productStorage & retrieval system
A new warehouse owned and operated by furniture seller, Bluesuntree, is benefiting from a comprehensive storage and retrieval system designed and installed by Dynamic Storage Systems (DSS).
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articleHat trick of retail wins for Clipper Logistics
Clipper Logistics has signed a new long term contract with Fashion Retail S.A.U., a subsidiary of Inditex, which owns the fashion brand Zara.
articleShuttle for high density
Link 51’s latest whitepaper explores the online retail evolution and highlights Link 51’s shuttle storage system for high density racking.
productGrowing in strength
ISD Solutions has announced a second record-breaking year, with turnover up 10% to £30 million for the year ending January 2015.
productStrategic cooperation
SMS Logistiksysteme and Unitechnik Systems are entering into a strategic cooperation. Under the new brand ACUNIS the companies are bundling their expertise in the airport sector. ACUNIS stands for Air Cargo Intralogistics and focuses on innovative and efficient solutions for air cargo management. Users benefit from customer-specific storage, transport and handling systems including full automation from a single source.
productHuge steelwork contract signed for Next warehouse
Billington Structures have signed an agreement with Bowmer & Kirkland to work on the construction of a circa 1 million sq ft distribution warehouse in Doncaster for Next, the major UK retailer.
newsStudents – do you want to get into logistics?
A leading logistics company is offering a year long paid placement for an undergraduate within their international freight department as a part of an overall expansion plan.
productImport solution
Helping to ensure imported goods from all over the world meet strict standards laid down by the European Commission, temporary building expert, Spaciotempo, has installed a high-tech structure at the Port of Felixstowe.
productMeeting European Good Distribution Practice
Tinytag Ultra Radio temp/RH loggers have a low profile, compact design, making them suitable for discreet indoor monitoring.
productNew warehouse design
Dynamic Storage Systems (DSS) has designed and installed a comprehensive storage and retrieval system within a new warehouse owned and operated by online furniture specialist, Bluesuntree.
productModular handling
Handling and storage efficiency in manufacturing, assembly and service applications is enhanced with carts and trolleys built using Trilogiq’s modular Graphit system, available in the UK from The Tube & Bracket Company.
newsFood firm takes major facility in bid to boost supply chain
General Mills UK & Ireland has taken on a 280,000 sq. ft. site at Port Salford.
articleNOVUS students take up roles at DHL, ASOS, Arla and others
NOVUS companies and University of Huddersfield staff have been busy matching second year students with opportunities for their sandwich placements starting this summer.
productBristol Storage gets SEMA seal of approval
Bristol Storage has qualified as a member of the SEMA Distributor Group: The British Trade Association of the Storage Equipment Industry. According to the company, membership of the independent body is a further sign of its high quality service and brings many benefits to its customers.
productBigger magnetic holders
Beaverswood offers wide range of identification products which includes many sizes and types of label holder. Magnetic label holders are manufactured from brown magnetic rubber and can be applied to any steel surface offering the user the benefit of a holder that can ‘lift off’ and be relocated as and when required.
article100,000 totes for automated warehouse
George Utz plastic totes are helping to streamline the JD Fashion supply chain in one of the UK’s biggest automated distribution centres.
newsFinalists announced in FTA Everywoman Awards
Transport and logistics forms the backbone of the UK’s economy, and today 24 of the most inspirational role models are announced as finalists in the 2015 FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards.
articleSpec build spreading across country, says DTZ
Commercial real estate services firm DTZ says speculative development of industrial space above 50,000 sq ft expanded outside of the M1/M6/M25 corridors in Q1 for the first time since development recommenced in late 2013.
articleProviding food for thought
Food supply chain specialists Culina and NFT show how they are using portcentric logistics to drive cost savings and increase supply chain agility. HSS Editor Simon Duddy reports from Multimodal.
productBags for building
The first in a range of bags to benefit the building, construction and landscaping industry, Kite Packaging’s FIBC bags are made from woven polypropylene and can be loaded with up to 1t of product. Most suited to dry, free-flowing products, they have strong lifting handles to be used with a crane or forklift.
