HERMES INVESTS SEVEN-FIGURE SUM IN PARCELSHOP BRANDING
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HERMES INVESTS SEVEN-FIGURE SUM IN PARCELSHOP BRANDING

Consumer delivery specialist Hermes has announced a seven-figure brand refresh project at over 200 of its ParcelShops throughout the UK to increase its high street presence and attract more customers wanting a convenient way to…

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Lithium-ion-powered Flexi trucks boost cold store’s efficiency
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Lithium-ion-powered Flexi trucks boost cold store’s efficiency

Third party multi-temperature warehousing and logistics network, Norish, has introduced lithium-ion battery-powered Flexi articulated VNA truck technology at its cold store facility at Brierley Hill in the West Midlands.  The company, which has used Flexi…

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Don’t be left behind, book your place at UKWA’s ‘Next Generation Logistics’ conference NOW!
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Don’t be left behind, book your place at UKWA’s ‘Next Generation Logistics’ conference NOW!

An influential programme of over 30 insightful speakers, including keynote speaker Eleanor Winton, former head of KPMG’s Future Institute, will address delegates at the UK Warehousing Association’s 2020 National Conference, which takes place at the…

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TWENTY IN 2020: BCMPA TO CELEBRATE MILESTONE BIRTHDAY AT UK’S LARGEST PACKAGING SHOW
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TWENTY IN 2020: BCMPA TO CELEBRATE MILESTONE BIRTHDAY AT UK’S LARGEST PACKAGING SHOW

The British Contract Manufacturers and Packers Association (BCMPA) will be turning 20 in 2020 – and will mark its anniversary at the Contract Pack & Fulfilment show in February.  Formed in 2000, the BCMPA will be…

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SICK’s 3D CAMERA GOES PROGRAMMABLE IN A SNAPSHOT
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SICK’s 3D CAMERA GOES PROGRAMMABLE IN A SNAPSHOT

SICK has made its powerful Visionary T 3D snapshot camera programmable, so it can run user-specific image processing applications developed in its pioneering AppSpace software development ecosystem. The SICK Visionary T-AP, a robust 3D imaging…

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SICK Conquers New Frontiers with World’s Smallest Safety Laser Scanner
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SICK Conquers New Frontiers with World’s Smallest Safety Laser Scanner

SICK has launched the world’s smallest safety laser scanner, the nanoScan3, designed for easy and economical integration into the smallest of machine designs, particularly for automated guided vehicles, carts, mobile platforms and service robots.  The ultra-compact SICK nanoScan3 is just eight centimetres tall, so it can fit snugly into the spaces in machines where safety laser scanners could not previously have been located. Packing in all of SICK’s latest safety laser scanning technology advances, the nanoScan3 enables the highest level…

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KNAPP to showcase innovation at LogiMAT and IntraLogisteX
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KNAPP to showcase innovation at LogiMAT and IntraLogisteX

Logistics integrator, KNAPP, will present the latest generation of its AI-enabled Pick-it-Easy Robot at this year’s LogiMAT. The new robot, designed for fully automatic single-item picking, will be presented on the KNAPP stand (B05 in…

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HERMES’ PREPARATION DELIVERS BIGGEST EVER PEAK 2019
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HERMES’ PREPARATION DELIVERS BIGGEST EVER PEAK 2019

Hermes UK, the consumer delivery specialist, has experienced its biggest peak season to date, which included the busiest day in the company’s history. The organisation successfully handled in excess of 49.1 million parcels during December…

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INVENTORY MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMED
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INVENTORY MANAGEMENT TRANSFORMED

A new technology now enables continuous, zero-interruption inventory cycle counting says TouchPath (www.touchpath.com) quality and projects manager Roberta Knight, a former warehouse manager Supply chain manufacturing and logistics warehouse operators with an early-adopter mindset will soon be…

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What’s in store for 2020 and beyond? 6 trends shaping warehouses of the future
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What’s in store for 2020 and beyond? 6 trends shaping warehouses of the future

In 2010, many warehouses would still have been regarded as a neglected cost centre. Now, moving into 2020, the warehouse is a carefully managed control centre and very often the strategic hub of e-commerce within an ever-extending…

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