The newly upgraded MailBIZZ ‘pay as you go’ fulfilment system will make its debut at the ECMOD2004 exhibition, being held at Earl’s Court on November 24 and 25. The first of its type, it now incorporates an auto-email service which sends a unique tracking
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Evermore pressure is being put on the supply chain as companies push to move goods through more efficiently while remaining responsive to demand. The logistics function is a key differentiator in the race to work smarter and stay agile in the face of evol
Paxar UK has developed two lightweight versions of its Monarch Pathfinder, a multi-function, real-time, one-piece hand-held scanner, data collector, printer and label applicator. The new MO6032 and MO6037 models are said to be suitable for time-eff
The Argos Retail Group (ARG), comprising Homebase and Argos, is using global logistics provider Kuehne & Nagel (K&N) to handle its supply chain management. The deal is claimed to be one of the largest ever concerning supply chain management.
Private road and rail logistics provider The Potter Group has invested millions of pounds to offer clients a full intermodal container management service. Based on its expertise in road and rail freight, storage and distribution, the group has introduced
IKEA’s distribution centre complex at Peterborough, which is operated by ND Logistics UK, has been supplied with high performance batteries by Hawker Traction to power the 67 electric lift trucks working at the site.
Acting on behalf of La’Pec Properties, Rogers Chapman has sold the freehold investment of 13-15 Willow Road, Poyle, near Heathrow, to a client of LaSalle Investment Management for more than £1.6M. The sale was on behalf of a private client.
Electrical retailer Comet is buying 50 DAF LF FA45s to operate from its Chorley, Maidstone and Nottingham home delivery platforms. Fitted with Don-Bur box bodies and Ratcliff tail-lifts, the new trucks are the first DAFs to join the retailer’s
The first two new Still MX-X very narrow aisle (VNA) trucks arriving in the UK will go into service with Midlands company Middleton Paper. Delivery of the trucks is expected by late July or early August.
C&V Data Management Services is using SSI Schaefer’s new Regal 4000 two-tier shelving systems to store more than 70,000 boxes and 250,000 open files at its records management and document storage facility in Lutterworth.
