productHuge RFID order for crate tracking
DISCOUNT SUPERMARKET selects Inotec to supply 40 million RFID identification cards.
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articleDHL AI to optimise packaging
DHL SUPPLY Chain is offering commercial customers new on-demand packaging solutions to make shipments more cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
articleAutomated order fulfillment in supermarket
KESKO, THE second largest grocery retailer in Finland, has started work on a pilot installation at the K-Citymarket Ruoholahti hypermarket site to install and implement an automated order fulfillment system.
productParcel dispenser for food
CLEVERON HAS launched a modular parcel machine for the delivery of food and regular goods.
productDespatch Cloud partners with JD International Logistics
JD WILL use Despatch Cloud’s cloud-based sales channel connection technology to link fulfilment customers’ websites to its warehouses, as well as its Shipping tool – for access to the services of any of the 70+ supported couriers.
articleeCommerce vs eProcurement: two sides of the same coin?
Similar to the question ‘what is the difference between purchasing and procurement?’, I have, with increasing frequency, been asked about the differences between eCommerce and eProcurement.
newsFive million sq ft logistics park to let
SEGRO HAS instructed Colliers and CBRE to let SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton (SLPN), a five million sq ft logistics and industrial scheme with a new strategic rail freight terminal, adjacent junction 15 M1.
articleLooking for a second chance
A scheme to give ex-prisoners another chance at employment is proving a win-win for both employee and employer, with Clipper Logistics supporting it in a big way, says charity Tempus Novo.
articleMore options than you think
Logistics offers more varied and valuable ways into the industry than you might think, including degree apprenticeships, says Richard Atkinson.
articleLoading lift boosts horticultural plant delivery
FRESHLINC HAS taken a bespoke V2G (vehicle to ground) 12 pallet, 5.3-tonne modular loading bay lift from Transdek UK.
productCo-op awards contract extension
WINCANTON HAS secured a two-year contract extension to support a Co-op distribution centre.
articleBetter accuracy for meal kit firm
Automation played a significant role in ensuring a meal kit firm boosted order accuracy as well as throughput at a time of rapid growth.
articleDetailed agreement for high availability
EDDIE STOBART Contract Logistics has signed a detailed service level agreement to operate Flexi trucks on three-shift, seven-day availability at a busy site at Magna Park, Lutterworth.
articleFit-to-size automated packaging
CONVEYOR SYSTEMS Limited (CSL) has added state-of-the-art automated packaging solutions – the CVP Impack and CVP Everest systems – to its latest product offering, working in partnership with Sparck Technologies.
productOnline retailer invests over 40 million euros in automation
THE INVESTMENT represents one of the biggest installations of an AutoStore system in Europe, covering approximately 8,000 sq m and will be operated by more than 400 robots.
newsMHS and Fortna merge to create mega automation firm
MHS GLOBAL, a global provider of material handling automation technology and systems integration, and Fortna, a software and solutions provider for warehouse and distribution, will combine to form a multi-billion-dollar, multinational company.
articleGKN chooses AR Racking’s storage solutions for one of its plants in Spain
GKN AYRA Servicio, belonging to the global leader in propulsion systems GKN Automotive, has chosen the storage systems specialist AR Racking as the industrial racking supplier for the warehouse at its plant in Carcastillo (Navarre, Spain).
articleBeverage industry responds to evolving challenges
The beverage industry is undergoing a prolonged period of significant change that is making warehouse automation a highly attractive option for companies of all sizes across the sector, says Paul Freeman.
articleHIVE360 boosts workplace training provision
Outsourced PAYE payroll, employee benefits and engagement company HIVE360, has added over 100 accredited workplace training courses to its employee benefits app, including health and safety training courses to ensure employees have the knowledge to follow safe work procedures, and the company’s compliance is up-to-date.
productAMR cross-docking for grocers
THE NEW solution from Geek+ Robotics is said to support an increases number of stores from each cross-docking terminal by more than doubling throughput.
