Automation: Learning the secrets of uptime
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Automation: Learning the secrets of uptime

Automation offers a route forward for hard-pressed e-fulfilment operations – particularly, when it comes to packaging processes. But how do you build in operational resilience? What are the…

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XPO Logistics and Nestlé Unveil UK Digital Distribution Warehouse of the Future
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XPO Logistics and Nestlé Unveil UK Digital Distribution Warehouse of the Future

XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, and Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, have today announced that their flagship distribution centre…

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CHAS urges construction industry to embrace Common Assessment Standard following data sharing agreement roll out
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CHAS urges construction industry to embrace Common Assessment Standard following data sharing agreement roll out

CHAS, the supply chain risk management expert, is encouraging the construction industry to embrace the new Common Assessment Standard following the announcement of a data-sharing agreement between the…

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Seven-point Checklist to Warehouse Systems-design
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Seven-point Checklist to Warehouse Systems-design

Low-CapEx technology is leading SME’s to look at flexible and scalable, warehouse automation as a means to overcoming capacity issues and labour constraints. But how do you ensure…

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Crown Paints adds further Flexis to its forklift fleet
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Crown Paints adds further Flexis to its forklift fleet

Crown Paints has added further units to its existing fleet of Flexi articulated very narrow aisle (VNA) warehouse trucks which operate at the company’s production facility in Hull.…

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Tax, tariffs and port delays are prompting UK online retailers to switch storage to Europe
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Tax, tariffs and port delays are prompting UK online retailers to switch storage to Europe

A growing number of British online retailers are seeking to ease the extra customs and tax administration and costs involved in trading with the EU by shifting stock…

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NEW EV CHARGE POINT PROTECTION AND SAFETY SOLUTIONS FROM BRANDSAFE
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NEW EV CHARGE POINT PROTECTION AND SAFETY SOLUTIONS FROM BRANDSAFE

Improved levels of protection for electric vehicle (EV) charge points installed in warehouse and distribution centre car parks are provided by a new range of high-performance solutions from Brandsafe, the UK impact protection equipment specialist.  There are currently in…

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Get ready for LiftEx 2021 in Bahrain
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Get ready for LiftEx 2021 in Bahrain

LiftEx 2021, the free-to-attend flagship event of LEEA (The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association), takes place in Bahrain on 27-28 September 2021, at the Gulf Hotel Bahrain & Convention…

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Post-Brexit port delays boost demand for UK-made forklift parts
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Post-Brexit port delays boost demand for UK-made forklift parts

Since new rules on exports, imports and tariffs were implemented at the start of this year, the UK’s forklift industry has looked to buy locally in Britain when…

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SMEs should look to interim solutions for permanent change
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SMEs should look to interim solutions for permanent change

By Leigh Anderson, Managing Director at Bis Henderson Recruitment During the pandemic many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have necessarily paused, postponed or cancelled their plans for…

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