By Masternaut
Understanding how your business works is one of the critical elements to building a successful business, regardless of the industry you work in. Running a business requires you to operate in a variety of different areas and deal with a vast number of challenges.
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.
Why businesses need to understand their fleet data.
Nov 25, 2020
Locus Robotics reaches picking milestone of 250 million units for global retail, industrial, healthcare and 3PL customers
Nov 25, 2020
Locus Robotics, the autonomous mobile robots (AMR) provider for fulfilment warehouses, passed the quarter-billion (250,000,000) units picked volume level heading into the 2020 holiday peak season.
SkyCell transforms vaccine supply chain with launch of ultra-cold smart container
Nov 25, 2020
SkyCell, the manufacturer of data-driven temperature-controlled smart containers for the pharmaceutical industry, has developed an ultra-cold smart container that will ensure the safe transportation of COVID-19 vaccines around the world, regardless of outside temperatures.
Zircotec helping to deliver carbon-zero truck engine revolution
Nov 25, 2020
After keeping things under wraps for nine months, heat management specialist, Zircotec, has announced its involvement with Dolphin N2, now owned by FPT Industrial, and Brighton University, on a project to develop a new internal combustion engine that, it is claimed, has the potential to transform the commercial powertrain market, with its near zero emissions.
Looking forward to the coming year and what it might mean for the packaging industry
Nov 25, 2020
As 2020, the year that nobody predicted, finally draws to a close, Antalis’ Head of Business Development for packaging, John Garner, offers a mix of realism and optimism as he looks ahead to 2021.
2020 is a year that very few will look upon fondly, but one thing it has shown, according to John Garner, is the extraordinary capabilities within the UK’s packaging industry. “In the face of the most challenging period in living memory, it has shown a resilience, adaptability and depth of expertise that makes me feel very optimistic for the future.
Preston haulier H Parkinson Haulage takes delivery of seven new Stralis NP 460s to replace Stralis NP 400s
Nov 25, 2020
Preston-based H Parkinson Haulage (HPH) has taken delivery of seven 460hp IVECO Stralis NP AS440S46T/P CNG 4x2 tractor units after successfully running seven of the Stralis NP 400 4x2s for 30 months, with each truck having covered 550,000 kilometres in that time.
