News,case studies and product information relating to material handling,supply chain and distribution.

All the latest news and views from the world of material handling, logistics, freight forwarding and distribution. This section of the site carries articles relating to new contract wins, product launches, opinion from the trade associations, government departments, research analysts, the vendor community as well as case studies of material handling integration projects across Europe.

All key equipment sectors are covered, ranging from AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) ForkLift Trucks, Automated Storage Equipment, Conveyors and Sortation, Dock EquipmentOverhead Handling Equipment, Packaging and Labelling Solutions, Pallets & Containers,Transport and Distribution, Racking & Shelving as well as Trade Shows and Industry Events

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5 key factors to increase the productivity and efficiency of your handling equipment

1 5 key factors to increase the productivity and efficiency of your handling equipment

Managing your stocking system is absolutely vital and cannot be neglected within the management of a firm. The productivity and energy efficiency of your forklift trucks will have a great impact on your results and on your carbon footprint. Discover how you can improve these two key elements in just five ways.

New capabilities from JDA create transportation resiliency

2 New capabilities from JDA create transportation resiliency

As variability escalates in the transportation function — and the rise of omni-channel selling creates new cost and service pressures — JDA Software Group, Inc. has announced new capabilities in the JDA® Transportation portfolio that help companies make smarter, more strategic shipping and delivery decisions.

Finch Group to provide telematics insurance package for HGV sector

3 Finch Group to provide telematics insurance package for HGV sector

Working in partnership with telematics platform provider Microlise, motor fleet insurance specialist Finch Group is offering a new telematics package FITS (Fleet Insurance Telematics solutions)....

Dachser celebrates 40 years in the UK

4 Dachser celebrates 40 years in the UK

From small beginnings in a rented warehouse and with just 5 employees, Dachser has steadily grown.

AirBridgeCargo wins 'All-Cargo Airline of the Year' award

5 AirBridgeCargo wins 'All-Cargo Airline of the Year' award

AirBridgeCargo Airlines' (ABC) has earned the 'All-Cargo Airline of the Year Award' at the 32nd annual Cargo Airline of the Year ceremony, voted for by air cargo customers around the world.

CEVA adds senior sector operations talent to propel customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy

6 CEVA adds senior sector operations talent to propel customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy

CEVA Logistics has announced the appointment of two senior executives with deep sector-specific operations expertise to further drive its customer-focused Contract Logistics strategy.

Neill & Brown equips trucks with lifesaving new medical product

7 Neill & Brown equips trucks with lifesaving new medical product

Neill & Brown Global Logistics is equipping its trucks with a new emergency thermal blanket in collaboration with Orvecare, a division of Orvec International.

Containerships chooses Eniram for energy management

8 Containerships chooses Eniram for energy management

Eniram Limited, the Finnish provider of energy management technology and data analytic services to the shipping industry, has announced that short sea end-to-end operator Containerships had selected Eniram to help optimise its vessel performance and reduce fuel consumption.

Taming the e-tail tiger - landmark industry report launch to coincide with Multimodal 2015

9 Taming the e-tail tiger - landmark industry report launch to coincide with Multimodal 2015

E-tailing has irreversibly changed the paradigms of how the retail and logistics sector does business ....according to a new report by storage management specialist Link 51, entitled Taming the E-tail Tiger: Keeping Ahead of the Online Retail Revolution.

IFWLA announces top quality speaker programme

10 IFWLA announces top quality speaker programme

Delegates at the forthcoming International Federation of Warehousing & Logistics Associations (IFWLA) conference will hear presentations by key executives representing some of the most significant companies operating in the UK's retail, logistics and manufacturing sectors.

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