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Europa opens new £60m Corby Warehouse on time in spite of Covid-19 Challenges

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Europa Warehouse has moved into its new £60m state–of–the–art 3pl facility in Corby on schedule.

Despite the impact of Covid-19 and a huge number of obstacles which this presented Europa’s construction team and partners completed the project, and the warehouse is now operational.

The team has already won a substantial new client contract which means that the facility is reaching capacity.

Award-winning facilities 

Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator and Europa Warehouse is its specialist 3PL warehousing and logistics division.

Located on a 25-acre site at Midlands Logistics Park, the ground floor of the new Corby warehouse alone is equivalent to seven premier league football pitches with 715,000 ft2 dedicated to logistics and 100,000 pallet spaces.

State-of-the-art site

This new facility doubles Europa Warehouse’s logistics portfolio and has been constructed to a high-quality specification, including above market standard 18 metre heights to facilitate three floors of mezzanines.  To maximise the height of the building, racking has been built to nine levels and utilises the very latest VNA technology.

Despite the massive impact of Covid-19 bringing with it changes to regulations, working practices, and Government guidelines regarding social distancing the project remained on track.

Maria Torrent-March, Logistics Director comments: “We’re delighted to mark a great beginning for this amazing new state-of-the-art facility.  I am hugely proud of the team for winning this major new contract and how everyone responded so positively in getting the facility ready.”

Andrew Baxter Managing Director at Europa Worldwide Group added. “We’re pleased to have completed Corby which has been made possible because of the team, both internally and our external partners.”

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Geek+ deploys goods-to-person solutions at Rhenus Logistics’ warehouse

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Geek+ deploys goods-to-person solutions at Rhenus Logistics’ warehouse. Image: Geek+
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Geek+, the global leader in autonomous mobile robotics, implements their best-in-class goods-to-person technology at Rhenus Logistics’ warehouse in Switzerland.

The P800 AMR system is a goods-to-person self-driving shelf system. The AMR robot selects the shelf with the demanded product and drives it to the pick workstations where the employees can take out the items. This first installation in Basel consists of 13,320 shelf spaces. The first two customers who will benefit from the brand-new AMR installation are Waldmeier AG and Max Bersinger AG. The transfer of the products of these two leading toy wholesalers is in full swing.

Philipp Bittner, COO at Rhenus Logistics AG in Switzerland, said, “After receiving the positive feedback from our colleagues in Hong Kong, it was very easy for us to follow suit. The AMRs not only optimize our processes but also help us to reduce energy consumption.”

Jan Jongbloets, Vice President Global Key Accounts & Partners at Geek+ Europe, said, “Working with Rhenus on the Swiss project following our successful Hong Kong collaboration shows how strong the trust is between the two companies. Our Goods-To-Person solutions are the key to a modern warehouse. In addition to this, replicating the original installation also shows how easy automation can be with the right partner.”

Alexander Quercher, Project Manager at Rhenus Logistic, states: “Thanks to good teamwork and fast communication, all challenges in the project could been handled efficiently.”

Rhenus and Geek+ have plans to further strengthen their partnership by embarking on additional projects aimed at automating warehouses across the globe in the upcoming years. The next scheduled venture is set to take place in Switzerland in 2024.

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Maersk opens its first multi-customer warehouse in Croatia

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Maersk, global provider of integrated logistics solutions, strengthens its footprint in Croatia with the opening of its first own multi-customer warehouse in the country. Located less than 20 kilometers from the port of Rijeka in the northern part of the country, it ensures fast delivery times and efficient cargo handling.

This modern 12,000 sqm facility is another link in Maersk’s global network of 473 warehouses across all continents for resilient and flexible end-to-end supply chain solutions offered to customers. The warehouse became operational with global retail brand Maersk & Spencer as its first customer.

“We we are very proud to launch our first own warehouse and enhance our logistics offering on the market of Croatia. Our strategy of providing integrated logistic solutions gets further reaffirmed and we look forward to the new opportunities this will bring to our customers”, shares Ivić Vodopija, East Adriatic and Central Europe Country Manager at Maersk.

The new warehouse is a Class A type, with high security standards and is designed to minimise greenhouse gas emissions thanks to features like solar roof or LED lights reducing energy consumption. The facility has flexible pallet capacity and offers end-to-end solutions including Customs services, as well a wide range of additional value-adding services available. Additional benefit is the proximity of the future deepwater terminal, Rijeka Gateway.

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CEVA Logistics expands warehouse automation with Exotec Skypod robots

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CEVA Logistics is expanding warehouse automation in its two warehouses in Venray, Netherlands, thanks to the Skypod System from Exotec, a France-based warehouse robotics specialist. The flexible goods-to-person order picking solution will enhance facility efficiency, and during peak seasons, CEVA expects to handle three times the volumes than before.

The two facilities join an existing Exotec Skypod installation at CEVA’s facility in Roosendaal. 57 Skypod robots are being deployed at the Venray facilities to add warehouse automation for CEVA’s customers, ultimately increasing both warehouse capacity and flexibility to bridge peak periods.

With the Skypod order picking system, floor-traveling robots can climb up to 12 meters in height through the racking system. The fully scalable solution makes it easy to add robots, pick stations or totes, allowing CEVA to respond quickly to both changing market conditions and the growth of its customers by increasing or decreasing the storage volume of the warehouses.

In addition to the efficiency and capacity benefits, sustainability is an important part of CEVA’s business strategy. The Skypod system’s low energy consumption contributes to the company’s sustainability targets. The CEVA warehouses in Venray operate entirely on solar energy, providing an energy-neutral use for the solution. The Venray and Roosendaal sites contribute to CEVA’s energy-positive operations in the Benelux region, as the company produces more energy there than it consumes.

Bart Beeks, Global Head of Contract Logistics at CEVA Logistics, said: “At CEVA, our culture pushes us to search for innovative solutions to better serve our customers, and the Skypod solution offers significant value in warehouse automation. As a result of our strong commitment to Responsive Logistics, our customers have come to expect a high level of service, efficiency and agility in our operations. Implementing Exotec’s solution, among others, enables us to continue creating value alongside our customers.”

Wim Vermeir, Senior Sales Executive, Exotec: “We are delighted with the successful cooperation with CEVA, especially now that they are also implementing the Skypod System in their two warehouses in Venray. With the Skypod System, we are able to take our customers’ services to the next level. Our scalable warehouse solutions ensure that CEVA and its customers can effortlessly expand to more storage capacity. A major logistics provider like CEVA gives us valuable input from its practice with external logistics parties that we can use to further improve our services.”

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