newsA FELIXSTOWE-based container storage and transport provider has invested £400,000 on special equipment that will dramatically increase the weight and height of the cargo it can safely handle. James Kemball has launched its new Out-of-Gauge (OOG) Project Cargo Service after purchasing the innovative new kit.
productSWISSLOG WILL implement intralogistics on behalf of Swiss Post as part of an expansion project at its Villmergen facility in Switzerland.
productAR RACKING has designed and installed the new warehouse for a leading 3PL operator in the technology sector specialised in servicing eComm companies.
newsVISIBILITY SOFTWARE provider Beacon carried out the report, which highlights container dwell at 64 of the world’s leading ports.
newsWincanton will manage the facility on a five-year contract basis.
product3PLS PLAY a significant role in the supply chain and as such have a need for better inventory control, greater efficiency and accuracy in order to remain competitive and attractive to their customers.
productBULLET EXPRESS has invested in a fleet of Mitsubishi EDiA EX electric counterbalance trucks, Mitsubishi low-emission GRENDiA ES LPG trucks, and Aisle Master forklifts, from the local Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks distributor.
productSICK HAS announced a major advance in its colour sensor portfolio, with the launch of its CSS and CSX high resolution and high-speed devices.
productTOPHAT WILL become one of the first UK customers to operate automated versions of Linde Material Handling’s range of reach trucks.
productBOWKER GROUP has added two Flexi articulated VNA warehouse machines to the materials handling fleet that operates at the most recent addition to its logistics property portfolio.
productTHORWORLD AND sales agent DARMAX UK has installed another modular loading dock for one the UK’s leading supermarket chains, providing a safe and semi-permanent loading solution without the need for extensive remedial work to the building.
articleSimon Duddy met with Wincanton’s Paul Durkin at a shared user site in Northampton operating the latest modular warehouse automation, to hear how tech is advancing rapidly to cope with changing customer demands.
productAUTOMATION CAN help get more out of less, making it intrinsically sustainable. Grocery retail is a core sector for Cimcorp and sustainability is becoming increasingly important.
productMANY HANDS may make light work, but they are also expensive. With return rates of online purchases averaging 20-30% – up to 60% for fashion items – manual handling soon adds up to an unnecessary cost burden for the retailer.
productThe cost-of-living crisis is not only having a negative impact on retail sales, but also on the volume of returns. Dave Berridge, secretary of the Automated Material Handling Systems Association (AMHSA), looks into the issue.
productBAKERS BASCO, the membership scheme set up by Allied Bakeries, Fine Lady Bakeries, Frank Roberts & Sons, Hovis and Warburtons to provide and manage bakery equipment, has boosted the use of GPS tracking devices by 50% as part of an ongoing effort to increase efficiencies across its operations and investigations.
newsOutline proposals for a 1.6 million ft2 business park which will include 1.2 million ft2 of industrial and logistics space in Derby have been recommended for approval.
newsRedsun Projects has submitted a detailed planning application for a new 50,000 ft2 midbox warehouse at Knowsley Business Park.
newsWINCANTON HAS signed the deal to deliver warehousing operations services with defence engineering company Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land at RBSL’s onsite warehouse in Telford.
productTHE LOGISTICS services provider expects to handle three times the volume at peak season with the Skypod System from Exotec.
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