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NetDespatch has produced a “virtual warehouse” for Simply Sleep, the memory foam mattress supplier, by using web technology to eliminate the need for stock holding on site.

The Works, which sells books, crafts and gifts, has bought Workforce Management from RedPrairie to optimise labour productivity at its Sutton Coldfield distribution centre.

Apprise Consulting and Redditch-based software house TWS, have developed a software package to improve the accuracy of stock counting.

Roger Williams, chief executive of the United Kingdom Warehousing Association, believes the HSE has sought to address a problem that doesn’t actually exist with its PM28 guidance note for working at height.

As the industry starts to gear up for Christmas, companies are having to consider if they have the capacity to meet the demand peaks. If not, a temporary warehouse could be the answer.

Wind is the world’s fastest growing energy source and in the UK we have about 40 per cent of Europe’s wind resource.

Companies are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their commitment to the green agenda. But there are still a lot of grey areas regarding which technologies companies should invest in to guarantee a greener future. Jessica Davies investigates.