productDoubling volumes
Food supply chain expert Fowler Welch has won additional business from long-standing customer Worldwide Fruit, doubling the volume of product stored and distributed via its national network.
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articleAgile storage solutions
Stephanie Coyle, sales executive & warehouse specialist at Rubb Buildings discusses a challenging industrial property market with HSS editor Simon Duddy.
productConveyors for chilled and deep-freeze areas
Conveying, sorting and storing packaged food and beverage are crucial processes and Interroll offers a wide range of solutions, even for deep freeze logistics.
articleSilva Timber turns to Wickens
The specialist timber products firm used cantilever racking from Wickens Engineering for its warehouse.
articlePalletline invests in new hub to leverage Amazon advantage
The pallet network has taken on a new hub in Coventry and one facet of its operation will be the consolidation of in-bound pallets to Amazon fulfilment centres. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
productAmbaFlex wins patent case in China
Ambaflex won the case against the China-based organisation ‘Shanghai Hui Ge Industrial Co., Ltd’ which infringed on one of the global patents AmbaFlex holds in regards to spiral conveyors.
productRefrigerated parcel lockers
Kern has released 24/7 Smart Terminals, included an option that is suited to storing refrigerated or frozen food or pharmaceuticals.
articleACPaQ: The power to palletise up to 500000 cases per day
The robot-based ACPaQ solution is the newest milestone in the successful cooperation between Swisslog and KUKA. This world-class innovation is the latest development to emerge from the bundled robotics and intralogistics know-how of the two leading providers.
articleYale expands tow tractor range for ‘milk run’ applications
Tow tractors can help manufacturing operations make the logistics ‘milk run’ more efficient, says Yale Europe Materials Handling. Its two new models offer greater towing capacities.
newsNew CEO for Food Storage and Distribution Federation
FSDF has appointed a new Chief Executive to follow Chris Sturman who will be retiring after nine years at the helm.
articleUPS opens £120m London hub
Located at the DP World London Gateway Logistics Park, the UK package processing hub has capacity to process up to 28,000 packages per hour.
article3PLs forming end-to-end healthcare logistics strategies
To increase revenue and market share, 3PLs are improving packaging and delivery systems, entering quality agreements with partner firms, and investing in temperature monitoring, according to Sharan Raj, a lead analyst for logistics research at Technavio.
productWincanton to operate new Screwfix warehouse
Screwfix has officially opened its fourth warehouse, in Fradley, near Lichfield, expanding its distribution base to meet the needs of its customer demand and growing store network. The new DC will be operated by Wincanton on behalf of Screwfix.
productUS automation firm buys Danish industrial robot specialist
Teradyne has acquired Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) for €121 million net of cash acquired plus €101 million if performance targets are met by 2020.
articlePretty Little Thing secures logistics services
The contract with Clipper Logistics is a bid to keep up with the demands of fast fashion.
productTJX Europe grants Euro retail contract
The owner of TK Maxx has reappointed DHL Supply Chain to manage its logistics operations across Europe for a further five years, building on its established relationship.
productHyster to give first glimpse of monster electric truck
In 2017, Hyster Europe revealed that a zero-emissions, 48-tonne Hyster’s laden container handling truck was being developed.
articleWarehouse storage optimised for growing food firm
Signature Flatbreads used Flexi forklifts to increase warehouse pallet capacity by 30%.
articleFulfillment house takes advantage of robotics-as-a-service
Rakuten Super Logistics has partnered with inVia Robotics to integrate picking robots into its US warehouses.
articleSEMA approved installation companies undertake tough audit
SEMA Approved Installation Companies (SAICs) have followed in the footsteps of SEMA Distributor Companies (SDCs) in offering up their businesses to an in-depth quality audit.
