Welcome to the December 1st issue of Warehouse & Logistics News. In our front cover story, you can read how following its triumph as Packaging Company of the Year in 2023, Kite Packaging has been honoured once again at the UK Packaging Awards, this time receiving CSR Initiative of the Year for its Management Degree Apprenticeship Programme. The employee share-owned packaging distributor was founded in 2001 with a vision to become the UK’s premier supplier.
CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH THE DIGITAL EDITION OF WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS NEWS MAGAZINE
Leading third-party logistics provider Kammac, has announced a new partnership with the UK’s number one ultra-premium vodka brand, Au Vodka, to support the company’s ambitious expansion both domestically and internationally. Au Vodka, known for its premium flavoured vodkas, has seen remarkable success since its founding in 2015, growing annually at over 457%.
Vanderlande’s PARCELTRAX has won the Sorting Technology of the Year award at the Parcel & Postal Technology International Awards 2024, held during the Parcel+Post Expo in Amsterdam from 22 to 24 October. This new-to-market solution has been designed to automate small parcel handling, traditionally a time-consuming manual operation. PARCELTRAX is an auto bagging system that consolidates small items into parcel bags, before closing and sending them to labelling and zipping stations.
A specialist in industrial storage solutions, AR Racking has renewed its EcoVadis Gold rating, reaffirming its commitment to environmental, social and ethical sustainability. This recognition places AR Racking among the top 5% highest scoring companies of the 100,000 companies assessed by EcoVadis worldwide. EcoVadis assesses the sustainability of companies in four key areas: environment, labour practices and human rights, ethics and sustainable purchasing.
Since acquiring the Fen-Bay Group in December 2021, Hörmann have been busy creating the largest, nationwide service and maintenance team operating in the industrial warehouse, logistics and retail markets. Opportunities to work with some of the largest retailers in the UK have also arisen with the company recently winning a regional contract with a well-known supermarket chain to provide service and maintenance support for their retail premises. The contract covers doors, loading, and lifting equipment, security gates and any civil work required, according to our buildings & facilities feature.
In today’s fast-paced business landscape, meeting customer demand is all about reliability, speed, and efficiency—especially when it comes to packaging supplies. For businesses, particularly e-commerce stores, manufacturers, or even small local shops, packaging isn’t merely an afterthought, it’s an essential part of operations, often making the difference between satisfied customers and missed opportunities. At Springpack, when you order by 3:30pm, you can rest assured your packaging supplies will arrive by the next day, allowing you to keep operations moving smoothly without a hitch, our packaging feature reveals.
Enjoy reading the issue.
James Surridge
Publishing Editor
Comments are closed.