Honeycomb design
Kite Packaging has launched plastic-free bottle protection for a wide range of fragile items.
ASOS to build second UK warehouse
The leading pure-play fashion retailer ASOS will invest £90m in a new fulfilment centre in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Flexibility in uncertain times
IN OUR industry, planning is key. We need to forecast demand for stock, distribution timescales and component availability. Having this information at our fingertips allows us to plan production volumes, distribution schedules, and minimise the amount of time stock is sitting idle.
Free up both hands with HandScanner
Datalogic has launched the HandScanner, a small and light non-intrusive hands-free scanner designed to streamline workers’ daily operations.
Double quarter pallet lifter
Logitrans has launched a quarter pallet lifter with the capacity of 200kg. Due to the one long fork, it is possible for users to handle two quarter pallets at the same time, increasing productivity.
Vacuum lifting for order pickers
Picking things faster, safer and mobile is the challenge in logistics centres with the dramatically increasing number of online ordered products due to the Covid pandemic.
Flexible-loading trailers for Europa
Europa Worldwide Group has taken 10 Krone Dry Liner box vans for its fast-expanding click and collect operation.
Parcel firm installs robot-based sortation
Yamato, Japan’s leading parcel delivery company, has installed parcel sortation solutions on four sites based on ‘Mini Yellow’ AMRs supplied by LiBiao Robot.
Flexible dollies bring variation to handling
Loadhog has recently launched wheeled Dollies which have been designed specifically to add benefits at every stage of the supply chain.
Protect the loading bay for winter
Rite-Hite’s ‘close up for winter’ campaign urges customers to think about their current operations and any gaps – literally and metaphorically – in their current thinking.
New-gen wireless data logging launched
T&D has unveiled its latest wireless system, combining improved safety and greater convenience.
20 doors for grain handling facilities
WORKING THROUGH Gerico France SAS, the designer and manufacturer of bulk solid storage and handling equipment, Hart Door Systems has won two orders for its Speedor Storm door for installation at a major grain storage facility in Mombasa, Kenya.
Protect against the unknown
The impact of Covid-19 is clear for all to see – escalating death tolls, Governments across the world striving to protect their populations and to keep their respective economies functioning against a background of considerable uncertainty.
CFTS extends training nationwide
CFTS has appointed a new Training Manager to ensure that members across the country have access to accredited, in-depth training courses.
Hart works with Beumer on Finland airport order
Hart Door Systems, the Newcastle upon Tyne-based specialist engineering company, has received its first order from Finland for its fast-action, security baggage-handling doors.
Reed Boardall plans cold store growth to 168000 pallets
Temperature controlled food storage and distribution business Reed Boardall is continuing to invest in expansion at its North Yorkshire facility.
Flexible warehouse automation catches Wincanton’s eye
SqUID technology from start-up BionicHIVE, shortlisted in the ‘Dark Store’ category for 2021’s W2 Labs programme, will be trialled and refined within Wincanton’s UK-wide operation.
DP World integrates P&O into offering
P&O Ferrymasters and its parent company DP World today have completed a common carrier agreement, to integrate their global maritime and logistics services into a unified customer proposition.
Port’s rail capacity increased
The Port of Grangemouth has invested £3 million to scale up and modernise the port’s rail capacity.
400 terminal tractor order
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large order of approximately 400 terminal tractors from a global customer.
