LPR and Goggins Transport celebrate 5 years serving the Irish market
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LPR and Goggins Transport celebrate 5 years serving the Irish market

LPR, Europe’s leading red pallet pooling company, and its transport and logistics partner in Ireland, Goggins Transport, are celebrating their fifth anniversary of working together by signing an agreement to work together for a further…

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Brexit and the logistics/supply chain hurdles we can expect
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Brexit and the logistics/supply chain hurdles we can expect

With Brexit now official, there will obviously be far-reaching, and potentially costly, impacts for cross-border shipping, especially in the event of no deal being agreed before 31 December.  Logistyx Technologies, a leader in transportation management systems…

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SICK’s SIG200 is an IO-Link Master and Control System in One
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SICK’s SIG200 is an IO-Link Master and Control System in One

SICK has unveiled its SIG200 PROFINET Sensor Integration Gateway, the first in a family of intelligent Industry 4.0 gateways designed to work as both IO-Link Masters and small, distributed control systems in one.  It makes light work of configuring localised sensor applications as part of automated warehousing and logistics machinery, while unlocking access to valuable process and performance data from the sensors to enterprise-level and cloud-based systems.    SICK’s SIG200 Sensor Integration Gateway is…

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Logistics company plans to open a museum to mark community’s wartime role
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Logistics company plans to open a museum to mark community’s wartime role

Supply chain and fulfilment services specialist, Walker Logistics, is hoping to mark the important role that an airfield in Berkshire played during the Second World War by opening a museum on the land where its…

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BITO to spotlight highly productive solutions at IntraLogisteX 2020
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BITO to spotlight highly productive solutions at IntraLogisteX 2020

BITO Storage Systems will be throwing the spotlight on highly productive order picking at IntraLogisteX 2020, which takes place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 31 March to 1 April 2020. BITO experts will be…

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Quadient brings the pinnacle of automated packaging technology to IntraLogisteX 2020
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Quadient brings the pinnacle of automated packaging technology to IntraLogisteX 2020

Packaging by Quadient, the Automated Packaging Solutions specialist, will be highlighting the latest advances in its revolutionary automated packaging machines at IntraLogisteX 2020 on stand 500. Packaging by Quadient was formerly known as Packaging by…

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Output reduced as JCB assesses Chinese supply chain impact
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Output reduced as JCB assesses Chinese supply chain impact

JCB is set to reduce production levels at UK factories due to anticipated component shortages from Chinese suppliers impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, the company announced today.  The move will mean a shorter working week…

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Making manufacturing life easier for SME
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Making manufacturing life easier for SME

Konstantin Klugman, managing team member of MRPeasy, explains the benefits to be gained by SMEs from cloud-based manufacturing ERP. It isn’t easy being a small manufacturer, especially one with ambitions for growth. Free cash is…

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Quadient’s high-velocity CVP Everest hits ecommerce peaks with 1,000+ packages per hour
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Quadient’s high-velocity CVP Everest hits ecommerce peaks with 1,000+ packages per hour

Quadient, formerly Neopost, has launched the CVP Everest, the latest high velocity fit-to-size auto-boxing system from Packaging by Quadient capable of tailor-making over 1,100 e-commerce packages per hour. Designed to help large ecommerce businesses hit peak volumes,…

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Take control of legislation and let inland depots take the post-Brexit strain
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Take control of legislation and let inland depots take the post-Brexit strain

Significantly increased customs checks at UK ports are likely to impact on supply chains and drive up demand for more warehousing in a market that’s already close to full capacity. However, with the restrictions of…

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