April 1st | Intralogistics milestone

Welcome to the June 1st issue of Warehouse & Logistics News. In our front cover story, you can read how ek robotics and Logistex are working closely to develop the bespoke solution for a 1.2-million-square-foot facility. When complete, the order will exceed 70 Vario Move vehicles, marking the largest deployment of AGVs in over ten years. The bespoke solution will be made up of ek robotics Vario Move transport robots and Logistex’s Reflex warehouse execution and control software.

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National Forklift Safety Day (NFSD) returns for 2025 with a hard-hitting campaign highlighting the human cost of accidents involving material handling equipment. As the industry’s most important safety initiative, NFSD aims to equip employers and professionals with the knowledge they need to ensure safe working practices.

Employees in logistics are among the top users of artificial intelligence (AI) – with almost all saying it has had a positive impact on their workplace. New research from The Access Group found that 62% of people who work in the industry, and who regularly handle information as part of their job, use AI today, and 97% of them say it’s been beneficial.

A landmark celebration was held at Combilift’s global headquarters in Monaghan, marking the 10th anniversary of the highly successful OEM Engineering Traineeship—a collaborative initiative between Combilift and the Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB). The event, which welcomed past graduates, current trainees and local educators, underscored the programme’s evolution from a local skills initiative to a cornerstone of regional industrial development.

Visitor registration is now open for the International Materials Handling Exhibition (IMHX) 2025, the UK’s leading trade event for warehouse and intralogistics professionals. After a three-year hiatus, the exhibition returns to the NEC Birmingham from 9-11 September 2025. IMHX 2025, which WLN will attend as media partners, is expected to welcome approximately 10,000 attendees and over 300 exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations in warehouse technology, automation, robotics and supply chain solutions. Industry leaders including Crown, Toyota Material Handling, Körber, Combilift, AutoStore, Exotec and Swisslog are among the major names already confirmed on the floorplan.

In the food and beverage processing industries where product temperature must be accurately maintained throughout the supply chain, cold chain management is a critical component of quality assurance. Products can become spoiled or unsafe for consumption without careful monitoring and maintaining the correct temperatures, resulting in significant lost revenue. It is therefore essential to ensure that every stopping point or point where a product can drop out of the correct cold storage temperature is considered, says Peter Ewers, MIET, Business Development Manager at data logging company Signatrol in our cold storage & distribution feature.

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Enjoy reading the issue.

James Surridge

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