The time for traditional racking methods may be over as companies grapple with changes spurred on by the growing trend towards consolidation. Jessica Davies reports on some of the latest cases.
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Miele, manufacturer of electrical domestic appliances, has streamlined its supply chain; consolidating its warehousing and logistics operations as part of the process. The company’s Gutersloh site in Germany became the core hub for all consolidated stock,
TNT brought in SSI Schaefer to provide it with a mobile racking system for its Archive Storage facility in Swadlincote, Derbyshire, that could help it deal with a growing customer base; including a new 25-year contract to provide archive services to the g
Dürkopp Fördertechnik has added a second extension to the system it installed for Aurora Fashions, the owner of retail chains including Karen Millen, Coast, Warehouse and Oasis.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has cut stock levels by £570,000 since rolling out a GS1 barcode scanning-based stock control and forecasting system.
Redirack fitted a racking and mezzanine storage system for Viscount Catering, the Sheffield-based factory of Enodis UK Food Service. In total, 4,000 pallet spaces were created at the site, which has a 25,000 sq ft warehouse and a 75,000 sq ft manufacturin
Four Soft has joined forces with six logistics companies to form the Freight Forwarding Industry & Four Soft Alliance (FFIFA), a global alliance designed to drive efficiencies in logistics software.
Nexen Lift Trucks has appointed Action Forklifts to cover sales and servicing in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire.
Office products wholesaler VOW has signed a contract with Logistex to supply an automated picking and packing system.
