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PB Logistics, a third party logistics operator, has appointed Conveyors (UK) to help replace its manual handling operation with conveying technology incorporating sequential routing for operators.

Denner, a discount food and beverage retailer, has commissioned Swisslog as general contractor, for the expansion and automation of its distribution center in Mägenwil, Switzerland.

Vacuum lift company Al-Vac has released a new floor-mounted unit that can rotate through 360º and its lifting capacity is beyond the standard 25kg required to handle conventional sacks in the UK process industries.

The UK arm of Beiersdorf, the producer of brands like Nivea and Elastoplast, has gone live with a major wireless RF solution at its UK distribution centre.

Thales UK has been awarded a £880,000 contract by Fowler Welch Coolchain to equip its fleet of 750 refrigerated trailers with a satellite tracking and temperature monitoring system. The system is due to be fully operational in January 2006.

One of the key considerations is whether to adopt a goods-to-man or man-to-goods strategy – the former involving automated equipment like carousels and mini-load systems,