Midlands Farms and Market Gardens Turn to Manual Handling Equipment as Harvest Season Peaks
As harvest season reaches its peak, smaller farms and market gardens are once again relying on pallet trucks, stacker trucks and lift…
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Why Online Pharmacy Is Becoming One of the Trickiest Fulfilment Challenges in Retail
Online pharmacy has grown into one of the fastest-moving corners of UK e-commerce, with more people ordering prescriptions, over-the-counter medicines and healthcare…
Warehouses Employ Far More People Than Official Figures Suggest
New analysis of the UK warehousing sector, carried out by the UK Warehousing Association, suggests it employs around 760,000 people nationally –…
Midlands Strengthens Position as UK’s Logistics Capital as Warehouse Investment Accelerates
The Midlands is continuing to cement its reputation as the UK’s logistics capital, with major warehouse investments confirming the region’s growing importance…
Could Better Equipment Design Help Reduce Pressure on Warehouse Workers?
Warehouse work can be physically demanding; that is undeniable. However, the pressures facing operators are not always caused by the obvious hazards.…
Food Manufacturers Are Holding More Buffer Stock Ahead of Harvest Volatility
Food processors and manufacturers across the UK are holding significantly more buffer stock this year, as unpredictable harvests and increasingly erratic weather…
Why Product Liability Concerns Are Changing Warehouse Practices
For many businesses, product liability has traditionally been associated with manufacturing defects, labelling issues or product recalls. Increasingly, however, attention is turning…
Midland Pallet Trucks Reveals How Battery Technology Improvements Are Extending Electric Stacker & Pallet Truck Use
Advances in battery technology are reshaping how warehouse equipment is used day to day, with electric stackers and pallet handling systems benefiting…
The Logistics Consequences of British Weather Extremes
British weather has a long-standing reputation around the world for being sort of grey, rather rainy, with warm summers but no great…
Why Nearshoring Is Increasing Demand for Higher-Cycle Manual Handling Equipment
As more manufacturers shift production closer to the UK and wider European markets, warehouses are beginning to feel the operational consequences of…
Why Manual Handling Equipment Is Being Affected by Supplier Volatility
Warehouse operations have always had to deal with variation, but in recent years that variation has become harder to predict and much…
Why Multi-Supplier Supply Chains Are Increasing Equipment Wear Rates
As supply chains become increasingly fragmented, warehouses across the UK are beginning to see a less obvious but growing operational issue: higher…