productAmazon DC to feature multi-storey car park for delivery vans
The Property group Goodman is building the logistics centre in Bremen for the online retail behemoth.
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productRecord-breaking logistics property deal worth close to $20bn
US financial firm Blackstone has agreed to buy $18.7 billion worth of logistics property from GLP.
articleDematic rolls out formidable software framework
Order fulfillment has become hugely complex. To cope, the warehouse needs to become intelligent to deliver, says Ian Abbott, head of software solutions, Dematic Northern Europe.
articleSmoothing out the jagged edges
How can fashion retailers mitigate the effects of peaks in their supply chain and operations? Phil Harrison, a manager at BearingPoint explores.
articlePacksize has released the X7 packaging machine
The system is designed to deliver right-sized automated packaging for eComm applications.
articleeComm pack solutions knocks out 15 boxes per minute
CMC CartonWrap is an automatic carton packaging system capable of creating dynamic cardboard boxes from a continuous fanfold corrugated.
articleReefer delivery helps with traceable cold chain
Hannon Transport has expanded its fleet with 80 new Schmitz Cargobull reefers, fitted with telematics to provide a traceable cold chain for temperature-sensitive food and horticultural deliveries.
articleCold chain firm saves cash on electricity
The demand response specialist Flexitricity has cold storage and logistics business Norish manage its energy consumption.
productSlicker accumulation process
Ambaflex helped a ‘ready meals’ firm in the USA optimise its production lines.
productKonecranes Demag UK partners with the Women’s Engineering Society
Lifting equipment manufacturer and service provider Konecranes Demag UK has reaffirmed its commitment to providing equal employment opportunities by entering into partnership with the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).
articleDouble-castor launches
Blickle has released a new flagship product in its heavy duty castors range – the welded steel heavy duty double-castor, LSD-GSPO 500K with a load capacity of up to 30 tonnes.
articleHandheld built for the on-demand economy
Zebra has released the rugged Android-based MC9300 mobile computer and TC8300 touch computer.
articleMeeting a demanding regulatory environment
To ensure the company can fulfil demanding regulatory requirements in terms of tracking and tracing for pharmaceutical products, now and into the future, Slawex has integrated a state-of-the-art picking system, including a Schäfer Scan Machine, into its processes.
productManager trapped and killed by moving gantry crane
A superconducting electromagnet company, Tesla Engineering, has been sentenced after a worker was fatally hit and crushed by an overhead gantry crane.
productStorage system for manufacturer
Efficold SA, manufacturer of refrigerated cabinets for the beverage and catering sectors, has relied on AR Racking and MAC Intralogística to design and implement the storage system of its new warehouse in Spain.
productModular automation enables DC expansion
The Norwegian food retailer COOP is significantly expanding its central goods distribution centre in cooperation with Witron.
articleRent-a-ramp up and running quickly
Thorworld’s rent-a-ramp solution keeps wheels in motion for Nagel Group’s improved warehouse development.
articleWincanton deploys loading pod to speed double deck loading
The 3PL has introduced a bespoke loading solution from Transdek to increase efficiencies at the Screwfix’s Lichfield distribution centre which opened in 2018.
productKeeping business moving
Briggs Equipment has delivered a new fleet of trucks to several sites across Ireland for Comans Beverage.
product3D warehouse 5G commerce – Tomorrow’s Warehouse predictions
We predict a mix of familiar headaches and new opportunities in the warehouse of the future. Lack of space is still a major concern, and unlikely to go away, while barely noticed new tech such as 5G may have a much bigger impact than anticipated.
