articleAmazon selects Werma for two more warehouses
Werma’s andon lights have been chosen by the online retail giant for two new warehouses in the UK.
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productTow tractor for shopping centre
The Thistles Shopping Centre in Stirling has taken delivery of a new T1200 tow tractor from Bradshaw Electric Vehicles, the UK manufacturer and supplier of industrial electric vehicles.
articleTGW acquires CHM
Automated materials handling solution specialist TGW Logistics has acquired German robotics company CHM Automatisierungstechnik for an undisclosed sum.
articleHoneywell to acquire US warehouse automation firm
The highly diverse manufacturer will splash out £1.13 billion ($1.5bn) on Intelligrated.
productBusiness streamlined
Express from DA Systems has provided an advanced, web-based booking, despatch and tracking solution for Cold Blooded Movements, a high value reptile courier service.
articleTaking a leading role
Kathryn Lewis, operations director of Advanced Supply Chain won Leader of the Year at the recent FTA Everywoman Awards for her efforts turning around the operation of a key warehouse for client Ultra Finishing, a bathroom product supplier. HSS Editor Simon Duddy visited Kathryn at the Bolton facility to find out how she completed the transformation.
productJohn Lewis invests in clamp attachments
B&B Attachments has provided John Lewis with 21 Appliance Clamp attachments for its forklift truck fleet.
newsAmazon announces 1,000 new jobs
Many of the permanent jobs will be in the logistics sector as the online retailer extends its fastest delivery service Prime Now.
productFlexible RFID purchasing
SML has unveiled three new flexible purchasing models of its RFID technology.
articleSweating storage assets
Making the most of valuable and scarce warehouse space was a key theme at the Warehouse Technology Group’s recent event in Manchester. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.
productEdinburgh bakery subject to Perpetual Interdict
Mr Sebastian Sosenko, who owns and operates The Pine Tree Bakery, based in Edinburgh, has been made the subject of a Perpetual Interdict (the Scottish legal equivalent of a permanent restraining injunction) issued by the Sherriff’s Court to stop him using bread baskets and other equipment belonging to Bakers Basco and its members without their permission.
articleSemi-automated option
Grocery retailer SPAR in Austria is operating a semi-automated solution from KNAPP that enables goods to be picked directly from pallets to roll containers, dispensing with the need for decanting.
articleLogistics industry concern BREXIT could lead to higher duties
Ian Stansfield (pictured), former VP Logistics & Supply Chain for Asda and now managing director of Summit Consulting raised the concern at the Annual Logistics Debate, which was hosted by supply chain consultancy SCALA in association with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT).
articleFlexibility of automation key to Ramadan rush
Retailers looking to respond to seasonal demands are turning to automation to achieve the flexibility and rapid scalability required.
productParcelhero lauds Amazon crowdsourced deliveries
Delivery experts ParcelHero say Amazon’s Uber-inspired scheme that turns car owners into delivery drivers will transform deliveries.
articleMPs hammer Mike Ashley for litany of warehouse worker abuses
Mike Ashley, Deputy Executive Chairman, founder of, and majority shareholder in Sports Direct must be held accountable for the appalling working conditions and practices at the retailer’s shops and at the Shirebrook warehouse in Derbyshire, the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee finds in its report on Employment practices at Sports Direct.
blogMike Ashley sullies the good name of logistics
A concerned member of the logistics industry of 30 years standing responds to the damning report of the Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) Select Committee on Employment practices at Sports Direct.
productDPD driver’s motorcycle bump caught on video
The driver denied responsibility for the incident and drove off. The interaction was recorded on the biker’s helmet-cam.
articleThroughput boost in single item orders at JD Williams
Axiom GB has completed an automated packing line solution for JD Williams, the UK’s largest independent home shopping retailer, at its Lilac & Briar Mill facility in Shaw, Lancashire.
productCanute Logistics delivers a premium service with TranSend ePOD
Canute Logistics has gone live with its first project to deploy TranSend electronic proof of delivery (ePOD), as part of a company-wide initiative to review its core delivery and planning systems.
