Online boom makes oversized packaging unsustainable
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Online boom makes oversized packaging unsustainable

It is said that on average every man, woman and child in the UK receives 140 parcels a year. That figure is likely to have risen dramatically over…

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Out of the zone
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Out of the zone

When Covid triggered the e-commerce frenzy, many grocery retail logistics operations had little choice but to rethink their order picking methodologies and, as a result there is a…

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NEW REPORT REVEALS THE UK WAREHOUSING INDUSTRIES READY TO ADOPT ROBOTICS
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NEW REPORT REVEALS THE UK WAREHOUSING INDUSTRIES READY TO ADOPT ROBOTICS

A recent report looking at the state of automation in UK warehousing published by OW Robotics, supplier of flexible automated warehouse solutions, has identified Retail and 3PL as…

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Companies could switch to disposable breathalysers
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Companies could switch to disposable breathalysers

Leading breathalyser firm AlcoSense has issued advice to help employers reduce risk when carrying out alcohol testing for safety-critical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Where re-usable, electronic devices…

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BRANDSAFE SPECIFIED FOR DHL’S NEW EAST MIDLANDS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
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BRANDSAFE SPECIFIED FOR DHL’S NEW EAST MIDLANDS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

Package of impact protection measures maximise safety New safety and impact protection equipment from specialist Brandsafe has been specified to support operations at a major strategic distribution centre…

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Micro-fulfilment – a game changer for online grocery?
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Micro-fulfilment – a game changer for online grocery?

Online grocery may be booming, but keeping it profitable will be the challenge. Louisa Hosegood, Digital and Strategy Director at Bis Henderson Consulting, believes Micro-fulfilment could be the…

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Businesses Gain Unparalleled Collaboration and Productivity with Motorola Solutions’ New Smart Radio
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Businesses Gain Unparalleled Collaboration and Productivity with Motorola Solutions’ New Smart Radio

Motorola Solutions launches MOTOTRBO™ Ion smart radio with full Android interface, broadband data capabilities and an open application ecosystem The global pandemic has driven businesses to shift and…

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CONCEPT2 CHOOSES ARROWXL TO SUPPORT CUSTOMER SERVICE COMMITMENT
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CONCEPT2 CHOOSES ARROWXL TO SUPPORT CUSTOMER SERVICE COMMITMENT

Concept2, the premium gym equipment provider, has chosen leading 2-person delivery company ArrowXL, to handle the delivery of its product range to households across the UK. It follows…

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Five key trends in smart warehousing for 2021 and beyond
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Five key trends in smart warehousing for 2021 and beyond

2020 was a year like no other. So what are the implications for warehousing and fulfilment in 2021? Tim Wright, Managing Director of Invar Systems looks to the…

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HERMES UK DELIVERS RECORD VOLUMES OF PARCELS IN PEAK AND THROUGHOUT 2020
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HERMES UK DELIVERS RECORD VOLUMES OF PARCELS IN PEAK AND THROUGHOUT 2020

Hermes, one of the UK’s leading consumer delivery companies, successfully delivered 630 million parcels in 2020. Outside of the traditionally busy Peak winter months, volume also doubled year-on-year…

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