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He has worked as a logistician with international aid agency, Goal, for the past three years, and has just signed a new contract that will take him to Mozambique to continue doing humanitarian work.

On 29 December 2006 it set a new record for the tonnage of paper loaded out in one day with 2,774 tonnes.

Bertram Books, a UK book wholesaler is using a void fill cushion from Easypack on a conveyor sorting system.

WH Smith has increased outbound productivity by 20 per cent at its Dunstable distribution centre, after installing a sortation system from SDI Greenstone.

The race to win the home shopping, e-fulfilment market is on, according to Steve Richmond, general manager for the systems and projects division of Jungheinrich.

The company employs around 4,000 people in the UK (including franchise staff) and has around 2,500 employees involved in making deliveries across the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Introduced by British Airways as part of an efficiency drive for servicing Boeing 747s and 777s, Cribmaster provides visibility for all maintenance, repair and operations stock – thousands of different items.

Achieving the higher output, would normally have required the lengthening of the existing assembly line, to accommodate the additional operators needed.

Automotive component manufacturer Webasto Roof Systems has increased storage density and picking efficiency with better stock rotation in the warehouse at its factory in Birmingham.