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Distribution and fulfillment operations are under increasing pressure to perform – but labour availability is tighter than ever. How can businesses boost capacity and still deliver a fairer outcome for staff? By Dave Morris, Director at labour management software company, Vitesse. For a nation that for decades has worried about …

A simple-to-use track-and-trace system that collects measurements and images of incoming stock or packaged goods and turns them into valuable Master Data is being launched in the UK by sensor manufacturer SICK with a free trial offer. The SICK Master Data Analyzer is already deployed at hundreds of retail logistics …

42-metre-high high-bay pallet warehouse clad rack construction Monorail solution Everything from one source Jungheinrich is building an automated solution for Coca-Cola HBW (High Bay Warehouse) at it’s Radzymin plant in Poland. The new warehouse system expands the existing facility and offers state-of-the-art technology. Construction will be carried out whilst maintaining …

Lifting Equipment Store, the global materials handling equipment supplier, has appointed a distribution partner in Botswana. The new partnership with Croma Civil Engineering Pty will help to sell LES’s product range to large companies, including Botswana mines. LES has distribution partners in Nigeria and Ghana so this is not a …

Dematic has announced the appointment of Steffen Thierfelder as the Market Leader of Dematic UK and Ireland. In this role, Theirfelder will be responsible for sales growth and supporting overall business development to further strengthen Dematic’s position as a global provider of intelligent automation solutions. Thierfelder, previously Dematic’s Senior Director …

Intralogistics innovator Dematic has announced a new contract with Finnish retailing conglomerate, Kesko – the second largest grocery retailer in Finland with a 36.9% market share. During the pandemic, Kesko has seen demand for online grocery shopping grow exponentially. This prompted their interest in supply chain automation, and the Dematic …

Leading temperature-controlled storage and distribution business Reed Boardall has been a long-standing user of the Empirica warehouse management system from Chess Logistics Technology. The two companies have worked together for over a quarter of a century, during which time Reed Boardall has grown to become one of the largest businesses …

Lifting Equipment Store, the UK materials handling equipment supplier, has made two new appointments as it prepares for further growth in the second half of this year. The supplier has appointed Sandy Andringa into the newly-created position of Head of Marketing, and Steven Nash as Warehouse & Logistics Manager. The …

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 …

There can be no denying the significant impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on supply chains. Few can forget the scenes of shelves stripped of toilet paper and groceries, an early indicator of the demand and disruption to come. The past few months have been challenging for warehouse leaders, who …