newsNext renews two-man home delivery contract
Next has renewed its longstanding partnership with DHL Supply Chain in a new three-year contract.
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productGoplasticpallets.com welcomes a new folding Twistlock box to the family
The new GoFold 34200P is manufactured by Cabka-IPS, with the Twistlock range a popular folding container among retailers, grocers, and food manufacturers.
productWalker getting ready for Christmas rush
Balsam Hill– one of the world’s largest online retailers of realistic artificial Christmas trees and other seasonal decorations – has appointed Walker Logistics to manage part of its UK supply chain for the forthcoming 2017 season.
newsSupermarket Nisa renews logistics deal with DHL
DHL Supply Chain has been reappointed by Nisa to manage its logistics operations across the UK and Ireland, delivering in excess of 100 million cases per year.
product3D images taken with single snapshot
SICK has launched the Visionary-T, its first robust, industrial imaging camera to capture high-resolution 3D data with a single ‘snapshot’, whether the object is stationary or moving.
newsWork begins on 150k sq ft cross dock facility at Avonmouth
DHL Supply Chain has started work today on a new cross-dock facility at Avonmouth which, on completion in January 2018, will enable companies to better service end customers in South West England and Wales.
articleSwisslog releases software platform to get the most out of automation
The software is called SynQ – Synchronised Intelligence, and is the next generation of its proven warehouse management software platform, WM 6.
blogWaterworld warehouses
Amazon has done it again. In filing a patent for underwater warehouses, the online retail behemoth has radically shifted our concept of what the warehouse could be.
productConveyors designed for handling mattresses
Anyone who has ever moved a mattress knows how difficult it is to man-handle due to the awkward size and weight. However, rising to the challenge, Astec Conveyors recently provided various non-standard conveyors to automate and improve operator’s ergonomics in handling a broad range of mattresses.
articleReport: omni-channel approach helping retailers reduce fulfillment costs
New report from LCP Consulting reveals twice the number of retailers from the previous year (34% compared to 16% in 2015), cited reduced fulfilment costs as one of the top three advantages to an integrated business model.
productDHL Supply Chain places bet on smart glasses
The firm has completed global augmented reality pilots and is expanding its “Vision Picking” solution in more warehouses around the globe, and the firm claims establishing a new standard in order picking for the industry.
productScurri helping retailers meet their fulfillment needs
The Scurri shipping platform is designed to increase the productivity and speed at which retailers fulfill orders.
productSadiq Khan’s “open-all-hours” vision needs new approach to stock
As London Mayor Sadiq Khan unveiled plans to transform the city’s night-time economy, logistics consultancy Crimson & Co urged supply chain managers to adopt a “little and often” stocking system.
productDemand for British goods puts increasing pressure on constrained UK industrial space
The UK has a little over one year’s worth of industrial space left as the growth in ecommerce and a renewed demand for British goods put increasing pressure on the country’s industrial stock, according to new data from global real estate advisors, Colliers International.
productE-commerce and urban logistics continue to drive logistics and industrial sector
In the first half of 2017 a total of 16.5million sq ft of logistic and industrial units above 50,000 sq ft was acquired for occupation, 2% up on H1 2016, according to the latest research from Knight Frank. Whilst this is 24% below the level of take-up in H2 2016, it is, however, above the 5 year average.
articleGarment sorting innovation
Automated sorting equipment from Distrisort helps retailers process garments for shop delivery and E-com orders.
articleExtreme sports retailer boosts global fulfilment
Online action sports retailer, Freestyle Xtreme, has implemented the Snapfulfil cloud warehouse management system to drive efficiencies in its global fulfilment operation.
productTriangular packaging launched
Employee-owned company Kite Packaging specialises in supplying packaging to a broad cross-section of different industries.
productTT Club provides insurance for ‘Uber-style’ Russian forwarder
The Russian start-up freight forwarder, Deliver is an online cargo transport operation that is among the first in the country to implement an ‘Uber-style’ mode of service.
articlePalletforce opens £50 million SuperHub in Burton-upon-Trent
The pallet network made the investment at the company’s central site, with the 620,000 sq ft bespoke facility said to reinforce its position as leader of the express distribution sector.
