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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UK packaging event unveils plans for 2018

1 UK packaging event unveils plans for 2018

James Drake-Brockman, Divisional Director of Packaging Innovations, Empack and Label&Print, the UK packaging shows, talks about plans for the event's return to Birmingham's NEC on 28 February & 1 March 2018.

Allan McKee joins Krone Trailers UK

2 Allan McKee joins Krone Trailers UK

Krone has appointed a new Area Sales Manager to join the UK trailer team.

LDL Technology and ffly4u announce comprehensive asset-tracking system for supply chain across Europe

3 LDL Technology and ffly4u announce comprehensive asset-tracking system for supply chain across Europe

LDL Technology and ffly4u have announced a comprehensive, real-time asset-tracking system for the entire supply chain.

Commercial telematics market size worth USD 114.28 billion by 2025, according to Hexa Research

4 Commercial telematics market size worth USD 114.28 billion by 2025, according to Hexa Research

The global commercial telematics market is expected to reach USD 114.28 billion by 2025 on account of to the rapid penetration of smart connectivity systems in passenger cars as well as commercial vehicles.

Flow wrapping technology is sealing the future for packaging

5 Flow wrapping technology is sealing the future for packaging

By Peter Miller, managing director of Tisomi Ltd.

Figures suggest that since the start of the 21st Century there has been a three-fold increase in the use of automated packaging machinery in the global food sector and flow wrapping systems are influencing this transformation, allowing a vast array of jobs, once done manually, to be performed with greater speed, accuracy and efficiency.

Panther returns service helps boost Sleep Design’s bottom line

6 Panther returns service helps boost Sleep Design’s bottom line

Northamptonshire-based delivery firm Panther Logistics has boosted customer satisfaction for one of the leading brand names in the UK bed, mattress and furniture market with its seamless returns service.

Growth of home delivery sector key driver in £10,000 fleet investment

7 Growth of home delivery sector key driver in £10,000 fleet investment

SK Distribution based at Harpur Hill in Buxton, a member of Palletways, the express palletised freight network, has invested more than £10,000 in ten electric pump trucks to help with the increasing number of home based tail-lift deliveries handled by the company.

AGRO Merchants Group Takes the Freeway Route to Improving Fleet Maintenance

8 AGRO Merchants Group Takes the Freeway Route to Improving Fleet Maintenance

AGRO Merchants Group is implementing fleet maintenance software from Freeway Fleet Systems at the company's Irish HQ in Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland.

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