A switch from gas to lithium-ion powered forklifts has brought productivity benefits for a UK dried fruit, home baking and snack products company. Whitworths has replaced the gas-powered counterbalance trucks in operation at its Northamptonshire production and storage facility with lithium-ion machi...

Leading robotics and automation specialist, RMGroup, has recently launched an impressive new website, showcasing its knowledge, innovation and automation expertise. The company designs, manufactures and supplies a wide range of manual and automatic packaging machinery, packaging systems and robotic ...

UK-based sports and hobbies retailer Fishing Tackle & Bait has successfully transformed its international fulfilment capabilities with Descartes’ cloud-based ecommerce warehouse management solution (WMS). With Descartes, the multi-channel merchant scaled order processing capacity by 250% witho...

Sometimes called ‘magic tape’, a transparent and lightweight double-sided nano tape from Kite Packaging can hold objects up to 1kg in weight. Its outstanding adhesive strength makes it an incredibly versatile product for an assortment of decorating, DIY or domestic applications in addition to th...

Samskip is bringing together expertise from its Bremen-based project cargo business and its dedicated air freight team at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands to leverage its full potential as a “hidden gem” in special load logistics. The joint initiative creates a focus for capabilities which ex...

Warehouse automation is enabling Phoenix Healthcare Distribution to fulfil patients’ repeat prescription orders efficiently and securely from its facility in Runcorn, Cheshire. The company is using the Pack2Patient automated logistics solution developed and delivered by KNAPP, which enables single...

Meili Robots has come up with a list of 7 of the main robotics trends and predictions for 2022. During the last five years, we have seen robots move from a developing technology to an indispensable tool for a large number of enterprises. Moreover, over the last two years, robotic trends such as Arti...

2021 was arguably even more unprecedented than 2020 with multiple supply chain issues driving the news agenda for the food logistics industry over the past 12 months. But what does all of this mean as we move forward into 2022? Paul Empson, general manager of Bakers Basco, shares his reflections and...

Schou, the largest Scandinavian retailer of non-food items, has commissioned SSI Schaefer as a general contractor for its new automated logistics centre in Kolding, Denmark. The company’s business is B2B selling to the majority of Nordic retail chains and foreign retail customers. SSI Schaefer was...

Prologis UK has appointed two new customer-facing staff to focus on maintaining and developing customer relationships as demand for logistics property continues to grow. Will Cassar and Milena Blair will be drawing on their experience in the property and logistics sector to support customers in secu...