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Renault has updated its range of distribution vehicles with new versions of the Midlum and Premium with new cabs, chassis and powertrains. The Midlum range runs from 7.5 to 18 tonnes which the Premium Distribution runs from 16 to 26 tonnes.

Recent high profile hiccoughs at one or two automated warehouses caused some to think again about how far they wanted to rely on technology. But the potentialbenefits are often too great to ignore and suppliers are increasingly busy.

The Vanriet Group has formed and launched a new company combining the expertise of both Vanriet for conveyors and Rohaco for end of line robotic solutions into Vanriet Rohaco.

Recruiting, retaining and motivating staff is a long-standing problem for logistics operations, made more acute, in the UK at least, by the current relatively high levels of employment. What makes a company good to work for?

‘Managing a business is really about managing the supply chain,’ says the global operations director of De La Rue Cash Systems.

Why do companies seek to automate their warehouse facilities? It takes a large initial investment and nerves stronger than industrial shelving to alter a proven, if manual system.

Leicester company Univeyor has won its largest ever order – Daifuku, on behalf of Scandinavian retailer ICA, has placed a £6.6M order for the installation of a Univeyor Layer Picker.