A new UKWA (United Kingdom Warehousing Association) report analysing the UK’s warehouse stock highlights a critical lack of supply and development, leading to a clear potential pinch point for UK industry. • Total amount of warehouse space in the UK is 424 million square feet. • East Midlands has the …
Read More »United Biscuits signs three-year contract renewal with CHEP in Europe
CHEP, the world’s leading provider of pallet and container pooling solutions, announced today that leading international biscuit manufacturer United Biscuits (UB) has signed a three-year contract renewal for managed pallets in the UK, France and Benelux for more than three million pallet movements annually. United Biscuits’ baking heritage goes back …
Read More »Palletways sets out future growth plans
Europe’s largest provider of express palletised freight services has set out its growth plans, including investment in its infrastructure and expansion into new countries. The Palletways Group’s plans for growth are linked to key developments it has unveiled, which include: · A new central hub in Lichfield, which will be …
Read More »LPR appoints new senior roles to drive forward UK and Ireland expansion
La Palette Rouge (LPR), a division of Euro Pool Group, has strengthened its UK and Ireland management team with two new strategic appointments. The move follows a targeted focus on the UK and Irish markets, leading to record growth for the company, which now handles more than 14 million pallet …
Read More »Spiroflow’s conveying solutions go on the road to Dubai
Spiroflow Ltd will be showcasing its latest conveying and weighing technology for the safe handling of food ingredients to a global audience at the Gulfood Manufacturing show in Dubai at the end of October. A world-leading manufacturer of conveying, weighing, filling and discharge systems for the food industry, Spiroflow will …
Read More »DHL and Toyota Material Handling sign contract for delivery of racking systems
DHL Freight, one of the leading providers of road freight services in Europe, has signed a contract with Toyota Material Handling Group, the leading brand of material handling equipment, to provide transportation of their newly launched line of racking systems from the suppliers to the company’s customers’ sites all across …
Read More »Cabka-IPS at Fruit Attraction 2015 in Madrid
From October 28-30, 2015, the manufacturer of sustainable plastic pallets and boxes will be presenting a selection of its innovative and one-of-a-kind product range at Fruit Attraction, the International Trade Show for the Fruit and Vegetable Industry. With the Twistlock Box, a folding box, Cabka-IPS will be introducing the newest …
Read More »Online fulfilment has become something of a gold rush in the past couple of years
But it is attracting companies that lack the expertise or infrastructure to undertake the services they claim to offer, says Mark Elward The right credentials? Google ‘Fulfilment Company’ and the search engine throws up page after page of businesses claiming to offer everything the online retailer needs to maintain a …
Read More »New academy to create engineers of the future
A state-of-the-art apprenticeship academy is set to open its doors for the first time next month delivering industry standard training and qualifications to the engineers of the future, across the manufacturing and service sectors. The NITAL (Northamptonshire Industrial Training Association Ltd) Academy replicates a working environment with modern equipment such …
Read More »The starting gun sounds for the PalletCheck Express pallet app at the Fachpack trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany
After several years of development and a year-long test phase, it’s finally here! The dependable PalletCheck Express application, which has been developed and tested together with the Technical University of Dortmund and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) along with various users in the field, will be …
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