productRoll container with adjustable sides
K Hartwall has released the Foldia Roll Container equipped with adjustable sides, the Foldia Plus.
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productSystem launched to boost order picking in manual warehouses
Gebhardt has launched the GridPick semi-automatic order picking system, which consists of freely navigating driverless transport robots with an integrated WCS.
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productSort out the back end
E-commerce customers are offered an ‘omnichannel’ user experience, but many online vendors do not enjoy a similar backend UX. Multiorders’ all-in-one automated solutions promise to counter this.
articleRhenus Contract Logistics introduces AutoStore
Rhenus Contract Logistics has started using an AutoStore system provided by the international automation solutions company, Swisslog.
articleASOS hits green delivery milestone
All-electric delivery company Gnewt by Menzies Distribution is set to deliver its 500,000th parcel in a ‘green’ delivery contract for fashion retailer ASOS.
articleTowing to improve safety
Toyota Material Handling UK explores options to consider when going forkless in your operation.
productWholesaler deploys double deck loading – boosting speed and safety
Transdek, the leading manufacturer of specialist loading equipment for double deck trailers, recently fitted a modular loadhouse and goods transit lobby at A.F. Blakemore’s Tipton distribution centre.
productSpending on AR in warehousing to soar to over US$23 Billion by 2025
ABI Research predicts busy warehouses will use digital tools as a stand-in for more expensive automation to help fulfil higher order volumes.
productOpen fronted stacking containers launched for speedy order picking
Goplasticpallets.com has launched a range of open fronted Euro stacking containers designed to simplify retail storage and speed up order picking.
productTalent in Logistics 2019 awards finalists announced
The shortlisted finalists for the 2019 Talent in Logistics Awards have been announced.
newsReBOUND appoints Colin Griffin to lead international returns opportunity
Returns management platform ReBOUND has appointed ecommerce supply chain veteran Colin Griffin Executive Vice President.
productNisa pioneers new pallet tracking technology
Nisa Retail, the national retailer and groceries wholesaler, is looking to significantly reduce costs associated with supply chain challenges, by being the UK’s first company to use a new pallet-tracking technology offered by CHEP.
productAmazon says fully automated warehouse ‘at least 10 years away’
Scott Anderson, director of Amazon Robotics Fulfillment, told reporters during an Amazon warehouse tour in the USA that technology is at least 10 years away from fully automating the processing of a single order picked by a worker inside a warehouse.
articleThe Automation Dream Team
As one of the best goods-to-person solutions available today, AutoStore, the cube-based system originally developed in Norway, has revolutionised e-commerce fulfillment and small item order picking.
productDPD plans to convert 10% of fleet to electric by 2021
The courier has added to its all-electric fleet with UK’s first Mercedes-Benz eVito vans.
newsParcelHero predicts 24-hour round-the-clock deliveries
Amazon’s $800 million investment in free next-day deliveries may be making headlines, but home delivery firm ParelHero says same-day 24/7 deliveries are the future of e-commerce.
newsWilko warehouse workers threaten strike
A major strike is looming at Wilko over the company’s decision to force staff to work weekends, says union GMB.
productLUSH signs new 3PL deal for UK and Ireland
CEVA Logistics has been awarded the three-year deal to manage and deliver LUSH products to its stores.
productFast right sized boxing for online retail
Neopost Shipping has installed its third CVP-500 fully automated boxing machine in the UK at PowerToolWorld’s fulfilment centre in Newton Aycliffe.
