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With 9,000-plus products available – from office furniture and large laser printers to pencils and other small consumables – there are also a wide variety of demand levels, some products turning much faster than others.

Co-operative Retail Logistics (CRL), part of the Co-operative Group (CWS), has fitted 700 of its distribution vehicles with Secureseal’s tamper-proof trailer seals.

Masternaut has announced a E15M (£10M) deal with French partner Delia Systems. The deal will bring innovative real time resource scheduling technology to the UK service industry.

Why do companies seek to automate their warehouse facilities? It takes a large initial investment and nerves stronger than industrial shelving to alter a proven, if manual system.

Renowned by customers for its speed of service and efficiency, Chums wanted to increase its daily throughput of parcels from 3,500 to 9,000 to meet growing peak demands and future growth capacity without adding additional labour.

Subsequent to its original management buyout (MBO) in July 2003, The Works completed a secondary MBO earlier this year. As part of its latest business plan, it wants to have 400-plus stores within the next five years.

The wide spread replacement of unreliable mechanical dock levellers with electrically controlled hydraulic devices.