articleAccessible automation – get in on the discussion
Ahead of his presentation at next week’s Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event, John Wilson, Technology and Innovation Director – Europe, GXO answers questions on the rise of accessible automation.
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newsMagnavale invests £130 million in cold store facility
The new development in Easton Lincolnshire will be a 101,000-pallet cold store, ride to an astonishing 47.5 metres, said to be the highest cold store built in the UK.
productMulti-user warehouse planned for Port of Liverpool
Peel Ports Group is investing £28 million on a new facility at the Port of Liverpool in its biggest single investment in warehousing this year.
articleNEXT streamlines order processing with robots
A Geek+ hybrid Pick-and-Sort solution has been deployed at the retailer’s Dearne Valley Pallet fulfillment centre.
productGXO and Bigblue expand partnership
GXO Logistics has expanded its partnership with Bigblue, to include warehouse logistics in France. Bigblue, which offers brands and online stores fulfillment services, started its partnership with GXO in Spain in a shared space facility.
productPharma firm addresses complex fulfilment challenges with Locus Robotics
Ireland’s largest pharmaceutical distribution company has partnered with Locus Robotics to deploy 21 LocusBots at its Baldonnel Dublin distribution centre to improve customer order fulfilment productivity.
productTarmac pledges commitment to net zero logistics
The construction business has signed up to pledged to support Logistics UK’s Route to Net Zero commitment, encouraging those operating across the sector to decarbonise their operations quickly and effectively to help speed up the UK’s path to net zero by 2050.
newsLoving Dad killed by reversing HGV
Two major transport companies have been fined a combined total of £2.2m after ‘a loving dad and husband’ was killed when he was hit by a HGV in Birmingham.
newsWincanton sees rising profits
The logistics services provider has achieved underlying EBITDA of £121.9 million, up 12.6% on a revenue of £1,462m for the year ended 31 March 2023.
productKardex flexible automation doubles efficiency for 3PL
The Nordics’ leading third-party logistics (3PL) provider, Nowaste Logistics, with a focus on implementing high-quality and innovative automation solutions, commissioned Kardex to create a tailor-made solution for their new customer’s requirements.
articleMulti-dimensional counterbalance truck launches
Combilift has launched the Combi-CB70E, which is said to be the shortest 7t capacity counterbalance truck on the market which also benefits from multidirectional ability, enabling the versatile space saving handling of both long and bulky loads.
productElectric empty container handler debuts
CARU Containers has taken on a battery-powered Hyster empty container handler for its Rotterdam depot.
productAutomated pouch line boosts production
PACKAGING AND robotic automation company, RMGroup, installed an automated pouch line at US-based Buckman’s Inc., a supplier of swimming pool chemicals.
productOtto Group invests in AI-powered robotics
The leading European eComm firm has signed a strategic partnership with robotics picking specialist Covariant and will begin by deploying more than a hundred robots.
newsKitchen sector supplier deploys route planning tools
Waterline is the UK’s largest supplier to the independent kitchen specialist sector and it has announced a deal with Descartes Systems Group to introduce route planning tools.
productGXO singles out ‘billion dollar’ Sainsbury’s deal in results
The nearly billion dollar lifetime deal with the UK grocer was a key win as logistics services provider GXO recorded first quarter revenue of $2.3 billion, up 12% year on year.
productRFID printers help opticians control inventory in real-time
MOST INVENTORY tracking software can’t keep track during processes like ordering, returns and credits so there’s a lot of assumptions and guesswork until stock checks are done.
productGoods-to-person system a Perfect Pick
ADVANCED ROBOTICS has become the first OPEX integrator to implement the OPEX Perfect Pick goods-to-person system in Europe.
productDHL and Locus deepen robots deal
THE TWO companies have expanded their global partnership and now Locus Robotics will deploy 5,000 Origin AMRs across DHL warehouse sites.
articleNetwork and learn at Tomorrow’s Warehouse
Check out a wealth of expert speakers and 45+ innovative exhibitors at the upcoming Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event at the Coventry CBS Arena on June 8. It’s free to attend with free food and parking, and you earn CPD points to boot.
