productFashion sector focused 3PL Clipper Logistics saved some £350,000 in agency fees with a recruitment initiative aimed at hiring people from groups that traditionally struggle to find work.
articleRetailer John Lewis is working with automation partner Knapp on a robot-base handling solution which will be installed this summer in its Magna Park campus.
articleChinese firm Geek+ Robotics has released what the MiniSort, which it says is the first ‘smart and flexible robotic sorting solution of its kind’.
newsNHS Supply Chain will be opening a new Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) located in Bury St Edmunds on the Suffolk Park complex.
articleHaving properly trained in-house LGV Driver Assessors could help employers to improve the mental health of their drivers, says the RTITB Instructor Academy, the UK’s only centre dedicated to Instructor training.
productChocolate World, based in Belgium, manufactures chocolate moulds for customers in more than 110 countries.
productThe grocer is looking for a slice of the UK’s fast-growing food delivery market, teaming up with Deliveroo to bring freshly baked sourdough pizzas straight from the supermarket counter to customers’ homes.
productThe provisional report of the chief fire officer at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS) into the fire at Ocado’s Andover warehouse, concluded that a fire detection system did not work, and that Ocado staff were slow to call the fire service and turned off sprinklers for a time.
articleWith tough governmental targets on air quality now the responsibility of local authority bodies, and Clean Air Zones in place in major UK cities, environmental efficiency is now even more important for fleets operating in urban areas.
productYodel has taken delivery of 50 new twin axle Cartwright trailers featuring both brands.
productThe 3PL has partnered with The University of Bolton to launch a three-year BSc degree programme in Logistics & Supply Chain Management that guarantees a graduate job for successful students.
productThe online retailer transports almost 35,000 pallets of tiles annually through Pall-Ex.
articleSICK has unveiled its next-generation family of smart photoelectric 2D light array sensors, the RAY10 and RAY26 to detect even the most difficult-to-see objects moving on high-speed conveyors in materials handling & logistics.
productThe SpiralVeyor X-configuration is designed to elevate packed items in multiple packs.
productLogistics provider Eddie Stobart has won planning permission from Warrington Borough Council for its controversial plan to build a new National Distribution Centre on Barleycastle Lane adjacent to the Eddie Stobart Group head office.
articleFetch Robotics announced a Series C round of funding of $46 million. Fetch Robotics has raised $94 million to date.
productHermes has bought 32 double decker trailers, which it says will allow it to reduce the number of miles its drivers travel by up to 1.5 million a year.
productWildkamp is a technical wholesaler delivering hardware to retail outlets and to customers direct. Goods are delivered to 50 of their own stores, customers, as well as delivering direct to building sites. Due to growth more space and accuracy was required and an LR 35 Vertical Buffer Module solution from Kardex Remstar was the answer to these needs.
articleManagers can rest easy with a fleet to suit every aspect of their business.
productThe online retailer has set up a new sortation centre in Barcelona, which will be the first in Europe equipped with ‘Pegasus’ technology.
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