The global solar mounting system manufacturer Schletter Group continued to grow in 2023. Despite the cyclical downturn in the market environment for roof systems in Europe in the second half of the year, the company was able to increase its annual sales by 13 percent compared to the previous year.Continue Reading
Baggage handling at airports is an extremely complex process that poses major logistical challenges. Tens of thousands of baggage items of varying sizes and shapes – suitcases, sport bags and backpacks – pass through conveyor systems and are sorted as they go. The goal is to ensure that passengers travelContinue Reading
Transnet has selected a Philppines-based multi-national port terminal operator as an equity partner to develop and run its busiest and biggest container terminal – Durban Port’s Container Terminal Pier 2.International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) won the contract as the Preferred Bidder for the 25-year joint venture with Transnet PortContinue Reading
RAM Spreaders: Dry Bulk Handling Impact Over a decade ago, RAM Spreaders introduced their first rotating spreader for dry bulk material handling. Today, the RAM Revolver operates on every continent, with 15 units already in Africa. Its success is attributed to extensive global aftersales support and the sturdy design ofContinue Reading
SIG is one of the European most important producers of elevator as well as rubber conveyor belts. With an experience of more than 50 years manufacturing SIG can easily supply high quality made in Italy synthetic and steel rubber belts worldwide. Concerning the production process, our factory has aContinue Reading
PACT is a new service on the online port portal MyPort for outgoing sea vessels from agents and terminals in the Amsterdam port. Sea shipping By sharing smart data with each other, we make the port more predictable and aim to reduce delays. The initiative originated during a Port PerformanceContinue Reading
Wiltshire furniture retailer Furniturebox celebrates opening their state-of-the-art purpose-built warehouse in Chippenham with big plans for its continued growth through the use of the latest warehouse technology. Furniturebox’s new warehouse has been a passion project culminating in a 15m tall building on an 88,000 square foot plot. The building isContinue Reading
Warehouse management software (WMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) software expert Principal Logistics Technologies (Chess Logistics Technology) reports significant growth across all divisions following strategic business acquisitions and related hirings. The company entered the Brexit and Covid period with a headcount of 16 and now has over 70 highly experiencedContinue Reading
Developer and Asset Management company, FI Real Estate Management (FIREM), boasts a £2bn real estate portfolio totalling more than 1,000 properties and spanning more than 15m sq ft. The company is now one of the UK’s most established names in commercial property, with extensive expertise in the provision of warehouseContinue Reading
Logistics firm Unipart has announced the successful win of a major contract with JCB, one of the world’s top three manufacturers of construction equipment. As part of the contract, Unipart will manage the manufacturing giant’s World Logistics warehouse in Staffordshire, its UK in-plant operations and additional off-site JCB UK warehousesContinue Reading
