To help maximise space in the entire cube of the warehouse, vertical storage is extremely desirable. This is an area where Italian manufacturer Modula excels, as Peter MacLeod finds out. In a traditional stores area in a typical factory where picking of small parts takes place at ground level by ope...

Peter MacLeod caught up with Bobcat’s Jan Droogendijk to hear about the progress the forklift truck company is making since rebranding from Doosan. Earlier this year, I travelled to Seoul to visit the former Doosan factory that is now turning out shiny white-and-orange Bobcat forklifts. Accompanyi...

Combilift co-founder Martin McVicar found some spare time in his busy schedule to chat with Peter MacLeod about another bumper year for the multidirectional forklift maker. A year ago, I was supping Guinness alongside several hundred other invited guests to toast the 25th anniversary of Combilift. F...

Cyber threats, physical disruptions and global geopolitical challenges. Supply chains world-wide have been shaken over the last few years. As we welcome in the new year, three industry experts look to 2025 and what lies in store. 1. Revolutionising retail strategies Supply chain disruptions have bee...

Descartes Systems Group, supplier of software to logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Sellercloud, a provider of omnichannel ecommerce solutions. Based in the US, Sellercloud supports small and mid-market retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers w...