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Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery logistics

Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery logistics

Nov 24, 2021 Global News, Logistics News, Storage & Racking, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery logistics

Premium, slimline autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) made in France can carry two roll cages at once in cold stores and ambient warehouses, making them an ideal productivity boosting solution for...
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Elddis Transport is gearing up for expansion with new storage and distribution facility in Durham

Elddis Transport is gearing up for expansion with new storage and distribution facility in Durham

Nov 24, 2021 BREXIT, eCommerce, News in General, UK News Comments Off on Elddis Transport is gearing up for expansion with new storage and distribution facility in Durham

Transport, logistics and distribution company Elddis Transport is gearing up for expansion and growth after plans worth close to £1.5 million to develop its operations were given the green light by...
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Jungheinrich sees positive results in the first three quarters of the 2021 financial year.

Jungheinrich sees positive results in the first three quarters of the 2021 financial year.

Nov 12, 2021 Articles, Euro News, Fork Lifts Comments Off on Jungheinrich sees positive results in the first three quarters of the 2021 financial year.

Value of incoming orders Q1–Q3: €3.58 billion / +31 per cent Revenue Q1–Q3: €3.02 billion / +11 per cent EBIT Q1–Q3: €258.4 million / +72 per cent; EBIT ROS: 8.6 per cent Net credit as at...
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First Euro Pool System recycled folding trays for the transport of fruit and vegetables

First Euro Pool System recycled folding trays for the transport of fruit and vegetables

Nov 12, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, News in General, Storage & Racking Comments Off on First Euro Pool System recycled folding trays for the transport of fruit and vegetables

 Euro Pool System, logistics provider of reusable packaging in the European fresh supply chain, started using its first recycled folding trays in mid-October. This project is fully in line with the...
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Local hospice will benefit from Toyota staff’s ‘virtual’ walk

Local hospice will benefit from Toyota staff’s ‘virtual’ walk

Nov 12, 2021 Articles, Events, Features, Fork Lifts, Handling News, News in General Comments Off on Local hospice will benefit from Toyota staff’s ‘virtual’ walk

Staff at Toyota Material Handling UK Ltd’s Castleford head office are raising money for local charity, Wakefield Hospice, by undertaking a 3920 mile ‘virtual’ walk. Over a 99-day period the...
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MUNSTER JOINERY ADDS MERLO TO PLANT FLEET

MUNSTER JOINERY ADDS MERLO TO PLANT FLEET

Nov 12, 2021 Handling News, News in General Comments Off on MUNSTER JOINERY ADDS MERLO TO PLANT FLEET

Cork-based windows and doors manufacturers, Munster Joinery has become the latest in a lengthening line of successful Irish multinationals to add a Merlo telescopic handler to their materials...
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Recycled plastic solutions can “bring resilience back to a chemical economy – Schoeller Allibert UK

Recycled plastic solutions can “bring resilience back to a chemical economy – Schoeller Allibert UK

Nov 05, 2021 Launch pad, News in General, Production Line, Storage & Racking Comments Off on Recycled plastic solutions can “bring resilience back to a chemical economy – Schoeller Allibert UK

Schoeller Allibert, a leading UK manufacturer and supplier of returnable and recyclable plastic packaging solutions for the chemical supply chain, has shared its perspective on how recycled plastic...
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Cargotec and Konecranes announce planned high-level operating model and leadership team for the Future Company

Cargotec and Konecranes announce planned high-level operating model and leadership team for the Future Company

Nov 05, 2021 Global News, Green Supply Chain, News in General Comments Off on Cargotec and Konecranes announce planned high-level operating model and leadership team for the Future Company

  As announced earlier, Cargotec and Konecranes will merge to create a global leader in sustainable material flow. The merger is expected to take place by the end of H1/2022, and Cargotec and...
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New EPAL Quality Classification enhances the use and exchange of EPAL Euro pallets

New EPAL Quality Classification enhances the use and exchange of EPAL Euro pallets

Nov 05, 2021 Articles, eCommerce, Handling News, Logistics News, News in General, Storage & Racking Comments Off on New EPAL Quality Classification enhances the use and exchange of EPAL Euro pallets

Under what conditions can an EPAL Euro pallet no longer be exchanged? Is the quality of a Euro pallet reduced by wood splintering or residual labels? How do you know if a pallet is suitable for a...
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Brambles and CHEP contribute to climate change discussion at COP26

Brambles and CHEP contribute to climate change discussion at COP26

Nov 05, 2021 Articles, News in General Comments Off on Brambles and CHEP contribute to climate change discussion at COP26

Senior representatives from CHEP, the supply chain pooling specialist, and its parent company Brambles, are speaking at the COP26 conference as part of the Sustainable Innovation Forum. Juan Jose...
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Logistics

Getting the drinks in with a fleet of space-saving Flexi Truck very narrow aisle (VNA) articulated forklifts

Getting the drinks in with a fleet of space-saving Flexi Truck very...

A fleet of space-saving Flexi Truck very narrow aisle articulated forklifts have been deployed across the network of distribution depots operated by the UK’s largest independent drinks wholesaler...
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GEODIS plans to double its Contract Logistics Footprint in the UK

GEODIS plans to double its Contract Logistics...

Average shipping container prices decline at ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, logjam still unabated

Average shipping container prices decline at...

Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery logistics

Double roll cage robots to transform UK grocery...

New EPAL Quality Classification enhances the use and exchange of EPAL Euro pallets

New EPAL Quality Classification enhances the use...

Handling

Hiab launches HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro loader crane with new control system

Hiab launches HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro loader crane with new control system

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has launched the 110 tonne metre ™ super heavy loader crane HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro with the company’s new control system to deliver new productivity and safety benefits. The iQ range is HIAB’s new generation of loader cranes based on the new control system SPACEevo...
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Hiab launches HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro loader crane with new control system

Hiab launches HIAB iQ.1188 HiPro loader crane...