By early 2002, Knowles Transport was aware that its existing in-house warehouse management system (WMS) was under intense strain – escalating inventory levels were making it more difficult to track goods; failure rates were high and pickers were frustrate
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Narrow Aisle is setting its sights on growth opportunities as well as developing new products. Peter Wooldridge, managing director at Narrow Aisle, says the aim is to develop niche products, strengthen its UK presence and expand onto the Continent.
Medical equipment manufacturer Eschmann Equipment has opted for an integrated solution, which includes pallet racking, shelving and forklift trucks, having centralised its operations from four facilities into one larger building on the same
The new Hyster electric trucks feature ACX technology to provide performance flexibility to match different needs and in terms of durability, ease of maintenance and long service intervals, contributing to lower life-time costs.
True remote working used to be the preserve of the privileged few – the senior managers and directors of big PLCs that could afford the technology, and manage its inherent complexities. These included slow data connections, the need to deploy and manage s
Interoute Transport Services has invested in five new trailers to handle increases in its next-day express pallet distribution and haulage business. The five curtainsided single deck trailers from Lawrence David have pillarless sides. These offer i
SCE solutions provider Catalyst International has developed CatalystCommand Labour Management, a powerful solution for labour planning and reporting. CatalystCommand Labour Management is easy to configure and can be adapted to an individual organisation
Logistics provider Meachers Group Holdings has invested in new vehicles for its Derby depot to cater for increased business won over the past six months. Meachers has increased its fleet by a fifth and has also employed several new drivers.
LXE has introduced two new rugged vehicle-mounted computers – the half-screen VX6 and the full-screen VX7 (pictured). Both units are based on the Intel XScale processor and on the Microsoft Windows CE .NET operating system. The VX6 and VX7 enables
Taunton-based Langdon Industries is using six Scania rigid vehicles equipped with Thermo King multi-temperature Spectrum TS refrigeration, and ten semi-trailers fitted with Spectrum SL refrigeration, as part of a fleet expansion on its Chillnet op
