The Co-operative Group is to invest £20m in a 430,000 sq ft regional distribution centre at Avonmouth serving around 400 food stores in the Bristol, north Somerset and South Wales areas
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The Co-operative Group says it has made “great progress” in its food supply chain following the takeover of Somerfield last year
The Co-operative has installed a four-high lift truck battery charge and change unit, designed by EnerSys, at its St Helens regional distribution centre
The Co-operative Food is trialling the use of rail to carry produce between Daventry, close to its national distribution centre at Coventry, and a rail freight terminal at Mossend, near its depot at Cumbernauld, in Scotland.
Zetes rolled out a combined voice and Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) system for the Co-op in Sweden, which the company says has pushed up productivity by some 70-80 per cent.
Dachser is set to take over the management of the marketing of its worldwide airfreight services as part of its expansion strategy and terminate its co-operation with the Future Group.
Co-operative Food Retail Logistics brought in EnerSys to redesign its MHE battery charging area and install a battery management system, at its distribution centre at Birtley in County Durham
Peter Marks, group chief executive of The Co-operative Group, officially opens The Co-operative’s £15 million food distribution centre at Birtley in the North East.
The Co-operative Group is using Jaama’s online fleet management system to manage more than 3,000 vehicles nationwide.
Co-operative Funeralcare has implemented Civica’s Tranman software to improve the management of its 1,500-strong nationwide fleet.
