EiraTech, the Dublin-based developer of robotics solutions for the e-fulfilment sector, is previewing its latest robot EiraBot 4 at the eDelivery Exhibition 2016, taking place at the NEC in Birmingham 27-28 April.
Teesside’s automotive sector received another major boost when AV Dawson brought home a national award for its state-of-the-art automotive distribution centre.
Retail warehouse investment volumes were subdued in the first quarter of 2016 totalling around £196m with 10 assets exchanging or completing, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
New market making technologies turn up with almost daily frequency in the consumer sphere. It started with Amazon and E-bay in the 90s, with the likes of Uber, Airbnb and Just Eat growing from mavericks to mainstream in recent years.
Renovotec is offering unlimited part exchange on the new Zebra Technologies’ 3600 Ultra-Rugged series of scanners (typically £50 per scanner trade-in).
BITA is organising the Design4Safety awards which take place at IMHX 2016, at the NEC in Birmingham from 13-16 September. The awards are open only to IMHX exhibitors.
Kranlyft has released the Bocker RK36-2400 tracked crane. The crane will be debuted in the UK at this year’s Vertikal Days exhibition over 15-16th June on stand 108-109.
Briggs Equipment has supplied BAP Group with a materials handling solution at the Port of Felixstowe.
Trojan Battery Co has announced its products will be available in May for purchase by equipment companies via the SmartEquip Network.
The site includes planning consent for over 400,000 sq ft (37,161 sq m) of logistics space.
At the eDelivery Expo in Birmingham, Neopost Shipping will introduce its CVP-500 in the UK. The CVP-500 is said to do the work of up to 10 packing stations and can create a parcel every seven seconds.
Key industry players and smaller brands are implementing RFID tags to generate omnichannel growth.
Fire safety specialist FFE will have a full-sized replica of the car on its booth at FIREX (stand E180). Bloodhound uses FFE’s Talentum UV/Dual IR flame detectors.
The use of 13 Calorex dehumidifiers at a former WW2 storage facility near Bath is helping business services company Restore reduce energy consumption. It began re-engineering Monkton Farleigh Mine some 18 months ago.
The Freight Transport Association says news that van numbers have exceeded four million for the first time in the UK is proof of their huge contribution to the logistics industry and the UK economy.
XPO Logistics has won a multi-million pound contract with Kingspan Insulation, a market-leading manufacturer of premium and high performance rigid insulation products and insulated systems.
CFTS now includes more robust attachment checks as part of a new set of national standards for Thorough Examinations of fork lift trucks.
Conveyor Systems Ltd (CSL) supplied an extensive pack and sortation conveyor solution for Wiggle, when it relocated from multiple small sites to a consolidated Fulfilment Centre (320,000 sq ft) in the West Midlands.
Premium equestrian footwear and apparel supplier Ariat Europe has signed a 5 year logistics contract with Howard Tenens.
Linx Printing Technologies has launched the Linx 8900, a next generation CIJ (continuous ink jet) printer that is designed to provide the highest levels of ease of use and helps to maximise efficiencies during production, delivering valuable cost and time savings.
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