Welcome to the November 1st issue of Warehouse & Logistics News. With over 70 years’ experience in the industry, Whittan knows that to get the most value from your racking, you need to take a holistic approach and explore whether you are getting the most out of your warehouse. At a time when inflation is hitting new levels in the UK, Whittan wants to help businesses maximise their potential and explore how they can reduce costs. The company’s dynamic racking solutions, which include pallet live, carton live and push-back racking, can save space by up to 50% and reduce travel distances by up to 80%.
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A fast-growing logistics technology business is celebrating after being named as one of the UK’s Best Tech Employers by the leading workplace accreditation body. Wise, who have created a revolutionary workforce management platform used by over 250 UK delivery companies, has been named on the prestigious list of the UK’s Best Tech Employers by Great Place To WorkTM. The announcement of this achievement was made on Wednesday 28th September, with Wise being placed alongside some of the UK’s most well-known and innovative technology firms following a lengthy process.
Geek+, the global leader in autonomous mobile robots, has been awarded the 2022 European Product Design Award in the Industrial Robot category for its innovative PopPick solution. Geek+ has established itself as the most innovative automation solutions provider, with goods-to-person technologies forming the backbone of its success. PopPick, launched in early 2022, is already being deployed in warehouses in Asia and the United States.
Established in 1997, UPN member Norfolk based Team C Express Logistics are this year celebrating their 25th year in business. To help celebrate they recently took delivery of a newly dual branded trailer for 2022. The dual branding of this new fleet addition has provided the inspiration for the UPN 2022 media marketing theme, according to our pallet networks feature.
Quality and speed can be uncomfortable bedfellows, yet in the mezzanine floor sector, customers increasingly demand both. MiTek relies on its network of carefully vetted suppliers, which include a handful of steel companies and half a dozen steel fabricators, says our warehouse flooring feature. The largest of these fabricators is Toomers Ltd, which supplies the majority of the structural steel required for MiTek’s projects, while another supplier provides the majority of the required ancillaries.
About a hundred kilometres west of Stockholm, TGW is working on a flagship project for Sweden’s number one grocery retailer ICA Sweden and is scheduled to finish by January 2026. A 30-metre-high freezer warehouse for pallets will replenish a highly-dynamic shuttle system, our conveying and sortation feature reveals. The system’s various functional areas will be interconnected by energy-efficient pallet, carton and tote conveyors.
Don’t miss our World Cup wall planner in the centre spread of this issue, provided by UPN.
Enjoy reading the issue
James Surridge
Publishing Editor
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