedish retailer, Åhléns, managed to compete in the highly competitive fashion, beauty and home-ware market using a sorter which was installed 26 years ago?
articleHyster forklifts cope with difficult dusty conditions
Hyster forklift trucks help manufacturer overcome tough conditions – large quantities of dust, and extreme temperatures – at its sand-lime brick production plant.
productC H Robinson to develop new logistics centre in Derby
Goodman, a global leader in the ownership, development and management of industrial property, announced it has signed a deal with C.H. Robinson to develop and lease a new 70,000 sq ft built to suit logistics centre at its Derby Commercial Park development.
newsCILT to host Virtual Careers Fair for logistics
Students have the opportunity to meet employers from the logistics and transport sectors providing opportunities in supply chain management, transport planning, operations management and a range of graduate placements.
productBusinesses aren’t ready for 4th Industrial Revolution says research
Many companies believe investment in IT and advanced technology will drive and sustain change, but the key is to ensure that the correct skills and culture exist to drive this transformation, says consultancy Crimson & Co.
articleYale launches 8 tonne electric counterbalance truck
Yale Europe Materials Handling further strengthens its electric truck offering with the launch of the ERP80VN 8 tonne lithium-ion counterbalance truck, which is said to provide high productivity levels comparable to Yale IC engine trucks of similar capacity.
productAutomotive manufacturer employee struck by falling pallet
A Banbury based company has been fined after a 64-year old worker who was struck by a falling pallet had to have part of his leg amputated.
productTurbine solution boosts handling safety
Certex has designed a bespoke solution for handling the latest large-scale wind turbine towers.
productNew mezzanine
Distribution business Jeavons Eurotir recently installed a 470 sq m mezzanine floor on top of its existing despatch area, taking three 3 weeks to carry out the work.
productCanopy protects production area
Biddulph based MCL Group is a manufacturer and supplier of engineered composite products for the utility, construction and infrastructure markets. Based locally to Aganto head office in Stoke, the company needed to utilise a temporary industrial structure to cover work on their fibre glass cabins.
productTwo attachments in one
Specialist KAUP Attachment provides Elgiganten with two attachments in one…
productThe Blackest Black Friday – what retailers learned
Black Friday 2014 crashed many UK web sites and supply chains. The e-commerce delivery specialist ParcelHero reveals how retailers have responded to the IT and logistics nightmare three years on.
