Balloon One has secured a client partnership with Moonpig, the leading ecommerce destination for greetings cards, gifts, flowers and experiences. Moonpig has chosen Balloon One to install Körber warehousing and supply chain software (which is now known as Infios) in a move to resolve existing stock …
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Movu Robotics showcases compact scalability and accessible warehouse automation at IntraLogisteX 2025
Movu Robotics, a member of the stow Group, will be showcasing its latest innovations in warehouse automation at IntralogisteX 2025, taking place at NEC Birmingham from March 25–26, 2025. Visitors can experience Movu Robotics’ advanced solutions firsthand at booth 532. At the event, Movu Robotics …
Ferag offers transformative ‘first-step’ integration for SMEs at IntraLogisteX 2025
Visitors to stand (1107) at this year’s IntraLogisteX show, 25th – 26th March, NEC, Birmingham, will discover how Ferag’s intelligent proprietary software, ferag.doWarehouse, has the power to connect, control and manage a whole world of smart warehouse technologies from different suppliers, making …
Greenspace Industrial join Rainbow Dynamics’ US distributor network
Lancashire-based Rainbow Dynamics has announced a new partnership agreement with Greenspace Industrial – one of Canada’s leading providers of material handling and storage systems - that sees Greenspace become a key distributor of Rainbow’s range of robotic and automated warehouse solutions across …
Sorting out the awkward question of capacity
How can parcel carriers expand capacity when challenged by dwindling labour resources, rising costs and an aging estate of ‘awkward’, regional depots ill-suited to conventional automation? There seems no limit to the growth of packet and parcel traffic. Although, according to the 2023 Parcel …
No more cheap labour – it’s time to pack smarter
The rise in Employer National Insurance is but one factor set to impact ecommerce packaging. What can be done to alleviate the pain? Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies suggests a hi-tech panacea. If distribution and fulfilment operations ever did benefit from …
Movu Robotics Powers Knorr-Bremse’s Production and Logistics Efficiency at Lisieux Plant in France
Movu Robotics announces an agreement for a state-of-the-art installation of 10 atlas pallet shuttles, 3 elevators and 4 escala bin shuttles at Knorr-Bremse’s plant in Lisieux, France. Knorr-Bremse, founded in 1905, is a leading German manufacturer specialising in braking systems for rail and …
Ferag and Sparck collaborate in ‘game-changer’ for automated efulfilment
In an ecommerce industry first, systems integrator, Ferag, and auto-boxing specialist, Sparck Technologies, have collaborated to develop a continuous ‘one touch’ process from order-picking to individual ‘fit-to-size’ boxes ready for despatch. The technological leap closes the gap between …
Pricing and politics pose packaging problems
Rising ecommerce packaging costs and the European Union’s new Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulations (P&PWR) require careful consideration – and UK businesses need to be aware. By Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager at Sparck Technologies. Companies can be schizophrenic about …
