productEffective storage of heavy coils
For the storage of coils weighing up to 5 tonnes, the Hungarian company Invesztál installed a 19.9m long pallet rack from OHRA.
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articleSoftware for contract-packing: the missing element
Josephine Coombe, managing director of Nulogy in Europe, highlights the many benefits purpose-built contract packing software is bringing to leading logistics providers’ value-added services.
productRobot programming in the Cloud
ABB HAS enhanced its RobotStudio robot programming and simulation software with cloud-enabled functionality.
articleHigh capacity electric forklifts launch
The two new ranges within the NXE Series provide industrial users with a wide choice of zero-emission, low-noise level, environmentally friendly trucks capable of tackling heavy duty tasks.
newsThe Range starts work on UK’s largest warehouse
The new 1.2m sq ft portcentric distribution centre is in Suffolk’s Gateway 14 park, part of Freeport East.
productHighly-automated fulfillment centre for eGrocery leader
By the end of 2023, TGW will have finished building a highly-automated fulfillment centre for Frisco.pl in the Polish capital of Warsaw.
newsCross-brand robot collaboration launches
Berkshire Grey and Locus Robotics have announced a formal partnership with the unveiling of a combined solution that integrates the Berkshire Grey Robotic Shuttle Put Wall (BG RSPWi) with Locus Origin and Locus Vector bots.
newsFreeport East appoints innovation lead
The freeport has appointed Steven Wilson to head of innovation.
productShoe retailer implements picking robots
THE ROBOTICS company Magazino has won Schuurman Schoenen as a new customer for the mobile picking robot TORU.
articleStudy: tech investment still rising in logistics
65% OF companies plan to accelerate supply chain and logistics innovation investment, according to a survey from Descartes Systems Group.
productNulogy software assists co-packing of automotive spare parts for Ceva Logistics
Nulogy’s relationship with CEVA Logistics is continuing to forge ahead after its flexible cloud-based software was chosen as the new platform for the co-packing of automotive spare parts at its Melbourne facility in Australia.
articleFood and fuel top supply chain theft list
The BSI’s annual Supply Chain Risk Insights Report indicates that food and beverages remain the most commonly stolen commodity.
productMotherwell DC converts to HVO heating fuel
XPO has completed a pilot programme at its Newarthill distribution centre in Motherwell, Scotland, to replace the site’s heating fuel with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) biofuel.
articleFlexible MHE contract for 3PL
3PL KAMMAC has awarded a five-year rental fleet management deal together with a fleet of new very narrow aisle trucks.
newsBurton’s Biscuits fleet adds 32 new temperature-controlled trailers
DHL SUPPLY Chain has introduced 32 new temperature-controlled trailers to its Burton’s Biscuits fleet, each fitted with Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 units.
productChemco Group to automate warehouse processes
THE CHEMICAL solutions provider will work in partnership with ek robotics (UK) to automate some processes in its central warehouse in Dublin.
productCo-packing software for automotive spare parts site
THE CEVA Logistics facility in Melbourne Australia will implement Nulogy’s contract packing software to meet growing requirements for the handling of automotive parts.
productTwo cranes for London Gateway
DP WORLD is investing £12m in two new Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes at London Gateway to meet demand for rail connections from customers at the logistics hub, which will increase its capacity by a third when a fourth berth opens next year.
productSpare parts company stores 10,000 tyres
THE WAREHOUSE in Lugo, Spain, of vehicle spare parts firm Recambios FRAIN has the capacity to store more than 10,000 tyres with the aid of storage systems installed by AR Racking.
newsLogistics UK urges action on skills
LOGISTICS UK co-signed a letter with other industry bodies addressed to the Minister for Immigration, Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, highlighting the industry’s critical labour shortage ahead of the upcoming Shortage Occupation List (SOL) review.
