European Conveyor Systems has completed a compact, cost-effective packing cell with a high degree of automation that minimises manual handling and staffing levels at Vauxhall Motors' aftersales warehouse in Bedfordshire.
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 Equipment, Overhead Handling Equipment, Packaging and Labelling Solutions, Pallets & Containers,Transport and Distribution, Racking & Shelving as well as Trade Shows and Industry Events.
'Online sales will kill packaging design'... or will it?
Sep 03, 2013
'Online sales will kill packaging design' is the hot topic being discussed by major names such as Innocent Drinks and Marks & Spencer at the BIG Packaging Debate, at Packaging Innovations London on 1 October 2013.
Easilift advises a safe start to loading bay design
Sep 03, 2013
Easilift Loading Systems is to underline how companies can improve safety in the loading bay at the Fork Lift Truck Association's 2013 National Fork Lift Safety Conference.
Thermo King introduces PharmaSolutions dedicated exclusively to the pharmaceuticals industry
Sep 03, 2013
A stable and secure temperature-controlled environment is crucial when transporting pharmaceutical products and for ensuring their efficacy.
Toyota takes the chill off materials handling at TCS&D
Sep 03, 2013
Toyota Material Handling UK is to showcase its latest range of warehouse and counterbalance forklift trucks on stand E15 at the Temperature Controlled Storage and Distribution (TCS&D) exhibition on the 18th to the 19th September 2013.
Confidence returns to UK's logistics sector, as growth prospects strengthen
Sep 03, 2013
A survey of over 100 senior executives in the UK's logistics sector has identified a significant increase in confidence throughout the first half of 2013, compared with the previous six months.
Survey sparks war on warehouse costs
Sep 03, 2013
Nearly half (43 per cent) of UK businesses regard reducing the cost of running warehouse operations as their most critical challenge for business improvement - even more critical than speed of fulfilment. This was the finding of a new survey of warehouse operators, carried out for Access Delta, the leading Warehouse Management System (WMS) vendor, by Redshift Research, and is the subject of an accompanying White Paper: 'War on Warehouse Costs'.
Konecranes establishes dedicated UK training centre
Sep 03, 2013
Recognising the importance of training across all aspects of its business, Konecranes – manufacturer of lifting equipment – has opened a new state-of-the-art training centre located at its UK headquarters in Castle Donington, Notts.
Versatile alternative for postal sortation
Sep 03, 2013
SDI Group, the global integrator of automated material handling systems, has entered the postal and package e-commerce market with the creation of a specialist company, SDI Sortation Solutions Ltd.
