Solutions to fit exactly
Innovative design details often make the difference for successful storage and order picking, says Edward Hutchison.
Innovative design details often make the difference for successful storage and order picking, says Edward Hutchison.
THE GREAT Bear warehouse in Nottingham required a new racking solution accompanied by some layout modifications to transform it into a more flexible operating facility.
As the industry looks set for yet another record-breaking year, Jaap Vos reviews the association’s achievements in 2021 and how they are raising standards in the warehouse.
Around 2.5 million people are employed in logistics in the UK and about one in five of those work in a warehouse. The surge of online shopping over the months of lockdown has driven demand for warehousing to an all-time high, while delivery drivers and warehouse workers have achieved hitherto undreamed-of recognition as essential workers, keeping the nation clothed and fed, says Clare Bottle.
AR RACKING, specialist in industrial storage solutions, has appointed Jimmy Andersson as AR Racking’s new sales director for Southern Europe.
THE WMS KASTOlogic and the intelligent app KASTOlogic mobile, two software solutions from industrial warehouse system manufacturer Kasto, are helping to streamline the operation of automated and manual storage areas at SchwarzwaldEisen.
NELLY, AN online retailer of fashion and beauty products in the Nordic countries, relied on the expertise of AR Racking and its distributor and strategic partner Rudells, who have designed and installed a narrow aisle racking solution (VNA racking) adapted to the storage of boxes in a 1,360 m2 area of the new warehouse.
THE GROCER has added 13,604 pallets of extra storage capacity.
PACKAGING SUPPLIER United Caps acquired a site and needed to fit out the new facility with a storage solution that would allow them dense product storage with good stock utilisation.
AR RACKING has achieved a storage capacity of 36,960 positions for Nelly.
We need to engage with, recruit and retain the next generation of innovators, technicians and entrepreneurs in logistics, says Harry Watts.
CRODA INTERNATIONAL has integrated Rack Collapse Prevention’s (RCP) racking safety support system into the design of its purpose-built Customer Excellence Centre (CEC), which includes an ambient storage facility.
ANIMAL FEED supplier Skretting commissioned AR Racking to fully optimise the floor space of its new 2,400 sq m warehouse in Cojóbar, Spain.
HAVING SEEN year-on-year growth for four years, Eurocell wanted to focus on its distribution and supply chain by creating a more effective warehouse process.
With vertical farming growing like weeds, space optimisation could well be key to feeding the world, says Harry Watts.
THE GLASGOW based international logistics, transport and storage company, has a new 2,800 sq m (30,000 sq ft) warehouse equipped with industrial pallet racking by AR Racking and its strategic distributor Rackit Ltd.
AS WAREHOUSING operations across the UK come increasingly under pressure, The Rack Group is seeing heightened demand for racking inspections, maintenance and repairs.
Handling & Storage solutions magazine editor Simon Duddy caught up with José Manuel Lucio, who has recently been appointed EMEA sales director at AR Racking, at a time of booming demand, prices and challenges.
Harry previously held the role of commercial director and now takes the reins in what will be a pivotal time for the business.
GLASGOW-BASED 3PL Bullet Express has installed 3.5 miles of pallet racking in its new 30,000 sq ft storage logistics facility in the city. Laid end to end, the racking is long enough to stretch from the storage facility at 2129 London Road, Glasgow, to George Square in the heart of Scotland’s largest city.