Case Studies
Detailed reports analysing how organisations are boosting efficienciesLink 51 for Lincoln
Danwood Group chose a mix of pallet racking, two-tier carton live picking systems and mezzanine design with interconnecting conveyors for its new 100,000 sq ft distribution centre at Lincoln....
Published: 01 September 2008
Metal stockholder doubles hourly pick rates
West Midlands stockholder The Metal Centre has doubled hourly pick rates, from 15 to 30 per hour with the same manpower, as a result of moving to Unicompact systems supplied by Kasto from a manual handling system using conventional racking and fork lift...
Published: 01 September 2008
Mobile computing comes to the silver screen
Hand held track and trace keeps films in view for National Film Transport Logistics...
Published: 01 September 2008
Shelving for the Ferrari parts
Superformance, a specialist in replacement parts for Ferrari and other high-performance Italian cars, has installed additional shelving to house an increase in automotive parts....
Published: 01 September 2008
Timber expansion
James Donaldson Timber chose Hi-Store, the Hampshire-based storage specialist, for the expansion of its sawmilling, manufacturing and distribution centre at Leven in Fife. Donaldson handles some 230,000 cu m of timber a year from suppliers with green...
Published: 01 September 2008
Wearable computers boost parcel throughput
NYK is using wearable computers to enable it to train staff and get them operational more quickly on its contract with La Poste, the The French national post office....
Published: 01 September 2008
Hella centralises logistics in north west Germany
Hella, the automotive lighting and electronics supplier, has centralised its logistics operations at one of its production sites at Recklinghausen in north west Germany. ...
Published: 18 August 2008
Pallet scanner boosts bottom line for DHL
DHL has installed a pallet measuring system at its international gateway in London Colney to enable it to weigh, measure and scan large pallets quickly....
Published: 18 August 2008
Easilift for "greenest" store
Tesco has chosen an Easilift loading system for the loading bays at its store at Wick in Scotland. It was designed, built and installed by Easilift to meet Tesco's specific requirements for what has been described as 'Britain's greenest supermarket.'...
Published: 01 August 2008
Four-way plan for Doré
Doré Metal Services has been able to improve storage capacity and efficiency as a result of moving to Atlet Forte UFS four-way reach trucks which support a new way of working with higher storage density....
Published: 01 August 2008
Mobile lift for Blakemore
A mobile dock lift from Transdek is proving to be cost-effective for loading trailers at a new regional distribution centre opened by A F Blakemore and Son in the West Midlands....
Published: 01 August 2008
New chapter for Bookpoint with Savoye
DHL has installed a pallet measuring system at its international gateway in London Colney to enable it to weigh, measure and scan large pallets quickly....
Published: 01 August 2008
Thorworld heavyweight for Terex
A mobile yard ramp from Thorworld Industries is being used with heavy construction equipment at the Terex facility in Warwick. It is used for offloading new machines arriving from the company's Coventry plant and other European sites where these are not...
Published: 01 August 2008
1,500 Vehicle deal for TomTom
TomTom Work, the business-to-business division of TomTom, has won a contract to supply a vehicle navigation and tracking solution covering 1500 vehicles operated by Scotia Gas Network (SGN)....
Published: 01 June 2008
Daifuku in Denmark
Daifuku was appointed general contractor when Danish purchasing cooperative SuperGros decided to build an additional warehouse at Ringsted. The planned integrated consignment stock warehouse with its clad rack construction, has nine aisles with 20,544...
Published: 01 June 2008
ECS for Mothercare
European Conveyor Systems recently completed a £550,000 goods handling system at a 300,000 sq ft national distribution centre in Northamptonshire operated by Exel for Mothercare. The NDC, which includes some 14,000 pallet racking locations and a...
Published: 01 June 2008
FCUK boosts logistics performance
In recent years, fashion group French Connection has streamlined its stock management and distribution operations. The group's four principal brands are FCUK, designer brand Nicole Farhi, Toast and Great Plains....
Published: 01 June 2008
Foster's goes with Swisslog ASRS
Foster's Group chose an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) from Swisslog, for its Wolf Blass Winery in Australia. The company needed a system to help it manage future growth, reduce freight and double handling costs, transport export products...
Published: 01 June 2008
Laura Ashley plans to cut costs with new fleet
Laura Ashley has introduced a new fleet of forklift trucks at its Coalville site, which it reckons will cost less over the trucks' lifecycle than the fleet that it replaces....
Published: 01 June 2008
Pumping up the volume
Godwin Pumps, which manufactures pumping equipment, bought two Kardex Shuttle XPs to help deal with its increasingly high stock levels and maximise space at its 10,000 sq m site in Quenington....
Published: 01 June 2008
