Global manufacturing leader A-SAFE caps off UKWA 2024 Roadshow series with landmark event at Yorkshire-based R&D facility

A-SAFE, the workplace efficiency and safety solutions provider, hosted the final event of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) Roadshow on October 3 at its Fathom3 R&D facility in Elland, Yorkshire. The event brought together industry leaders from across the UK and included a series of presentations, panel discussions and site visits for the approximately 40 … Read more

Alwayse Engineering partners with Rapid Racking to enhance custom Storage solutions

Alwayse Engineering Ltd has entered a strategic partnership with Rapid Racking Ltd, the UK’s leading specialist in shelving and racking solutions, to integrate its precision range of ball transfer units into custom tables for roll-on/roll-off capability. This collaboration between the two UK businesses aims to reduce the risk of physical strain and fatigue for warehousing … Read more

Descartes’ Study Reveals Nearly 90% of Consumers’ Sustainable Home Delivery Choices Are Impacted by Economic Pressure

Descartes Systems Group has released findings from its 2024 Home Delivery Sustainability Report: The Environmentally Conscious Consumer Under Pressure survey, which examined online consumer sentiment of retailers’ sustainability practices around their delivery operations. The third annual study shows that 57% of respondents were quite/very interested in sustainable home delivery services, however, 89% felt their willingness … Read more

FAA Opens Extensive Safety Review of Boeing

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on October 18 that it will open a three-month review into compliance with safety regulations at Boeing. The Guardian reports that the review continues the agency’s closer oversight of the company since a panel blew off a Boeing jetliner during an Alaska Airlines flight in January 2024. The … Read more

Manufacturers demand data and AI driven supply chain transparency in time critical logistics says DANX Carousel

Manufacturers now expect logistics suppliers to further integrate with their operating systems DANX Carousel Chief Information Officer, Mohan Palaniandy, has told delegates at a recent supply chain transparency conference. Palaniandy went on to list the benefits of AI and data, as improved efficiencies throughout the supply chain, brought through complete inventory oversight and final mile … Read more

Rituals to unify upstream and downstream supply chain planning and optimisation with RELEX

Rituals, the wellbeing beauty brand, has selected RELEX Solutions, provider of unified supply chain and retail planning solutions to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end supply chain optimisation capabilities. Rituals will leverage the use of RELEX across their stores, e-commerce site, product distribution and production operations. This will include sales & operations planning, forecasting, replenishment solutions and production … Read more

gStore by GreyOrange unveils SoftFence – Next-generation virtual shielding for RFID-driven retail operations

GreyOrange Inc. has introduced SoftFence, a virtual shielding technology from its retail software as a service (SaaS) platform, gStore. Designed to enhance store execution through real-time inventory management and intelligent tasking, gStore is already trusted for implementing over 250 overhead RFID-enabled stores, which is a global first. “gStore’s SoftFence introduces virtual zoning capabilities for retailers, … Read more

Brother launches Remanufacturing Programme | Manufacturing & Logistics IT Magazine

Business technology solutions provider, Brother, claims to have become the first print vendor to remanufacture its inkjet cartridges, as part of a new free service to help users contribute to circular economies. Brother has launched a new inkjet cartridge remanufacturing line at its Recycling Technology Centre in Wrexham, North Wales, and expects to remanufacture over … Read more

ByBox rebrands as Thinventory to reflect evolution as leading software and supply chain specialist

In a move that marks a new chapter in its history as a software and supply chain management provider, ByBox has introduced its new name Thinventory. Operating under the new brand, tech specialist Thinventory enables clients – including leading brands with large numbers of field engineers – to securely collect and return equipment and parts … Read more