To accommodate demand and increase efficiency, most warehouses today have employed solutions like warehouse management systems, warehouse analytics, automated picking solutions, and collaborative mobile robots. Your company needs to have a smart guide to warehouse construction since it has various advantages. Several factors influence the costs of warehouse construction. These …
Read More »Five key trends in smart warehousing for 2021 and beyond
2020 was a year like no other. So what are the implications for warehousing and fulfilment in 2021? Tim Wright, Managing Director of Invar Systems looks to the future of the smart warehouse. Here are five key trends. 1. The ecommerce dilemma and micro-fulfilment centres Ecommerce has boomed during the …
Read More »Johnston Logistics UK Help Asda Customers Wipe Away Virus During Lockdown
Johnston Logistics UK have seen a 286% increase since March in the throughput of anti-bacterial and other cleaning wipes they handle for Asda supermarkets. Manufactured in Israel by Dynamic Wipes, Johnston Logistics UK have worked closely with both supplier and retailer to move unprecedent quantities of household disposable wipes from …
Read More »UKWA teams up with elite university group to develop integrated platform for warehouses
The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) is working with an elite group, including the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing, on a project to promote the integration of IoT (Internet of Things) with operational platforms aimed at capturing efficiencies and driving productivity in logistics and warehousing. The project, IoT Data Integration …
Read More »Triton Construction completes £1.2M warehouse for Tech Folien
Triton Construction has completed works to deliver a new 30,000 sq ft warehouse facility in Liverpool for Tech Folien, a well-known niche producer of blown film extrusion for the labelling and graphics industry. The new £1.2 million facility at Triumph Business Park on Speke Hall Road is an addition to …
Read More »Bibby Distribution trio praised for their part in marking £10 million milestone for charity
Three Bibby Distribution employees have been recognised for their dedication to supporting good causes as the logistics specialist and its parent company celebrates raising more than £10m for charity. In 2018 alone, more than £331,000 was donated to 140 charities by Bibby Line Group through a combination of employee fundraising …
Read More »First phase of £70m investment complete at Symmetry Park Doncaster
National logistics developer db symmetry has completed the first state of the art 150,000 sq ft logistics building at Symmetry Park Doncaster as part of an overall £70million investment into the region. The speculative venture is the first in Yorkshire by db symmetry, which is one of the UK’s biggest …
Read More »Vantec building Health and Safety Training Innovation Centre in Sunderland
A safety and training innovation centre being built at Vantec HQ in Sunderland will create a UK-first ‘living warehouse’ focusing on accident prevention in the logistics industry, drawing on the latest innovation in training and health and safety. The innovation centre is the result of a unique partnership between Vantec …
Read More »How to keep your warehouse warm in the winter
Working in a warehouse raises its own specialist set of concerns, but one of the very worst is heating. With temperatures dropping significantly in the wintertime, vast spaces such as warehouses can be badly affected, with working conditions inside suffering greatly as a result. A 24 hour industry, night shift …
Read More »Watch this space for Onward Holdings’ latest warehousing
Companies seeking a foothold in the north of England are being offered a prime location to establish a distribution hub by Onward Holdings Ltd after the company secured planning permission for a new, high bay warehouse facility at its Green Lane Industrial Estate in Featherstone. This latest development for Phoenix …
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