The recession has left the Staffordshire area with a surplus of large warehouses and distribution hubs trying to find occupiers, according to the Annual Review by Instaffs, the inward investment agency.
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Permaban Floor Solutions has completed a project for real estate company Giffels Management Russia on a 600,000 sq m distribution centre near Moscow.
Sainsbury’s rolled out an integrated transport management system across its national distribution network, with the result that store turnaround times were cut by 15 per cent, empty running improved by 12 per cent; and
Newsprinters, the newspaper printing subsidiary of News International, operates one of the largest printing centres in the world – the equivalent in size to 23 football pitches – and brought in MLOG Logistics to automate it.
Sports footwear retailer ASICS increased the control and visibility of its European supply chain, and boosted inventory management when it brought in a warehouse management system from Infor.
Solus Garden & Leisure Group brought in a system from Strategix to help it deal with the challenges of seasonal peak demands.
Independent brewery Adnams set up its own bonded warehouse, cut costs and improved its inventory management – all off the back of a Duty and Warehouse Management system from RedPrairie.
Aero-engine maker uses planning system to boost performance.
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ColArt, the artists’ materials supplier has invested more than £4 million in automated systems. The group’s brands, which include Winsor & Newton, Lefranc & Bourgeois, Liquitex and Reeves, are sold through thousands of distributors and retailers to millio
