articleTaking control of the skills challenge
Dr Ross Moloney, CEO of Skills for Logistics, reviews the state of skills in the logistics sector and how employers can take control of the challenge this presents.
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productASOS posts surprise upturn in results
Online retailer claims further gains are likely as the major automation projects rolled out by the company come on stream.
newsParcelHero stands up for couriers after critical survey
UK and International courier ParcelHero has welcomed the survey conducted by consumer champions Which? into parcel delivery problems, and its campaign to ‘Stamp Out Dodgy Deliveries’.
articleFuture perfect?
What does the future hold for the logistics industry over the next decade? Dave Berridge, Secretary of the Automated Material Handling System Association (AMHSA) takes out his crystal ball.
articleHornby Hobbies new warehouse suited for eCommerce
Hornby Hobbies has moved its warehouse to new facilities in Hersden, Canterbury which will be run by DS Logistics.
articleGoodman completes latest of 13 Amazon DC builds
Goodman has delivered over 3,280,839 sq ft of warehouse for Amazon across Europe, with the retailers’s latest fulfilment centre in Wroclaw, Poland now complete.
articleAutomated specialist Cimcorp acquired
Japanese machinery manufacturer Murata Machinery (Muratec) has acquired the stock of Cimcorp Oy of Finland.
articleAmazon uses survey to target grinding work
Face Consultants is the leading testing organisation and experts in the measurement and control of industrial concrete floors, and they are regularly doing work at online retail giant Amazon sites.
articleQuick turnaround
US food retailer Kroger has partnered with Witron for nine projects over 15 years. The latest saw Witron reconfigure a huge DC.
productDUET trailer at Quiet Cities
Transdek is exhibiting its Double Deck Urban Eco Trailer (DUET) at the Quiet Cities Global Summit, Twickenham Stadium, London, 25 – 26 November 2014.
articleCHEP helps wholesaler utilise empty vehicles
CHEP is collaborating with Henderson Wholesale, which owns the SPAR supermarket franchise in Northern Ireland.
newsCardiff DC to power aggressive Aldi growth plan
Retailer Aldi will invest over £109 million in the UK across the next 12 months, building a distribution centre and new stores.
newsRoyal Mail and UK Mail point the way to increased automation
Royal Mail has revealed it has issued a tender for parcels automation equipment to ‘help inform our business case’.
newsDescartes acquires last-mile IT specialist Airclic for close to $30m
Supply chain IT firm Descartes has acquired Airclic, a US-based provider of mobile solutions that help companies reduce the cost of delivering goods by automating traditional paper-based processes.
newsM&S blasted as agency worker ‘Scrooges’
The union GMB staged a demonstration outside the M&S Store in Slough protesting against long hours and relatively low pay for warehouse workers on agency contracts.
articleWitron to build new fresh logistics centre
The installation will showcase leading-edge, cost-efficient logistics for perishable products.
articleRoyal Mail’s Amazon delivery deal a ‘sticking plaster’
International courier ParcelHero says Royal Mail is crying wolf over ‘challenging’ parcels market.
articleShortage of HGV drivers could impact Christmas deliveries
Consultancy KPMG is the latest voice to warn driver shortages could hit retail fulfillment this Christmas.
articleAsda upgrades kit at garment NDC
Dürkopp Fördertechnik provided the equipment for the facility at Brackmills, Northampton – which already distributes some 155,000 items daily.
articleMaximising the value locked in returns
Multichannel fashion retailers are cottoning on to the value of automated buffers in converting returns into quick sales. SDI Group Europe sales manager Winnie Ahrens tells HSS how it works.
