The logistics industry has emerged as the UK’s tenth leading sector for employee wellbeing, according to a new study. The index comprises six criteria, including gym subscriptions or discounts, number of on-site gyms, number of benefits in wellness packages, cycle-to-work schemes, PT access for employees, and Glassdoor review score, at companies in each sector.
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RSSOPEX Sure Sort warehouse automation is named a finalist in the New Equipment Digest NED Innovation Awards
Dec 04, 2023
OPEX Corporation, Provider of Next Generation Automation providing solutions for document, mail and warehouse automation, has been selected as a finalist in the 2023 New Equipment Digest (NED) Innovation Awards in the Automation category for OPEX Sure Sort, an automated put wall solution for warehousing order fulfilment.
The "beating heart" of retail: how delivery management platforms help businesses drive ecommerce success
Nov 30, 2023
By Johan Hellman, Vice President, Product & Carrier at nShift.
Delivery management is about much more than ensuring that the right goods reach the right customer on time, though that can be complicated enough. Online shoppers have a low tolerance for mess-ups or glitches: most will leave after just two problems, never to return.
Options for sustainable warehouse automation
Nov 30, 2023
Can warehouse automation advance sustainability? Dan Migliozzi, Head of Sales at independent systems integrator, Invar Group, looks at the options available.
Exotec expands industrial production capabilities, opening a new hub for automated conveyor system Skypath
Nov 29, 2023
Exotec, a global provider of robotic solutions for warehouses, has opened a new production space in Croix, France. The new space will house the production of Exotec’s Skypath conveyor range, producing an average of thirty modules per day.
Les Grands Chais de France (LGCF) future-proofs its international supply chain network with Körber
Nov 29, 2023
LGCF, the French wine exporting company, relies on Körber’s Warehouse Management System, Warehouse Control System, voice and gamification solutions to accelerate the performance at 14 logistics sites.
Dematic finalises AMR commissioning at Radial’s Dutch Logistics Centre
Nov 28, 2023
Dematic has recently completed the implementation of an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) solution for Radial Europe, a leading BTC e-commerce fulfilment expert and subsidiary of bpostgroup.
Optimising truck loading solutions - What does the future hold?
Nov 27, 2023
By Jennifer Charles, freelance writer.
The logistics industry has seen significant growth and development over the past few decades. While everything from planning to trucks has definitely come a long way, there’s still an impressive amount of innovation happening, and it’s important that logistics providers take note of what they could improve.
Movu Robotics launches a gripping innovation to transform robotic piece picking
Nov 21, 2023
Movu Robotics has launched the Movu eligo robot picking arm. A fully integrated robotic bin picking solution, Movu eligo, can automatically piece-pick from a single-SKU source bin and place the individual items into multiple mixed-SKU destination bins.
Retail logistics teams deliver ecommerce success - here's how
Nov 09, 2023
By Johan Hellman, Vice President, Product & Carrier at nShift.
Ecommerce sales are tipped to hit $8.1 trillion by 2026. So it’s no surprise that retailers of all sizes are keen to get hold of the biggest possible slice of the pie. Retail logistics and warehouse teams are the lynchpin of ecommerce operations. Here’re just four ways that logistics teams contribute to multichannel retail and ecommerce success.
