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Keeping both warehouse staff and commercial vehicle fleet drivers safe is a challenge for any logistics business. When the workforce involved is vast, as with Amazon’s, the difficulties are even greater, reports David Priestman....

Sentry’s FIT System and new configurator are potential game-changers in the world of warehouse safety, writes Peter MacLeod. As modern warehouses continue to grow in scale and complexity, one design trend is becoming increasingly...

There are five key logistical challenges that follow a peak season like Christmas. Stephen Williams, director and co-founder of Fidelity Fulfilment, talks us through them. Much of the retail industry’s attention is focused on...

Pure-play contract logistics provider GXO Logistics and London Luton Airport (LLA) today announced a new partnership in which GXO will operate the airport’s first consolidation centre that will screen all airside deliveries into the...

Flexi Narrow Aisle Ltd – designer and manufacturer of the ‘Flexi’ brand of articulated forklift trucks – will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2026. Announcing the milestone, Donald Houston, Managing Director of Flexi Narrow...

Planning is becoming more difficult to hold steady across many logistics operations. Routes that once followed a familiar pattern are now exposed to mid-cycle changes in cost, capacity and network performance that are hard...

ASSA ABLOY has supplied and installed a comprehensive range of loading bay equipment and industrial doors at a new £42 million advanced manufacturing facility developed for Schneider Electric in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Delivered by...

A wholesaler of cleaning and catering supplies, WARE UK, will equip its new facility in Knowsley, Merseyside, with Mecalux’s Easy WMS warehouse management system. The project supports the company’s distribution and e-commerce strategy while...

With their move to a new company building, display specialist Holbox seized the opportunity to systematically modernise its internal logistics. For this purpose, Jungheinrich implemented a customised automation solution featuring two mobile robots. Hamburg/Roermond...

The electrical engineering supply chain is under mounting pressure. Costs and lead times for critical components are rising sharply, yet sectors such as aerospace and defence continue to operate with tight margins and limited...