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CHEP, the supply chain solutions company for many of the world’s largest supply chains, was among the winners in the prestigious IGD Awards 2017 programme. The winners were announced at the annual awards ceremony and gala in London on Tuesday, 3rd October. CHEP won the IGD John Sainsbury Learning and …

ULMA Packaging Ltd will be returning to the potato industry’s showpiece exhibition BP2017 in Harrogate, promoting equipment that can help make taking crops to market more cost-effective and productive for growers. This biennial show brings the multi-billion pound potato industry together for a unique ‘seed to shopping trolley’ event and …

For the third consecutive year, both Storax and Troax were selected as suppliers of choice at the SEMA Distributor Group (SDG) Supplier of the Year awards 2017. Storax retained the top honours, with Troax named as runner up. Congratulating both businesses, SDG chairman Jonathan Bennett said: “For Storax and Troax …

Brambles, the leading supply-chain logistics company operating in more than 60 countries primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands, has been ranked the top performing company by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) in the global Commercial Services and Supplies industry category for 2017. Brambles’ solutions and sustainable business model …

James Jones & Sons Ltd has revealed a new venture it says will dramatically improve the quality, length of life, and environmental benefits of wooden pallets, and significantly reduce their whole life cost. UPALL® manufactures and fits robust protectors at the points of entry on wooden pallets. This means the …

Vidal Candies has built a new logistics center in Cieza, Murcia, with the aim of combining all its logistic operations for storage and order preparation of products destined to its different distribution channels. The intralogistics company Viastore Systems has designed the storage system automation for this logistics center and has …

Having passed its test phase following its launch with flying colours, BITO’s LEO Locative driverless internal transport system is now in production as the simplest available AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) on the market, because unlike other AGVs, LEO does not require an infrastructure or complex installation. This opens up the …

Cimcorp, a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions, announces that it has installed its MultiPick solution at the headquarters of Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc., a family owned and operated bread and roll manufacturer in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Faster picking, resulting in fresher products for …

Now in its 6th year, The PPMA Group Industry Awards 2017, which recognises the finest examples of innovation, smart manufacturing, entrepreneurship and collaboration in the processing and packaging machinery industry’s prestigious annual awards ceremony, has announced the shortlist for this year’s ceremony. Following an impressive number of entries, the independent …

Woodway UK and the IMRG held their first Packaging Best Practice Forum at the BMA, London on 5th Sept. Following the launch of the Woodway UK and IMRG Packaging Best Practice Review, the event was held to bring together packaging experts from across the supply chain including retail, logistics and …