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UK firm launches new handling and storage system that ‘could save around 46% staff handling time’

1 UK firm launches new handling and storage system that ‘could save around 46% staff handling time’

Alison Handling, the UK stockist of recyclable plastic storage systems, has launched a revolutionary new handling system, designed to cut transport times between the warehouse and the shelf. 

Lifting Equipment Store PRovides ex-rated hoists for Mega Yacht

2 Lifting Equipment Store PRovides ex-rated hoists for Mega Yacht

Lifting Equipment Store (LES) has supplied three custom 1t capacity ATEX-rated hoists for installation in the garage area of the Scenic Eclipse, a six-star mega yacht that recently completed its maiden voyage.

Swissport is speeding-up air freight handling processes

3 Swissport is speeding-up air freight handling processes

Swissport is speeding-up the air freight handling processes at its cargo warehouses by introducing newly developed self-services kiosks. The digital innovation reduces waiting times and increases the quality of the air freight documentation.

Yantra set to fulfil in 3PL market

4 Yantra set to fulfil in 3PL market

Yantra Fulfilment is a newly formed third party logistics (3PL) provider. Based just off junction 24 of the M1, the company has options on more than 100,000sq ft of space in the Midlands with a view to having 10 fulfilment centres strategically positioned across the UK.

Ardanuy Ingeniería will coordinate the implementation of the Railway Control Centre for the Port of Barcelona

5 Ardanuy Ingeniería will coordinate the implementation of the Railway Control Centre for the Port of Barcelona

The Port Authority of Barcelona has signed a Framework Contract with Ardanuy Ingeniería to launch this new Control Centre. The Company will participate in all phases of the work (functional design, defining the works to be carried out, assistance in selecting the best offers from different contractors and Works Management).

KNAPP showcases new solutions at IMHX

6 KNAPP showcases new solutions at IMHX

Global warehouse automation provider, KNAPP, received considerable interest from visitors in its latest solutions at IMHX 2019. The company exhibited its brand-new fulfilment workstation, Pick-it-Easy Evo, for the first time in the UK and also demonstrated its award-winning, AI-enabled redPILOT software.

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