newsMulti-storey warehouse planned for London
St George and SEGRO have entered a joint venture to deliver their first UK multi-storey industrial development in the London Borough of Brent.
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productMaster Data Analyzer stops storing and shipping fresh air
SICK IS launching the Master Data Analyzer to the UK market.
newsLocus Robotics opens European HQ to assemble AMRs
THE NEW facility in Amsterdam will support Locus’s existing EU and UK customer base, including assembly for the local market.
productGift packaging
KITE PACKAGING has added a spectrum of shredded paper and tissue to its gift packaging repertoire.
productHelping eComm ops scale up quick
SEALED AIR has launched a new paper void fill system to help E-commerce companies meet the challenges of quickly scaling up and satisfying fast growing demand for orders.
productSmall parcel sorting for Yodel
THE PARCEL firm has partnered with Hexapole, a specialist sortation company based in the Netherlands, to optimise sorting capability for small parcels at its Shaw sortation centre in Oldham.
producteComm warehouse demands box storage
NELLY, AN online retailer of fashion and beauty products in the Nordic countries, relied on the expertise of AR Racking and its distributor and strategic partner Rudells, who have designed and installed a narrow aisle racking solution (VNA racking) adapted to the storage of boxes in a 1,360 m2 area of the new warehouse.
productFlexible refrigeration
THE AMAZON Effect has shifted grocery buying trends, with the future of grocery storage and distribution lying with flexible refrigeration.
productIKEA implements Micro-Fulfillment concept
IKEA HAS launched a new store concept with an automated small parts system by Swisslog.
productWhy store and ship fresh air?
SICK IS launching the Master Data Analyzer to the UK market.
newsSurvey shows growing skills shortages
96% OF UK logistics businesses are now reporting problems recruiting HGV drivers, according to Logistics UK’s September 2021 Performance Tracker.
productFulfillment site to feature huge $48 million AutoStore system
3PL GEODIS has announced a partnership with Bastian Solutions to implement an AutoStore system into a new fulfillment site for a leading clothing retailer.
newsGXO and Abercrombie & Fitch to open high-tech DC
THE TWO firms announced an agreement to open a new 715,000 sq ft distribution centre in Goodyear, Arizona.
productAsda invests in end-to-end supply chain IT
THE UK retail market is one of the most dynamic in the world, and Asda has elected to move IT management of its end-to-end supply chain and retail operations to Blue Yonder.
producteComm focused 3PL to deploy more robots
ACTIVE ANTS will expand its use of the GreyOrange GreyMatter operating system and Ranger MoveSmart robots in its e-fulfilment centre in Willebroek, Belgium.
newsWarehousing ‘hit harder than driving by labour shortages’
CURRENT PUBLICITY around the driver shortage in the UK fails to reflect the wider labour shortage being experienced across the logistics sector, in warehousing as well as transport, planning, engineering and more, says UKWA CEO Clare Bottle.
articleWaitrose expands Milton Keynes warehouse
THE GROCER has added 13,604 pallets of extra storage capacity.
articleFlexible fresh food logistics
Dutch grocer Jumbo is building a 430,000 sq ft automated fresh food logistics centre with high process flexibility, in partnership with integrator Witron.
articlePrepare for the unknown
Smarter businesses are taking matters into their own hands and have contingency plans in place to ride out this extraordinary period of uncertainty we are all currently facing, says Tony Dobson.
articleAutomation-friendly plastic RTP
Accelerated growth in e-commerce is driving a greater reliance on durable, reusable transit packaging, says Jim Hardisty.
