Hertfordshire County Council took on Gideon Hillman Consulting to optimise operations at its 80,000 sq ft warehouse in Welwyn Garden City, to increase throughput of supplies to local authority projects and schools
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Ambassador Lift Trucks has launched Komatsu’s AE50/AM50 series of compact three and four-wheel electric total AC forklift range to the UK market.
Logistics technology provider Descartes Systems has acquired InterCommIT, a Dutch provider of business-to-business and integration-as-a-service software to strengthen its global presence and leadership position
TimoCom has seen a hundredfold increase in enquiries since it selected data analytics engine VectorWise
The British Industrial Truck Association has joined forces with the City of Bristol College to open the BITA Academy offering an industrial truck apprenticeship scheme
Mattress company Sleepy’s has signed a deal to use RedPrairie warehouse management, workforce management, transport management and fleet management systems for its distribution centres and delivery fleet of almost 400 vehicles
Parcel delivery firm DPD has launched a web site designed to be accessed via mobile phones, allowing customers to track packages and re-arrange deliveries on the move
Davant Products, the supplier of plumbing, drainage and insulation products to major retail and trade outlets, has been able to grow its business after switching to Balloon One’s warehouse management system.
Calendar Club has boosted output from its new distribution centre in Exeter ahead of the peak Christmas season after implementing a CI Logistics automated conveying system.
There’s a strong case to be made for investing in a new picking system – the business benefits are almost certainly greater that any interest the money might earn in the bank, reports Johanna Parsons.
