productHandles 500 order lines per hour
Kardex Remstar will be exhibiting at the eDelivery EXPO fresh from the launch of its LR 35 Vertical Buffer Module.
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productNerak Wiese revamps website
Vertical elevation specialist Nerak Wiese has unveiled its new-look website.
articleAI promises lower costs in last mile delivery
New last mile delivery firm operates without warehousing for increased agility and takes an Omnichannel approach by using retailers’ stores as ‘pseudo distribution centres’. Simon Duddy interviews Stuart’s UK MD David Saenz.
productCBRE explores how eCommerce has disrupted urban logistics
The rapid rise of e-commerce has driven the most disruptive movement to the industrial & logistics industry, transforming the way we think about industrial real estate and restructuring the supply landscape forever, according to the Last Mile/ City Logistics, the latest industrial & logistics report from CBRE.
productDX has ‘operational issues’ with site consolidation plan
Parcels firm DX Group warned it anticipates profits for the year to the end of June will be below current market forecasts and it will not pay any dividends for the foreseeable future.
productBoohoo plans new warehouse
The online retailer will put an application for a second, bigger distribution centre on the site adjacent its existing warehouse before Burnley Council on Thursday evening.
newsVenture capitalists and start-ups pumping billions into delivery
Billions of dollars in venture-capital funding have poured into the post and parcel industry in the last two years, driven by the continued popularity of e-commerce and increased competitiveness in hyper-local, start-up delivery models, according to a report from Accenture.
productScotland Works coming to Glasgow
Scotland Works, a new exhibition designed to support Scotland’s industrial, commercial and public sectors in running safe and efficient businesses and organisations, is taking place at the SECC, Glasgow on 3-4 May 2017.
productAmazon launches apprenticeship scheme for warehouse workers
The move is part of an an expansion which will see the online retailer create 5,000 full time jobs in the UK this year, taking the company’s total UK workforce to over 24,000.
articlePowerful intralogistics in a compact footprint
Consolidating dry-food goods from several warehouses into a non-food distribution centre, Coop Denmark turned to Dematic for high performance and flexibility in a compact footprint.
articleZalando deploys real time barcode readers
The Cognex DataMan 503 real-time monitoring barcode readers boost picking speed at the company’s logistics centre in Erfurt, Germany.
articleMusic retailer to build automated warehouse
Musikhaus Thomann has selected TGW Logistics to provide an intralogistics solution for its new logistics centre.
articleMaximise availability with proactive maintenance says Witron
Many automated logistics systems run nearly 365 days a year and usually around the clock, making maintenance a key issue says Witron.
articleOut with the old? Not so fast…
Retailers need not abandon legacy systems to cope with the move to Omnichannel. Instead they can mix process driven solutions to boost efficiency, says Sébastien Sliski, general manager of Supply Chain Solutions, Zetes.
articleASOS installs complex sortation system from BS Handling
BS Handling Systems has successfully completed its biggest contract to date for ASOS allowing the giant fashion etailer to double its sortation volume to around 15,000 parcels an hour.
productTransdek introduces XL double deck trailer
Double deck solutions innovator Transdek UK is launching a new XL double deck trailer, custom built for Boots UK, at the CV Show, NEC Birmingham on 26-28 April.
articleNew conveying firm launches
Swiss startup Avancon SA aims to revolutionise unit handling systems in distribution and logistics centres.
articleOrder picking system ensures premier status
Back in the 1980s the Batson family started a business in their home in Cheshire decorating T-shirts for the local souvenir market. As the business grew, substantial clothing brands started to come on board, and Ralawise is now a leading B2B dot-com supplier for a wide range of clothing across Europe with sales exceeding £100 million.
productDirty online delivery depot costs Asda £300K
The retailer has been fined £300,000 after dead mice and flies were found at the Enfield facility that distributes food to online shoppers across London and Essex.
productSolar panels on 50 Amazon DCs by 2020
An initial 15 solar installations are planned for completion by the end of 2017 and will generate up to 41 MW.
