DS Smith, the FTSE100 sustainable packaging company, has invested in 10 Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to increase sustainability and efficiency at its Kemsley Paper Mill in Kent. The all-electric Rocla vehicles, supplied by AGV pioneer Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe Oy, operate 24/7 and perform a va...

Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, has introduced the RS60 Ring Scanner, a comfortable hands-free scanning solution for use in warehouses, retail, distribution and other situations requiring highly mobile scanning. This device is the second in the newly introduced wea...

When transporting temperature-sensitive items such as food or pharmaceuticals, insulating packaging is essential. Historically, environmentally damaging polystyrene has been the only option, but Kite Packaging has recently released an innovative corrugated box liner. This thermal lining is 100% recy...

Mercadona has ordered automated intralogistics systems from Cimcorp for four of its distribution centers – Zaragoza, San Isidro, Huévarand Sagunto – and now the first one, in Zaragoza, is up and running. Installation and commissioning at the Zaragoza distribution centre was finalised just befor...

BITO Storage Systems has taken on additional staff and developed new services at its UK subsidiary to support the storage and order picking projects required by sectors emerging from the pandemic. The Nuneaton-based company has doubled the number of staff in its warehouse that serves its online web ...

Descartes Systems Group, a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced that Expert Customs, a recently established customs agency based in Dartford (UK), is using Descartes’ e-Customs solution to enhance business operations with its UK-EU trade offering and p...

With the unpredictability of today’s market and the digital transformation that has been taking place across the industries, B2B cloud integration has become vital for building resilient, prepared, and responsive supply chains. The Covid-19 pandemic revealed the insufficiency of visibility in supp...

DENSO WAVE EUROPE, member of the Toyota group, has developed and deployed various RFID readers and solutions, which are used for inventory management, in-store product movements at the POS, for warehouse management or shipping controls. The experts for mobile data collection and auto-ID solutions kn...

Beiersdorf AG is relying on the expertise of STILL for the design and implementation of the production and warehouse supply of its state-of-the-art production centre for cosmetic products in Seehausen near Leipzig. This is the first major joint project for the two long-standing Hamburg-based compani...

FourKites, a leading real-time supply chain visibility platform, has released powerful new capabilities designed to help shippers, carriers and forwarders more quickly and easily collaborate to increase end customer satisfaction, reduce supply chain costs and increase on-time delivery performance. W...