With land values continuing to rise and labour becoming more expensive and harder to find, will 2007 herald a golden age for warehouse automation? James Falkner reports.
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Bertram Books, a UK book wholesaler is using a void fill cushion from Easypack on a conveyor sorting system.
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WH Smith has increased outbound productivity by 20 per cent at its Dunstable distribution centre, after installing a sortation system from SDI Greenstone.
RedPrairie has bought GEOCOMtms, which designs fleet management software, for an undisclosed sum.
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.
Dutch IT companies Groeneveld IT and Cat Logic are merging to form a new company.
Environmental concerns are increasingly influencing the logistics decision-making process – particularly among public-facing businesses such as retailing. How is forklift truck technology developing to meet the challenge?
Vianetic has launched VWMS, a warehouse management system designed to suit any size of logistics operation.
Linde scooped the environmental award at the 2007 Fork Lift Truck Association annual awards for extended component life on its electric counterbalance range.
