UK distribution centres (DCs) in 2022 have some major challenges ahead if they want to keep up with demand and unprecedented rapid e-commerce growth. In addition Covid-19 and Brexit have increased labour problems, which is leaving the DC short of qualified workers.

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The Tomorrow’s Warehouse Event offered insights, predictions and advice on how to position your business to best benefit from future trends. HSS editor Simon Duddy reports.

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We have some great advice on warehouse automation from tech-led logistics firm GXO. Its UK & Ireland managing director Gavin Williams outlines some key options to consider and updates on GXO’s advances in automation.

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React to low predictability, growing order volume and shrinking order size in the warehouse with Knapp’s EcoPocket system.

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When lockdown triggered a huge surge in ecommerce orders, Pets at Home outsourced its automated warehouse system maintenance and support to Invar Integration.

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Automation specialist Axiom GB, the only UK company to manufacture sliding shoe sortation systems, has launched the powerful MSS sliding shoe sorter. 

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E-COMMERCE ORDER fulfillment specialists, SKUtopia, are working with Swisslog to introduce an automated Micro-Fulfillment Centre (MFC) in Sydney, Australia.

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In the current era of e-commerce and globalisation, "logistics" has become a critical factor for business success. 

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The Very Group chief operating officer Phil Hackney says a new highly automated facility that opened just as the pandemic hit helped the online retailer meet rapidly rising orders.

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The Tomorrow’s Warehouse event will explore key issues for logistics professionals at a time of unprecedented change at the CBS Arena in Coventry on November 30.

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Do you remember the Aesop’s Fable with the ants and the grasshopper? It’s a simple story with a fairly straightforward moral.

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THE WINE retailer installed an extensive new case feed and palletising system supplied by integrator CKF.

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Whether you are scoping out your digital transformation, or already onboard with full-blown e-commerce, the new White Paper from Caljan will provide insight into how you can improve your B2C shipping process, says Derek Wright.

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There are a lot of options and new terms when it comes to warehouse automation, but they aren’t as complicated as they may seem, says James Smith, who offers advice on specifying high throughput, high density picking systems.

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DHL SUPPLY Chain is accelerating the deployment of autonomous forklifts and pallet movers in its more than 1,500 warehouses worldwide, focusing on sites in labour-tight markets.

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As the Covid-19 pandemic forces more and more brick-and-mortar retailers to dive deeper into e-commerce, many are finding their DCs unable to efficiently handle the switch from pallet or carton scanning to fulfilling single-item orders. But there are some simple tech upgrades that can help businesses of all sizes adapt their warehouse operations to capitalise on the spike in online shopping.

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In a bid to further improve logistics efficiency, Switzerland’s largest food discounter Denner modernised its central warehouse in Mägenwil AG with automation technology from Swisslog.

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Fashion retailer invests in pouch system with claimed 25% higher throughput than conventional pouch solutions.

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Asda Logistics Services has selected AMH Material Handling for site-based maintenance programmes at its George clothing warehouses.

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The performance of logistics providers during the pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the wider economy’s dependence on a robust, agile, and reliable supply chain. Emma Verkaik learns from BCMPA members how the challenges of 2020 have been formative in their handling of growth in our post-Covid world.

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Sovex Mobile Vehicle Loaders offer the benefits of a Sovex Fixed Vehicle Loader with the added flexibility to serve more than one door whilst using a mobile vehicle loader to transfer from ground level to working height inside the vehicle.

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FTC have developed a range of camera systems to act as a security system and/or as a driver aid. Manoeuvring plant equipment safely can be difficult at times and an FTC camera system with in cab driver display offers the driver additional views to assist.

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The award winning Sovex Bendy Boom can load or unload 1200 parcels per hour* from vans, lorries and containers up to 45ft. The Sovex Bendy Boom has a front boom which declines to -25° and also extends up to 15 metres into a trailer.

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The speed limiter is a very comprehensive and highly reliable product. The system hard ware is produced by Siemens VDO and has been fitted to over 1,000,000 vehicles worldwide.

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Various options for Sovex Belt Transport Conveyors include bends, merges and inclines. There are many drive configurations available to suit any application.

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The standard TXP system is designed for internal combustion engine forklifts with an electrically selectable fluid transmission. The system will stop operators from changing gears whilst the engine revs are too high or the road speed is too fast.

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Each pedestrian that works in the specified “danger” area will be issued with an active RFID transmitter that continually emits a dedicated radio frequency, this is then detected by a truck based unit.

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Southampton based Import Services Limited are specialists in Retail Supply Chain Logistics. Their new DC, in the heart of Southampton container port, boasts an impressive 170,000 square feet with storage facilities for 20,000 pallets, utilising custom-built racking. To maximise their efficiency, they needed reliable, specially designed inbound conveyors to speed-up the unloading process of loose loaded cartons from 40-foot sea containers.

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A industrial range of components including, handwheels, handles, levers, knobs, spring and indexing plungers, leveling feet, locks and latches and hydraulic tank accessories in engineering grade plastics, aluminium, steel and stainless steel

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The innovative Tool – Mover is one of RUD’s latest innovations, a manipulation device for the safe turning and tilting of heavy and awkward plant items such as plastic injection moulding tools.

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Elesa is pleased to inform you about the introduction of the new range ELEROLL modular roller tracks for idle handling

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As with all Sovex products, vehicle loaders can be fixed or mobile. At Sovex, every solution is tailored to each customers’ requirements. That means sometimes a standard product fits perfectly, whereas often additional options maybe required. There is a Sovex Boom Conveyor for every vehicle loading challenge.

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If you’re looking for the next innovation in warehouse mobility to boost your warehouse productivity, you’ve just found it — the rugged TC8000.

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WERMA’s SmartMONITOR helps to make processers lean, faster and more efficient. The wireless based data collection and transmission system is easy to retrofit to almost any machine or equipment.

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The economic solution to an ergonomic problem

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