Case Studies
Detailed reports analysing how organisations are boosting efficienciesA close shave
Swisslog has developed the LoadBuilder concept for Gillette's UK distribution to help reduce transport costs and provide flexibility in meeting customer requirements, as part of implementing its WarehouseManager system at the company's Reading DC....
Published: 08 January 2009
A co-operative approach
The Co-operative's food business has recently overhauled its distribution network with the help of Manhattan Associates' Warehouse Management Solution for Open Systems....
Published: 08 January 2009
A weight off your mind
WH Smith has installed a number of RDS Technology's on-board load-monitoring systems to forklifts at its Swindon distribution centre....
Published: 01 December 2008
Booming success for Parcelforce
Parcelforce Worldwide has reduced manual handling at its Glasgow warehouse with a Sovex conveyor system, which helps it process more than three million parcels each year. The 45,000 sq ft Glasgow site accepts parcels from the company's larger Coventry...
Published: 01 December 2008
20pc productivity boost for freight forwarder
What used to take three months, now takes one day....
Published: 01 November 2008
A Quiker route to success
Quiksilver, the casual clothing retailer, has doubled its productivity by implementing HighJump Software's Warehouse Advantage warehouse management system. The retailer wanted a robust WMS to manage the complexities of high-volume retail distribution...
Published: 01 November 2008
Chocolatier makes big storage savings
Bringing all raw materials on site saves thousands for Barry Callebaut...
Published: 01 November 2008
Custom trucks for Hovis depots
New order picker fleet revs up operations at bread maker depot....
Published: 01 November 2008
Ergo fashions TNT floor
TNT chose Ergo Floor Systems to supply it with 900 sq m of Standline interlocking PVC floor tiles at the group distribution centre of its fashion division in Leicester. TNT Fashion needed a way of blocking the excessive noise caused by pallet pump trucks...
Published: 01 November 2008
Fire-proof mezzanine
Archival storage solution company, Data and Records Management, gained 3,000 sq m of additional storage space at one of its warehouses when it chose a mezzanine floor solution from The Invicta Group....
Published: 01 November 2008
No need to splash out
Gray Campling's line marking machine Powrliner can help warehouse operators sidestep the need to call in costly contractors....
Published: 01 November 2008
Twintec shows star quality
Beer and wine producer Constellation increased the capacity of its £40 million distribution centre by 80,000 pallets - roughly 53 million bottles of wine - when it installed a floor from Twintec....
Published: 01 November 2008
Bouncing back from Buncefield
The explosion at the Buncefield oil storage depot in Hertfordshire closed the nearby distribution centre of Waverley TBS, in December 2005 - the worst possible time for a company that sell wines and spirits to restaurants, clubs and public houses. The...
Published: 03 October 2008
Cool computing
When French group Tourpargel, which specialises in home delivery of frozen food, bought Frigedoc (Agrigel brand) in 2003 it was decided to implement a common system for the whole group consisting of SAP for purchasing and supply and Savoye for its LM7...
Published: 03 October 2008
Lockheed goes for software-as-a-service
Lockheed Martin chose Manhattan Associates' Transport Lifecycle Management (TLM) to improve its transport management processes. The system is designed to help Lockheed Martin maintain control of its network and make the right transport decisions based on...
Published: 03 October 2008
Suzuki cuts costs with web content management
Tesco has chosen RackCare's online racking management system to manage the safety and maintenance of its racking complexes. Over the past year the retail giant has commissioned several new distribution centres - each routinely more than one million...
Published: 03 October 2008
Tesco racks up big benefits
Tesco has chosen RackCare's online racking management system to manage the safety and maintenance of its racking complexes. Over the past year the retail giant has commissioned several new distribution centres - each routinely more than one million...
Published: 03 October 2008
Waitrose reach plan for Aylesford
Waitrose has boosted productivity and eliminated manual battery handling at its Aylesford distribution centre. It chose Atlet to design and oversee the materials handling equipment and battery change project and supply a new fleet of reach trucks, order...
Published: 03 October 2008
Bespoke system for Techtronic
Linpac Storage Systems has completed a bespoke storage solution combining wide and narrow aisle racking and a mezzanine structure for the power tools and accessories division of Techtronic Industries UK. The company's new Didcot distribution centre...
Published: 01 September 2008
Ceva Rentarack
In addition to leasing Ceva an 80,000 sq ft warehouse complex in Daventry, Nene Group has fitted out the warehouse with racking and ancillary products supplied through Nene's Rentarack rack rental scheme....
Published: 01 September 2008
