Supply chain software company RedPrairie has been acquired by private equity group New Mountain Capital. It was previously owned by Francisco Partners, another private equity group.
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Multi-channel retailer QVC has selected Manhattan Associate’s warehouse management and labour management products for it distribution centres in Florence, South Carolina, to help optimise its supply chain network.
Cooper Specialised Handling, the UK and Ireland distributor of Konecranes lift trucks, has launched NetGuard, a safety alert system that locates the direction and proximity of objects in and around operating areas using RFID.
MiX Telematics has launched an iPhone app that enables users to track their vehicles using mobile phones.
IFS has launched Virtual Maps, a route planning tool which overlays information about ongoing and planned jobs with road and satellite maps using Microsoft’s Bing Maps platform.
Cat has launched the N-Series of 4.0 – 5.5 tonne lift trucks to replace the existing K-Series, which had reached the end of its lifecycle.
Walkers Transport has increased the warehouse storage capacity at its Leeds site since redesigning the layout and bringing in two specialised Aisle-Master trucks to work it.
Speedy France, part of the Kwik Fit group, has chosen Barloworld Supply Chain Software for inventory management and demand planning software
Orders for forklift trucks fell 33.6 per cent last year, consolidating a 14.5 per cent fall during 2008, according to the British Industrial Truck Association.
Storage business Len Lothian has enlisted Four Soft to implement it 4S eLog warehouse management system at its facilities.
