Latest Business News RSS Feeds Palletline are going all the way with the help of Vigo and Psion Teklogix May 02, 2008 Vigo Software has won a contract to provide Palletline with signature capture software that will enable Palletline to trace the movement of palletized loads to the point of delivery across the UK and Ireland. AC power spreads across Cat® Lift Trucks stacker range April 30, 2008 A brand new AC-powered platform stacker and a new AC-powered variant of an existing stand-on stacker model have recently been added to the Cat Lift Trucks range of warehouse trucks. Romanian fleet deal announced April 25, 2008 Romania-based Ferfelis has recently invested in a further fleet of five Flexi Hi-MAX articulated trucks. ALDI – “Spend a little, live a lot!” April 24, 2008 Aldi’s received considerable reduction in the electricity bills at their stores. Schmitz Cargobull and Wincanton - working for Transaid April 23, 2008 Holly Porter, group marketing director of Wincanton plc, presented Chris Saunders, chief executive of the logistics industry’s charity, Transaid, with a cheque for £3,000 at the recent Commercial Vehicle show. FKI Logistex® to Launch Four Major New Products April 21, 2008 A ground-breaking new Case Conveyor and three next-generation high-speed Sortation Systems will each demonstrate their unique, industry-first features at CeMAT in Hall 27. Mitsubishi sit-on stacker 'does it all' April 19, 2008 A versatile new sit-on stacker, described by its manufacturer as the ‘do-it-all’ warehouse truck, has been launched by Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks. 6” wide 300 DPI label printer under $2300 April 18, 2008 The new Tharo Systems, Inc. H-600 Series, 6 inch wide, thermal transfer bar code label printers have a suggested list price of $2,095 USD for 203 DPI and $2,295 USD for 300 DPI. Crate and Pallet Washing Line! April 15, 2008 Transit Equipment has now established PPS Wash, enabling it to offer the market washing and product sterilisation of plastic pallets and nestable crates, trays and containers Atlet furnishes new fleet for Laura Ashley April 15, 2008 Atlet’s lift truck solution for Laura Ashley at Coalville is projected to cost less over the trucks’ lifecycle than the original fleet that it replaces. Order picking and sortation systems for footwear April 15, 2008 Case study Brantano is a shoe retailer, with more than 280 stores and franchise operations in several Western European and Middle East countries. Annual turnover is more than € 300 million. How the Crown TSP 6000 cut a tricky problem in half April 15, 2008 When the Wollschläger Group embarked on an expansion of its central precision tools warehouse, its materials handling supplier recommended low level-order pickers for ground level work and turret trucks for picking and work at heights. The first hybrid truck in the world launched in Sweden April 08, 2008 Volvo Trucks is now taking an important step towards commercialisation of this technology for heavy vehicles. Sorting system for Mexx outlet shops April 03, 2008 A DHL MEXX case study by Vanderlande Industries Jungheinrich announce factory developments April 02, 2008 Jungheinrich has announced plans to open a new factory in Leipzig in 2009 The Jury's first choice: Automatic Guided Vehicles controlled by voice April 01, 2008 Dematic wins the innovation prize awarded by the "Initiative Mittelstand" Linde MH boosts heavy truck business April 01, 2008 By creating an independent business unit, Linde Material Handling aims to boost its heavy truck business and occupy a stronger position in the global market. Kaiser's Tengelmann relies on WMS incl. Pick-by-Voice from KNAPP April 01, 2008 KNAPP successfully installed within three weeks the new version of the KiSoft Warehouse Management System (WMS) at Kaiser's Tengelmann in Nieder-Olm

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