Hubbway Ltd was founded in 1965 by George Hubb. The business was originally located in Ellington, next to one of the largest deep coal mines in the UK. Hubbway has since grown into one of the largest privately owned Plant Hire Companies, based in Cramlington, in the North East, headed …
Read More »Foresight Williams invests £2.5m growth capital into Kognitiv Spark
The only commercially available solution that allows real-time sharing of 3D data sets, even over a low bandwidth Funding to support the building of sales and marketing teams to further broaden the range of industries supported and geographic sales base Another example of Foresight Williams Technology’s global search for exciting …
Read More »Despatch Cloud appoints e-commerce expert
Sean George joins cloud-based warehouse and shipping system for e-commerce, as company prepares for further growth Despatch Cloud, the cloud-based order, warehouse and shipping system for e-commerce, has appointed Sean George as a Business Development Manager. The company, which has seen its services in huge demand following the surge in …
Read More »ABB delivers robots to Scania’s new battery assembly plant
Electrification of heavy vehicles accelerates as Scania invests in a new factory for battery assembly ABB delivers robots to a highly automated production line in a state-of-the-art 18,000m2 facility ABB has entered into an agreement with leading global transport solutions provider, Scania, to provide a comprehensive range of robotic solutions …
Read More »Stratio and Freeway bring advances in Predictive Vehicle Maintenance
Freeway Fleet Systems has joined forces with Stratio to bring the latest predictive maintenance technology to the commercial fleet market. Using artificial intelligence (AI) to process live data from vehicle sensors, Stratio’s platform is being integrated with Freeway’s fleet maintenance system to provide crucial, real-time, information of on-the-road vehicle performance …
Read More »DPD UK adopts what3words for pinpoint parcel deliveries
New partnership will improve the delivery experience for both drivers and parcel customers Customers will be able to add a what3words address to their details in the DPD app Leading UK parcel delivery company DPD has today announced a partnership with innovative addressing technology company, what3words, to enable deliveries to …
Read More »STILL participates in the IMOCO research project with the “iGo neo” platform
Autonomous driving in warehouses is taking shape The vision of autonomously driving transport vehicles in production halls or warehouses is to come within reach thanks to the European research project IMOCO (Intelligent Motion Control). On the German side, the project is led by the Hamburg-based intralogistics specialist STILL, a subsidiary …
Read More »TomTom and Webfleet Solutions Collaborate on an Integrated Mobile Solution for Professional Drivers and Fleet Managers
WEBFLEET Work App and TomTom GO Fleet come together to deliver one integrated solution, empowering professional drivers to do their jobs easily and efficiently with nothing more than an Android mobile device. TomTom GO Fleet is available as an additional service to Webfleet Solutions customers only. Fleet managers and their …
Read More »JLT Mobile Computers selected by leading European sourcing and services company Solar
Rugged, reliable forklift computers with superior network connectivity help Solar run complex warehouse operations, minimize errors, and increase on-time customer delivery JLT Mobile Computers, a leading developer of reliable computing solutions for demanding environments, has over a number of years supplied Solar Denmark A/S with hundreds of rugged forklift computers …
Read More »Access Innovations achieves 70 per cent reduction in paper with BigChange
BigChange field service management software is helping commercial and industrial door specialist Access Innovations reduce paper consumption by more than 70 per cent. Using the BigChange platform, the West Midlands company has also reduced the resource required to manage its field service operation and has improved customer service with automatic …
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