James Smith joins Spacemaker Systems Inc. as the new UK & European Managing Director, responsible for securing the continued growth of Spacemaker Systems in the UK and the future expansion of the business across the European region. James brings a wealth of experience from global commercial leadership positions, combined with professional qualifications in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA.
Previous to joining Spacemaker Systems, James has held numerous commercial leadership positions, most recently a 9 nine tenure at AutoStore System AS, where James was part of the European leadership team, initially focused on developing the UK market and later a wider region encompassing UK, Ireland, Scandinavia and the Baltics. On the similarities between AutoStore AS and Spacemaker, James says “When I joined AutoStore in 2017 our technology was mostly unknown in the market, with most end customers, consultants and integrators specifying traditional fixed aisle technology, despite AutoStore having clear advantages. I see Spacemaker being in a similar position, where existing technologies are still mostly
On joining Spacemaker Systems, James commented “from my initial discussions with Paul Bates (CEO) and his existing leadership team, I have been incredibly impressed with the focus, energy and agility of the business. What the UK team have achieved in a short time frame is incredible and I feel immensely proud to be leading such a dedicated team.” On what convinced James that Spacemaker was the perfect fit he said “The Spacemaker team have developed more than products, they have created an entire eco-system of solutions that compliment each other to maximise high-density warehouse performance. From the software platform that seamlessly links design, simulation, emulation and operation, to the individual modules in the system. With a clear roadmap of product development and product evolution, the future is exciting for the business.”
Having in-house dedicated design, engineering and manufacturing facilities provides the business with end-to-end control, producing the highest quality product in the market today and ensuring maximum customer value creation throughout the lifecycle of the solution.
On the overall market potential James says “the focus over recent years has been predominantly on piece picking automation and efficiency, with little focus on bulk storage outside advances in existing MHE technology. It is becoming clear to end users that using the latest pallet shuttle automation technology can generate the same optimization and efficiency gains in bulk storage as seen in piece picking, especially when technologies are combined to create seamless workflows within the warehouse.”
“Another reason Spacemaker is leading the Pallet Automation market is our agnostic approach to existing end customers, as our technology can be adapted to suit almost any existing bulk storage installation, meaning retrofit and upgrade is highly achievable for most customers. This ability combined with offering a full range of new installation capabilities positions Spacemaker for huge market success in the coming years”.
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