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Can your business handle an eCommerce Christmas like no other?

Aug 09, 2020 admin account Articles, eCommerce, Handling News, Supply Chain Comments Off on Can your business handle an eCommerce Christmas like no other?

By Leigh Anderson, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Recruitment A leading figure said recently “For the last three months it’s been like planning for Christmas, but not knowing which day...

Online retailers have no need to fear returns

Aug 03, 2020 admin account Articles, Case Studies, eCommerce, News in General, Storage & Racking, Warehousing Seminar Comments Off on Online retailers have no need to fear returns

For online retailers with an efficient and professional logistics partner, high volume returns should hold no fear says Charlie Walker, marketing director of Berkshire-based supply chain and online...

No Woof Stuff! Ford Experiments with 4-Legged Robots to Scout Factories, Saving Time & Money

Aug 03, 2020 admin account Case Study/Testimonial, eCommerce, Features, Green Supply Chain, Handling News, Launch pad, Logistics News, News in General, Product Launch Pad Comments Off on No Woof Stuff! Ford Experiments with 4-Legged Robots to Scout Factories, Saving Time & Money

Ford is tapping four-legged robots at its Van Dyke Transmission Plant in early August to laser scan the plant, helping engineers update the original computer-aided design which is used when we are...

World-first in Dublin as UPS & Dublin City Council innovate to reinvent sustainable last mile deliveries

Jul 23, 2020 admin account eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, Product Launch Pad Comments Off on World-first in Dublin as UPS & Dublin City Council innovate to reinvent sustainable last mile deliveries

An innovative walking and cycle based system designed to optimise deliveries in city centres has launched in Dublin. Operating out of mini urban distribution centres and combining powered e-Walkers...

BITO’s flexible storage combination

Jul 12, 2020 admin account eCommerce, Handling News, News in General, Product Launch Pad, Supply Chain Comments Off on BITO’s flexible storage combination

One of the most popular new items in BITO’s recently launched online BITO Direct catalogue is the company’s Galvanised Boltless Shelving, which can hold a combination of BITO’s XL and RK...

Shoppers must say ‘No’ to new minimum charge on home deliveries

Jul 03, 2020 admin account COVID-19, eCommerce, Features, Handling News, Logistics News, Shipping & Freight Comments Off on Shoppers must say ‘No’ to new minimum charge on home deliveries

The UK Government is planning to consult the public about a new standard delivery charge for home shopping. Just like the plastic bag fee in supermarkets, it aims to discourage overuse of consumer...

COVID-19 Spurs Food Union to Launch E-Commerce Platforms for European Consumers

Jun 25, 2020 admin account eCommerce, Euro News, Green Supply Chain, Logistics News Comments Off on COVID-19 Spurs Food Union to Launch E-Commerce Platforms for European Consumers

Food Union, a global dairy production and distribution group, has launched an e-commerce distribution service in four European countries, delivering ice cream, dairy products, pastry and frozen food...

AIPUT strengthens resilience of vital pharmaceutical airfreight facility at Heathrow

May 31, 2020 admin account eCommerce, News in General, Supply Chain, UK News Comments Off on AIPUT strengthens resilience of vital pharmaceutical airfreight facility at Heathrow

Aberdeen Standard Investments’ AIPUT fund (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) has secured a lease extension to 2030 with Kuehne+Nagel for its Heathrow South Cargo Centre warehouse at Heathrow...

RadWagon 4 electric cargo bike

May 23, 2020 admin account eCommerce, Green Supply Chain, Handling News, Product Launch Pad, Supply Chain Comments Off on RadWagon 4 electric cargo bike

North America’s largest ebike brand, Rad Power Bikes has unveiled the newest iteration of its versatile RadWagon electric cargo bike. Fully redesigned from the ground up, the RadWagon 4 offers...

How COVID-19 is affecting the logistics industry globally

May 05, 2020 admin account COVID-19, eCommerce, Global News, Handling News, IFOY AWARDS, News in General Comments Off on How COVID-19 is affecting the logistics industry globally

IFOY survey reports on how the different regions are coping with the situation Contributions from International Forklift Jury members from around the world Questions: In what way has Covid-19...

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New hi-tech warehouse complex & 80,000 m² of storage space at...

The Mercedes-Benz Global Logistics Center Germersheim is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and the inauguration of a new, state-of the-art warehouse complex. The After-Sales location began...

No Woof Stuff! Ford Experiments with 4-Legged...

ECG recommendation on standardisation of Vehicle...

Terberg begins production of 3rd generation YT...

Application phase for the IFOY AWARD 2021 begins

Manufacturers picking Direct to Consumer

Manufacturers with Direct to Consumer operations need to consider storage and picking for efficient fulfilment of growing order volumes, says Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems. Online retail helped many manufacturers who saw normal outlets for their goods close during the...