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Electric generator engineering company Delta Design Systems, has become the first operator in the country to take delivery of Samuk’s RY1612 middleweight forklift truck.

Supreme Brands, the battery and recordable media distributors, found they were getting up to 40 picking errors a day, five of which related to customer complaints about the wrong product or quantity being delivered.

The results ranged from a reduction in maintenance costs of some £150,000 per annum across Wickes’ four sites, to tangible improvements in the environmental impact of the fleet and risk management.

Order picking is a critical operation where delays and errors can cost you dear. However, there are now a range of technologies available to help. The difficult bit is choosing the right one. Malory Davies reports.

CJ Lang & Son, the retailing and distribution company, serves over 45 per cent of Scotland’s independent market from its dedicated RDC in Dundee.