productHand sanitiser here to stay
The BCMPA, the association for contract manufacturing, packing, fulfilment and logistics, has reported that significant increases in enquiries for personal care products are showing no signs of tailing off.
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productHuman rights failure can be ‘existential risk’ to companies
Consultancy issues warning as key UK online retailer is embroiled in a supply chain scandal.
articleApp-based grocer opts for robotic picking
Picnic has selected TGW as partner for the highly-automated fulfilment centre.
articlePrediction: Retailers to in-source sortation
In the future sorting items to the depot level will be increasingly carried out by retailers themselves.
newsLogistics property key as UK retail culture shifts
The continued and significant rise of eCommerce, which was further accelerated during lockdown, has underpinned a record second quarter for the logistics and industrial sector in the UK.
productRobots-as-a-service deal signed
An integrated US supply chain solutions provider for eComm firms such as eBay has signed a warehouse robots partnership with Geek+.
articleClothing brand grows operations with 40 truck fleet
Helly Hansen recently upgraded a large part of the internal transport fleet at its European distribution centre with forklifts from Unicarriers.
articleAdapting to further eComm sales
The design of warehouses and the specification of the loading technologies installed throughout them continues to evolve to support supply chain operators in successfully meeting the ever changing demands placed on the logistics sector, says Phil Thorpe, senior product manager at Hörmann UK.
articleBaoli warehouse trucks: Effective in narrow spaces
Reliability and very good performance are said to some of the main features of the EP Pallet Trucks and ES Pallet Stackers solutions from Baoli’s warehouse trucks range.
articleGebhardt launches smart sorting technology
The Gebhardt SpeedSorter is designed for a wide range of conveyed goods due to its modular design, high system performance, ease of maintenance and high availability.
articleCommon picking errors and how to avoid them
Are you a successful eCommerce operation stepping up to your first fulfilment centre? If so, a key challenge will be minimising pick errors. Edward Hutchison, managing director of BITO Storage Systems, highlights four key areas where picking mistakes are commonly generated.
newsScurri raises €1.5m
The software provider that connects and optimises the eCommerce ordering, shipping, and delivery process, has announced a further €1.5 million investment to support continued growth.
articleUK eCommerce specialist invests in warehouse robots
Rex Brown has announced a strategic partnership with AI and automation supplier GreyOrange which will see order capacity progress to 10 million orders per year.
articleHome delivery adapts to the pandemic
Charlie Shiels, CEO, ArrowXL outlines how the business landscape has changed amidst the pandemic and what it’s going to look like going forward.
articleWaitrose awards ‘develop and operate’ contract to 3PL for eComm DC
Wincanton has been chosen by Waitrose to create a Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC) for Waitrose.com online grocery home deliveries – said to be a ‘first’ for the third-party logistics market.
productTesco outlines online growth plan
The grocer plans at least 25 new urban fulfilment centres.
productFast data logging as Hörmann integrates RFID into dock levellers
Designed to improve warehouse management, minimise operating costs and increase overall efficiency, Hörmann UK’s new Hydraulic Dock Levellers with integrated Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology provides non-contact reliable recording of goods when crossing the dock leveller.
newsFour contract extensions for CM Downton
EV Cargo’s CM Downton has secured four new contract extensions, mostly in the distribution of paper and cardboard.
productDHL launches software platform for implementing warehouse robots
The aim is to speed up the implementation of robots from different vendors in the logistics setting.
productRange testing for hybrid delivery van concept
DPD has entered into a partnership with the London EV Company (LEVC) for a series of road trials ahead of the launch of the company’s new VN5 Electric Van later this year.
