In with the new
Plastic bins offer clear advantages over wire baskets as well as a tremendous savings potential for manufacturers, writes Edward Hutchison, managing director of BITO Storage Solutions.
Plastic bins offer clear advantages over wire baskets as well as a tremendous savings potential for manufacturers, writes Edward Hutchison, managing director of BITO Storage Solutions.
Industore installs two Hanel lifts for Benham BMW saving space, boosting parts traceability, and allowing the firm to hold less stock.
When German cloth mill Mehler invested in a central, automated high-bay warehouse, sensors from Leuze electronic played a key role.
Helping to improve efficiency for leading chilled food distribution company, NFT, Stanley Security Solutions has completed installation of comprehensive security and Time & Attendance (T&A) systems.
Returnable transit packaging specialist Schoeller Allibert is offering a ‘order now and save’ promotion on confectionery trays for pre-Christmas deliveries. Savings can be made on orders placed before the end of September for November delivery, enabling bakeries to secure their supplies in advance of the seasonal rush.
Designed for the coldest of cold-chain environments, new ultra-rugged mobile computers from Psion (now part of Motorola) offer reliable functionality in sub-zero conditions.
Knights of Old consolidated its warehousing facilities to one central location and called on Link 51 to create a bespoke pallet racking system.
Addgards has supplied over 1,000 column protectors to retail distribution centres throughout the UK and Ireland, including solutions for Aldi, Primark, Next, TK Maxx and Harrods.
A leading supply chain management company involved in the distribution of automotive parts within the UK recently awarded Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) a contract to design a conveying solution to support inbound and outbound stock replenishment and order picking at its distribution centre.
Bott has fitted a new workshop with storage equipment at The College of West Anglia.
For sensitive goods such as food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and other items, accurate monitoring of temperatures during storage and transit is critical.
Interroll moved to new, larger and more modern premises, while remaining in the Kettering area in mid August. The site offers increased office and storage accommodation, as well as additional space to expand its motorised drum service department and showrooms. The company held an Open Day in September to show customers around the new facility.
SDI Group recently moved into new premises in Hinckley, Leicestershire – just round the corner from its previous site – to facilitate the company’s rapid expansion and exciting new business developments.
The £2m construction project was completed by warehouse and distribution construction company, Chalcroft who worked with project management consultants SBH to increase L’Oréal’s facility by l5,000 sq m.
The Food Storage and Distribution Federation has appointed Garry Tilburn of Reed Boardall Cold Storage as its new president. Mr Tilburn succeeds Malcolm Johnstone, who has stepped down after three years in the role.
Interroll moved to new, larger and more modern premises, while remaining in the Kettering area in mid August.