Golfing apparel company Ashworth Europe is using new Crown pantograph reach trucks at its logistics centre in Laindon, Essex following successful trials. Ashworth Europe, part of Ashworth Inc, serves customers throughout the UK and mainlan
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With an increasing number of businesses relying on collaborative technologies for efficient trading with international partners, IT service management (ITSM) is coming to the fore. Jane Seeley explains what IT service management is and why it should be on
Matalan PLC is one of Britain’s leading value retailers, with 180 stores nationwide and 10.5 million active members. The company is a unique out-of-town retailer, dedicated to providing outstanding value for money.
The combination of double deep pallet racking and a mezzanine with Longspan shelving has provided envelope company Bong UK with an efficient storage solution which fills the gap between its two existing buildings in Milton Keynes.
TRW Automotive, based in Livonia, Michigan and which achieved sales of US$11.3Bn (£6Bn) in 2003, is among the world’s ten largest automotive suppliers, and one of the top financial performers in the industry.
Having set up its second warehouse, a dedicated fulfilment centre in Tebay, Cumbria, Trans Haul decided to maximise pallet space at its new Leighton Buzzard distribution centre. This was achieved through leasing two Bendi forklift trucks from
Sandwiches supplier The Sandwich Factory (TSFL) has been supplied with materials handling equipment by Toyota forklift distributor M&W Toyota Handling to support increased production and safety at its site in Atherstone, Warwickshire.
When Computer 2000 moved to a new custom-built warehouse, the introduction of an upgraded warehouse management system (WMS) posed a massive measuring problem for the computer equipment distributor. In order for the new system to work, it needed t
Window profile manufacturer Fersina Systems has seen an increase in speed and efficiency at its national distribution centre in South Yorkshire having installed cantilever racking, supplied by Pro-Dek Storage Systems.
Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) cover a multitude of products – soft drinks, beers, bread, milk and vegetables, for instance. And, as the term suggests, fast moving consumer goods would not be expected to be on a store shelf for very long. However that
