Packaging by Quadient, the Automated Packaging Solutions specialist, will be highlighting its revolutionary automated packaging machines at IntraLogisteX 2021, 1 - 2 July, Ricoh Arena, Coventry. Find out how to save costs, reduce shipment volumes, and boost packaging performance by visiting stand …
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Sustainable packaging helps internet retailers avoid ‘oversized box rage’
Evolving legislation, advances in technology and pressure to meet the expectations of increasingly environmentally conscious consumers are driving more companies to implement sustainable packaging strategies across their supply chains. With an estimated 5 billion corrugated boxes used in the UK …
BITO to spotlight highly productive solutions at IntraLogisteX 2021
BITO Storage Systems will be throwing the spotlight on highly productive order picking at IntraLogisteX 2021, which takes place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on 1-2 July 2021. This event provides an opportunity to discuss with BITO experts on Stand 116 the latest intralogistics techniques and BITO …
Sustainability in materials handling
Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems, highlights some of the important factors for procuring environmentally considerate materials handling equipment. Products of any kind generally have a range of potential impacts on the environment and on human health. This can include …
Forthcoming packaging and waste regulations add to pressures for greater ecommerce packing efficiency
The cardboard supply market is under stress, and forthcoming changes to the regime around packaging and waste will have further impacts. Retailers and shippers will need to act now to optimise their use of an increasingly valuable commodity, says Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager for …
Shipping empty space just doesn’t make sense
E-commerce companies urged to reduce parcel volumes to limit courier driver shortage’s impact on online deliveries Research recently released by market intelligence agency, Mintel, shows that the Covid-19-inspired rise in online shopping has driven a boom in demand for UK courier and delivery …
Automation: Learning the secrets of uptime
Automation offers a route forward for hard-pressed e-fulfilment operations – particularly, when it comes to packaging processes. But how do you build in operational resilience? What are the secrets to maximising uptime? Will Carder, Automation Sales Engineer at Quadient provides the answers. The …
Online retailers facing cardboard packaging ‘double whammy’ of longer lead times and higher prices
A growing number of internet retailers are struggling to fulfil orders as a result of a shortage of cardboard packaging brought about by the boom in online sales during the pandemic. Jo Bradley, Business Development Manager for packaging solutions at Quadient, warns that with some paper and sheet …
A packaging toy story
Constraints to business expansion, presented by manual packing, lead one international logistics business to invest in fast, fit-to-size automated packaging technology from Quadient. Established in 2015, Global Freight Management Hersden Ltd is a highly successful international logistics business. …
