Retailers are flocking to the South West in search of large distribution facilities to serve the entire region.

Getting goods from A to B is one thing, but getting
them there in one piece and in a cost effective and
environmentally friendly manner is quite another.
Lucy Tesseras takes a look at the latest thinking
about packaging and recycling.

Customer demands for reduced lead time and faster shipping turnaround prompted fish processor Seachill to seek an auto-ID solution that would enable it to automate its dispatch area and speed up its shipping and dispatching processes.

NYK Logistics has cut mis-shipments from its warehouse in Prague following the introduction of RFID technology for warehouse processing.

St Helens-based NGF Europe has introduced an RFID system into its supply chain to ensure that deliveries are right first time, every time.

It must be one of the most talked about technologies in logistics history, so why has take-up not been more dramatic? Malory Davies investigates.

After moving to a new European distribution centre in Germany, Techtronic Industries chose AEB’s ASSIST4 software to help it manage shipping and exports.

Kuehne + Nagel has deployed Autostore by Central Systems & Automation to manage delivery, picking, packing and shipping operations at its automated distribution centre in Veghel.

Wincanton was keen to update the legacy warehouse system at Britvic’s national distribution centre in Lutterworth, but instead of overhauling the whole system it consulted Savoye which suggested several upgrades.

Couzens Storage Solutions has completed the installation of six 14.3m high Modula computer-controlled vertical lift storage, picking and retrieval machines at GlaxoSmithKline’s new storage and distribution centre in Harlow, Essex.