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XPO Logistics, a leading global provider of transport and logistics solutions, and Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, have today announced that their flagship distribution centre and technology hub in the UK has completed its phased opening to full operations.

Combilift’s wide range of multidirectional forklifts, pedestrian stackers, Aisle Master articulated trucks and straddle carriers has enabled thousands of customers around the world to achieve safer, space saving and more productive handling and storage procedures.

In normal times, manufacturers and retailers would now be setting up the supply, warehousing and transport contracts to ensure the resilience of their supply and distribution chains against a series of ‘known unknowns’. A new Premier League season, Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter … even if their magnitude is uncertain, the timings, at least, are firmly in the diary.

Logistics companies of every size can enjoy the benefits of state-of-the-art autonomous mobile robot-based parcel sorting technology thanks to LiBiao’s ‘Robots as a Service’ finance scheme, says Xia Huiling, LiBiao’s founder and CEO.

In the wake of the Coronavirus crisis, logistics professionals will be seeking to create supply chains that are far more flexible and resilient. Inevitably, a re-think on how much inventory is deployed across the network will be a major factor in reducing risk and securing supply. A new, intelligent strategy on managing space could hold the answer?

A warehouse management system (WMS) is a piece of software that is designed to support the daily running of your warehouse. With a good WMS, it is possible to handle almost any logistical task from a single central interface, including monitoring inventory levels, tracking stock locations, and managing tasks and resources.

One thing the Coronavirus pandemic has permanently changed is our attitudes towards consumption and healthy eating. In the last lockdown, data was released by Accenture showing that 60% of consumers were reporting making more environmentally friendly, sustainable, or ethical purchases since the start of the pandemic.

Midland Pallet Trucks, a provider of high-quality material handling equipment including pallet trucks, manual stacker trucks and lift tables, has pinpointed the warehousing industry as the driving force for economic recovery in the UK.