A trial of a state-of-the-art wireless delivery system by one of the UK’s fastest growing courier groups has paid off so handsomely that it now plans major investment in this technology for all of its 1,000 vehicles. Peterborough-based Klicka Couriers i

Envelopes supplier Chapman Envelopes has expanded its fleet of Atlet Omni DCR man-rising stacker / order pickers in order to increase the speed and efficiency of order picking at its plant in Darwen, Lancashire.

The ability to meet the wide range of customer requirements that typify the automation and control and electrical distribution industry – from push buttons to panel boards and enclosures – is at the heart of the success enjoyed by Schneider Electric.

Following a switch to a trio of gas-powered Clark CMP15 forklift trucks in March 2002, Just Trays of Leeds has enjoyed 100% reliability – despite the trucks operating 20-hour days, seven days a week.

Amway, a global manufacturing, marketing and sales organisation, is arguably the ideal model for a franchise business, with some three million independent business owners (IBOs) worldwide, including the UK, selling a wide range of goods – predominantly

Delta Impact, strategic supply solutions provider to electronic manufacturers, has spent about £100,000 with ERP specialist CPiO for a Sage Line 500 upgrade. The three-year contract, which includes software, service and support, replaces Delta Impact’s

Centura Foods has specified a fleet of Still forklift and warehouse trucks for goods movement operations at its manufacturing, packaging and distribution plant at Middlewich, Cheshire.

Video Networks is using Arca Systems’ Magnum boxes as the ideal transportation container for the electronic components and cables used by its engineers.

Tradeteam, Exel’s independent distributor of beers, wines and spirits, has been supplied with a versatile automated handling system at its Burton-upon-Trent national distribution centre to support order fulfilment operations.

As supplier to more than 500 dealers throughout the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands, the Nissan/Renault Parts distribution centre at Magna Park in Leicestershire is one of the largest and most active installations of its kind.