SSI solution leads to 40% productivity increase
SSI Schaefer has provided The Wine Society with a much-needed high-bay storage solution and a picking, packing and sortation solution within its Stevenage distribution centre in Hertfordshire.
The installation, now fully operational and complete with high-bay pallet racking, Live Carton Storage (KDR), shelving, integrated conveyor systems, case-picking, single item zone-picking and carton shipping sortation, has given The Wine Society a 40% increase in productivity since going live.
Liquor group signs deal with Rossco Properties
Diagio, the premium liquor and spirits group, is to take a 181,000 sq ft warehouse in Grangemouth.
The deal sees the company sign up for a property in compliance with bonded warehouse regulations in a deal with Rossco Properties, the property vehicle of well-known Scottish butcher and entrepreneur Simon Howie.
Polypal storage at builders’ merchant
A new builders’ and decorators’ trade counter has now been opened in High Wycombe by one of the region’s leading independent suppliers in the sector and makes extensive use of the products and expertise from specialist display and storage system supplier, Polypal.
Housed in a purpose-designed building, the facility is a key element of a new site, which represents the latest stage of an ongoing development plan being undertaken by Grant & Stone. The move is providing the company with more than four times the space of the previous corresponding facility in the town and operates in conjunction with three other outlets in High Wycombe, which focus on plumbing, bathroom fittings and electrical supplies. This specialist supplier now operates some 14 outlets in the Home Counties region.
Kärcher offers pressure washer cashback
Kärcher, the manufacture of cleaning machines, has announced the repeat of its highly successful £100 cashback incentive on new Kärcher HDS hot water pressure washers.
For every HDS machine (excluding upright models) sold through a participating Kärcher dealer between 1st March and 30th June 2012, Kärcher will reward the customer with a cheque for £100. On top of the £100 gift, HDS customers will receive automatic entry into a weekly draw to win an NT 70/2 professional multi-purpose vacuum worth over £500.
Your chance to pitch to Hilary
Last year’s hit BBC TV series Dragons’ Den was record breaking, attracting more viewers than ever before. New Dragon Hilary Devey arrived, arched her shoulder pads and firmly established her place amongst the revered business leaders, and some of Britain’s best entrepreneurs gained the cash they desperately needed to turn their business fortunes around.
Now it’s 2012 and the Den is ready to open once again.
‘Simplify apprenticeship system’ says Forum of Private Business
The Forum of Private Business has urged the Government to simplify the entire apprenticeship system in order to make them more business-friendly and appealing to industry leaders.
Marking National Apprenticeship Week (6th–10th February), the business support organisation made its submission to the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee’s inquiry into apprenticeships, in which it called for a number of adjustments to make the scheme more appropriate to the needs and requirements of UK businesses.
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