Focus, part of DIY company Focus Wickes, has awarded European supply chain solutions company Wincanton a contract to provide a seasonal goods warehouse. Based in Derby, the 18,600sq m warehouse will contain seasonal and campaign stock, inclu
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Iceland has abandoned using cardboard cartons in its fresh food supply chain, preferring to use plastic crates instead. The company has awarded a five-year deal to Hays Logistics to manage the new initiative which is expected to result in reduced
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is expected to attract major interest from visitors attending this month’s Retail Solutions 2004 exhibition and seminar, which is being held from June 8 to 10 at Birmingham’s NEC.
SSI Schaefer’s new LTB transport containers, which are available in a wide range of sizes and variations, have been designed for robust and secure storage and distribution in automation or manual systems.
Radio frequency identification (RFID) will be ready for adoption within supply chain infrastructure by 2005-6, but at current development rates, it will be 2013 and beyond before it is widely implemented at item-tagging level, according to AMR Research.
Paxar UK has launched a new low cost and compact desktop printer which prints labels and tags up to 100mm wide, whether continuously or on demand, at a print speed of 100mm a second. The 9742 is designed to satisfy several applications
Car manufacturer Aston Martin has installed two Atlet OPS man rising order pickers to maximise the use of space and improve picking efficiency at its parts operation
Sun Chemical, which makes and stores inks and varnishes for the printing industry, has a new fleet of Hyster counterbalance and warehouse trucks from Barloworld Handling for operation in its Zone 1 factory and Zone 2 warehouse near
HJ Heinz is using Linde material handling equipment at its Kitt Green distribution centre in Wigan to move a variety of ambient food products for delivery to customers nationwide.
Essex-based storage specialist Eastwood has fitted-out an extensive pallet racking facility at a new distribution centre for houseware distributor Russel.
