Fuelling the ‘flying kangaroo’: Air BP supplies historic 17-hour flight.
March 28, 2018
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Fuelling the ‘flying kangaroo’: Air BP supplies historic 17-hour flight.

It once took four days and involved seven stops to make the journey by air between Australia and the UK. Today, seven decades on, passengers from Perth can…

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HERMES HACKATHON PROVIDES A GLIMPSE INTO FUTURE INNOVATIONS.
March 26, 2018
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HERMES HACKATHON PROVIDES A GLIMPSE INTO FUTURE INNOVATIONS.

Picture caption: The winning team, Ad Infinitum, collect their prizes from Richard Blown and Chris Ashworth A unique safe place device and a social media-powered subscription service for…

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Get Stressed Searching for Spaces in Busy Car Parks? This New Tech Could be The Answer
March 22, 2018
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Get Stressed Searching for Spaces in Busy Car Parks? This New Tech Could be The Answer

The stress of searching for elusive empty bays in busy car parks may one day be a thing of the past, thanks to new “collaborative parking” technology being…

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Food for thought: time to trim the waste line.
March 21, 2018
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Food for thought: time to trim the waste line.

It’s often said that too much food can damage your figure. So here are some damaging figures that could ruin your appetite. Globally, a third of all food…

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Kalmar T2 terminal tractors to help leading Dutch logistics operator achieve sustainable increase in productivity.
March 20, 2018
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Kalmar T2 terminal tractors to help leading Dutch logistics operator achieve sustainable increase in productivity.

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has concluded a deal with St. van den Brink BV in the Netherlands to supply the company with four Kalmar T2 terminal tractors. The…

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Game changer!
March 19, 2018
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Game changer!

Independent tests show simple forklift attachments will slash pallet repair and replacement costs and significantly reduce product damage in the supply chain Independent tests undertaken in the USA…

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Maxoptra Helps Furniture Designer Nomique Deliver Best of British Service.
March 16, 2018
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Maxoptra Helps Furniture Designer Nomique Deliver Best of British Service.

Nomique Seating is using Maxoptra automated multi drop vehicle routing and scheduling software to improve the delivery of contract furniture across the UK. A British designer and manufacturer,…

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LogiMAT world premier: Fraunhofer IML and EPAL leveraging data in the logistics sector.
March 14, 2018
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LogiMAT world premier: Fraunhofer IML and EPAL leveraging data in the logistics sector.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML and the European Pallet Association e.V (EPAL) are developing the load carriers of the future at the newest Enterprise…

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Toyota presents in-house lithium-ion battery solutions.
March 13, 2018
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Toyota presents in-house lithium-ion battery solutions.

After offering forklifts equipped with lithium-ion batteries for many years, at the LogiMAT fair in Stuttgart on 13-15 March, Toyota Material Handling is showing its new in-house lithium-ion…

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Despite wood shortages – it’s ‘business as usual’ for LPR
March 9, 2018
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Despite wood shortages – it’s ‘business as usual’ for LPR

TimCon is raising the alarm on timber shortages, but red pallet pooling specialist LPR’s service remains unaffected. According to the Timber Packaging and Pallet Confederation (TimCon), shortages in the supply of small…

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