“Thesen am Tresen – The STILL Logistics Talk” is the title of a talk series for investment decision-makers and logistics enthusiasts developed by the Hamburg-based intralogistics company STILL. The first round of talks will be held during the German Logistics Congress in Berlin from October 20...

Logistics company Raben Group chose the Panasonic TOUGHBOOK N1 for its drivers’ handheld. Thanks to them, information recorded during the transport process is automatically sent to the company’s IT systems, and data synchronization between the elements of the process takes place in real time. An...

To ensure that Witron remains a strong partner for its customers and employees in the future and can cope with growth, company founder and owner Walter Winkler decided at the beginning of 2019, to expand the manufacturing capacity of its Parkstein facility by 120,000 sq m to a total of 220,000 sq m,...

Knight Frank’s preliminary data shows that take-up of UK warehouse space in Q3 2021 totalled 15.7 million sq ft, bringing the total amount of space leased this year to 46.9 million sq ft. This is 27% above the Q1-Q3 2020 total and puts the UK industrial & logistics sector on course for a recor...

Lafarge has chosen to upgrade to the latest version of INFORM’s transport optimisation software for the building materials industry. The software will be used to optimise the dispatch of its truck fleet in the aggregates business. The aggregates business of Lafarge France includes 160 locations an...

Planning and engineering offices can now use realistic forklift trucks and warehouse equipment for their warehouse planning with CET Material Handling software from Configura. “Using Configura’s software, CET Material Handling, planners are now able to give their 3D visualization of the warehous...

The European Logistics Association (ELA) has announced the six finalists projects of the 2021 ELA Awards competition. They have been selected by an international jury of 18 comprising  high-level practitioners in logistics from sectors including retail, industry, consulting, service providers and t...

Descartes Systems Group, a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has announced that Carpet & Flooring, a leading UK independent distributor of floor covering products, is using its mobile proof-of-delivery solution (ePoD) to improve delivery efficiencies, enhance t...

US entrepreneur Lynn C. Fritz has been inducted into the international Logistics Hall of Fame. The TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award has been given to Prof. Dr. Michael Feindt Born in San Francisco in 1942, Fritz is considered the founder of logistics for humanitarian organisations. In order...

Mooij Forwarding & Logistics has taken 18 containers with a double-deck loading system into use, to start intermodal large-volume transport on European corridors. This unique form of transport means maximum cost savings plus benefits for the environment. The containers can be swapped easily to o...