article3PL pushes on with 715000 sq ft Corby warehouse
Europa Warehouse has invested £60m in the facility with racking to nine levels and 18 metres.
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articleShifting market for food & FMCG
Food and FMCG companies must take steps to organise themselves now if they are going to have the right warehouse infrastructure in place to meet post-lockdown trading conditions, says John Maguire, managing director of intralogistics solutions specialist, Narrow Aisle.
articleAchieving a 30% increase in storage capacity
The narrow aisle trucks from Combilift allow the firm to reduce the of times the products need to be handled as well fitting into a system that stores more efficiently.
articleBespoke rack-supported multi-tier
Online games retailer uses data analysis to avoid moving to a new warehouse facility and accommodate growth.
productHow will Covid-19 change logistics?
The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a major challenge to our society and has thrust logistics into prominence as people finally appreciate the sector’s importance.
productPick-by-light added to automated metal handling
Kasto has equipped its Unitower among other automated metal storage systems with a practical new feature an integrated pick-by-light function.
productTrail blazing application
Schoolwear specialist, David Luke has selected LB Foster Materials Handling to design, manufacture and install a hanging garment system for 140,000 Eco Blazers.
productCompact & organised
A Sidetracker multi-direction reach truck has enabled structural steelwork engineers Adstone Construction to upgrade the storage system at its Worcestershire premises, increasing warehouse capacity and efficiency.
productHigh-density storage
A telescopic cantilever racking system that provides high-density storage in a small footprint and allows one-man handling of long materials is now available from Pro-Dek Storage Systems.
articlePorsche revamps small parts storage with BITO
A total of 168,000 bins and trays supplied by BITO are used for automated small parts storage at the Porsche central spare parts warehouse in Germany.
articleMobile racking plan
SSI Schaefer sales manager for dynamics systems, Bob Jane, explains some benefits of cold storage mobile racking.
productSpace saving website
Materials handling specialist, the Carrylift Group, has launched a new racking & storage website: www.storemoreforklift.co.uk
productShelving solution helps to halve breakages
A bespoke racking and shelving system created by Link 51 for a windscreen repair and replacement specialist has led to a halving of the number of breakages.
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productFlexible storage for steel specialist
To help meet the challenges of high turnover, the need to react to special customer wishes and fast delivery by truck, Swiss steel specialist Carl Spaeter AG turned to KASTO Maschinenbau, which installed a storage and sawing solution with integrated distribution logistics and IT solution.
newsVideo demos of storage technology
Guidance demonstrations of the latest innovations in picking, storage and materials handling systems can be viewed on BITO’s own YouTube channel.
articleSEMA: Continuing to lead and influence
Key speakers at SEMA’s annual Health & Safety Conference on 1st November included the HSE and the safety, health and environment manager from a UK retail giant. ASDA’s Neil Sheehan focussed on ‘Choosing a supplier on the basis of safety’ and such professional endorsement of SEMA’s safety standards couldn’t have come at a more critical time.
productNorth West appointment
Jason Hicks has been appointed sales executive at SSI Schaefer for the North West, with responsibility for growing its portfolio of customers in the region.
productPush back system
Enabling an increase in storage of 30% and a reduction in energy consumption of 20% Interroll’s Push Back system (LIFO) is running successfully in one of Dole Food’s workshops in Korea.
productBITO goes multimedia
Guidance demonstrations of the latest innovations in picking, storage and materials handling systems can be viewed on BITO’s own YouTube channel.
