Micro-fulfilment promises four-fold efficiency boost
DEMATIC HAS signed a new contract with Finnish grocery retailer Kesko.
DEMATIC HAS signed a new contract with Finnish grocery retailer Kesko.
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.
AMR SUPPLIER Locus Robotics has acquired Waypoint Robotics, an industry leader in industrial strength, autonomous, omnidirectional mobile robots, for an undisclosed sum.
AR RACKING has achieved a storage capacity of 36,960 positions for Nelly.
NEW EXTRA-LARGE 125mm ticket holders from visual communication solutions specialist Beaverswood, have been introduced for heavy-duty warehouse, storage and logistics racking systems.
LOCUS ROBOTICS has secured $50 million in additional funding from existing investor Tiger Global Management to facilitate continued growth and expansion into new markets around the globe, and more effectively meet the needs of its growing customer and partner ecosystem.
THE 3PL has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares in Caledonia Bidco Limited, the holding company of Cygnia Logistics, a specialist mid-market eCommerce and multichannel eFulfilment provider, from Crescent Capital for a consideration of up to £23.9m on a cash free, debt free basis.
DHL EXPRESS has launched 50 new electric vans, taking to roads across the country as part of its UK fleet. A further 50 electric vehicles will be introduced before the end of the year, with 220 more in its UK-wide fleet before the end of 2022.
DP WORLD will begin work next month on the new berth at its London Gateway logistics hub.
FOR THE electrification of warehouse equipment, think Curtis.
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AS MOST businesses experience peaks in activity or events that demand extra equipment for a small period, short-term rental options allow you to source the right forklift with minimal notice.
OCADO GROUP has reaffirmed its transition to alternative fuels by signing a deal to open a further natural gas refuelling station at its Dordon Customer Fulfilment Centre.
THE HIGH speed industrial sectional door, the Hörmann UK Series 60, has been designed and developed to provide a guarantee of quality construction, high security, and easy installation.
The intralogistics player’s 36th Annual Conference will be held virtually, world-wide for the second consecutive year.
ONLINE ELECTRICALS retailer AO has opened a new ‘rework’ facility to give returned appliances a new lease of life.
THE RAPID growth of eCommerce has caused an inevitable soar in demand for easy returns. By reusing the original packaging, the environmental impact of a return is reduced by a minimum of half; Kite Packaging has launched sustainable kraft mailing bags to diminish this impact even further.
REBOUND RETURNS has partnered with beauty specailist agency Seen Group and Handle Recycling to help beauty influencers and media recycle empty packaging and containers produced every month from beauty samples and cosmetic tester pots.
THE NEW Airspeed Renew air bags from Antalis for void fill and block and brace packaging, are made from film containing 50% post-consumer recycled content and are 100% recyclable.
TRADITIONALLY, TISSUE paper has evoked luxury at the expense of the planet or the efficiency of a packing process, says Kite Packaging.