Kruidvat, a Dutch health and beauty retailer and a subsidiary of the AS Watson group, is building an automated warehouse and picking system for its distribution operation in Heteren, The Netherlands.
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In March 2004 VoiteQ completed a roll-out of its VoiceMan voice directed picking system which utilised Vocollect’s Talkman terminals for 50 WH Smith users on the warehouse floor.
Knights Of Old is using Atlet’s Tergo Forte S3 reach truck to use more of its double-deep racking at its Kettering warehouse.
The company designs and manufactures pre-fabricated, modular steel bridges.
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.
Innovate Logistics has invested £2m to overhaul its warehouse management system throughout its sites.
Bertram Books, a UK book wholesaler is using a void fill cushion from Easypack on a conveyor sorting system.
WH Smith has increased outbound productivity by 20 per cent at its Dunstable distribution centre, after installing a sortation system from SDI Greenstone.
