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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FMI’ Analyst view: ‘Revolutionizing Blister Packaging: Meet the Alu Alu Master’

1 FMI’ Analyst view: ‘Revolutionizing Blister Packaging: Meet the Alu Alu Master’

The global alu alu blister packaging machine Market is expected to register a market value of US$ 24.27 billion in 2023 and is projected to accumulate a valuation of US$ 42 billion by exhibiting a CAGR of 5.6% in the forecast period 2023 to 2033.

Customer behaviour driving activity in logistics sector

2 Customer behaviour driving activity in logistics sector

Fluctuations in demand and volume are creating challenges in the logistics and supply chain management sector, as providers feel the pressure of changing customer behaviour, a squeeze on pricing, and increasing customer service levels.

WFS boosts capacity at Chicago O'Hare with 15-year lease on new cargo terminal

3 WFS boosts capacity at Chicago O'Hare with 15-year lease on new cargo terminal

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a member of the SATS Group, has increased its cargo capacity at Chicago O’Hare International Airport by more than 10% to over 310 million kilos a year with the opening of a further cargo terminal.

Knowles invests in the future with purchase of first electric truck

4 Knowles invests in the future with purchase of first electric truck

Knowles Transport has purchased a new electric truck, a first for the fleet and one of the first hauliers in the country to run an electric truck, setting an exciting precedent for the future of the business. The Volvo FE Electric is now on the road and running on a local collection and delivery schedule.

Preventing auto part damage with custom reusable steel shipping rack

5 Preventing auto part damage with custom reusable steel shipping rack

For years, automotive parts have been shipped in cardboard or wood containers, custom-made for the task, and packed in paper or plastic-based material for protection. 

Transport Exchange Group launches ‘industry-first’ road transport data service to support dynamic freight pricing

6 Transport Exchange Group launches ‘industry-first’ road transport data service to support dynamic freight pricing

Transport Exchange Group, the UK online freight exchange platform, is helping its members to operate more dynamically and competitively in a highly volatile marketplace with the launch of what it claims to be an industry-first load pricing data service.

Applied Driving and VisionTrack join forces to target safer driving

7 Applied Driving and VisionTrack join forces to target safer driving

Applied Driving has teamed up with VisionTrack, a global provider of AI video telematics and connected vehicle data, to develop a video-enabled safe driving solution. 

XLP member Langowski Logistics Sp. z o.o. delivers the railway machinery shipment to New Zealand

8 XLP member Langowski Logistics Sp. z o.o. delivers the railway machinery shipment to New Zealand

Langowski Logistics Sp. z o.o. has delivered the railway machinery (in export) from Gdynia, Poland to Auckland, New Zealand in four open-top containers.

Logistics network's charity golf day raises over £6,000

9 Logistics network's charity golf day raises over £6,000

Over 50 golfers teed off for a great cause and raised £6,360 for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity at Wolverhampton logistics firm Pallet-Track’s annual golf day.

EPR a key provision for inclusion in UN's Global Plastics Treaty - Ecoveritas

10 EPR a key provision for inclusion in UN's Global Plastics Treaty - Ecoveritas

Environmental compliance specialist, Ecoveritas, has called on world leaders set to gather in Paris this week for the UN's second International Negotiating Committee (INC-2) to count Extended Producer Responsibility among the key provisions for inclusion to ensure circularity.

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