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A hair's breadth away from the curve
April 29, 2026
Hupac aims to shift more freight back to rail by increasing the use of the left bank of the Rhine corridor and digitally transforming the intermodal transport chain. The company has now closed its 2025 financial year with a profit of CHF 3.5 million, and transport volume increased by 4.3 percent.

Top retrofit of the «World Cup camp»
April 29, 2026
In 2007, the German women's national football team won the World Cup and Apple presented its first iPhone. For KWM Weisshaar, the year was also marked by the construction of a new multi-story production hall equipped with Kasto's Unigrip buffer storage system. A retrofit was now underway, which was implemented smoothly.

New building with a signal effect
April 28, 2026
Not a "lighthouse" in the true sense, but a construction project that has a signal effect in its dimensions, architectural design as well as its future function, is now being created with the groundbreaking ceremony for the doubling of the office capacity of TGW Logistics for around 50 million euros at the main site in Marchtrenk.

GS1 Excellence Day at StageOne
April 28, 2026
Prominent speakers from across the world of logistics, business, science, and technology will converge on June 18th at the GS1 Switzerland Excellence Day at StageOne in Zurich-Oerlikon . The focus will be on data-driven intelligence and sustainable supply chains.

Opposite in Duisburg
April 27, 2026
Directly opposite its European headquarters, Clark is celebrating the expansion of its direct sales operations in Duisburg with the official opening of its premises in the Asterlagen business park. The "Western Branch" is intended to serve as an "exclusive interface" to drive market potential in the region.

A new hunt for record times
April 24, 2026
The StaplerCup season is starting again at Linde Material Handling in Germany. Experienced forkliftoperators and enthusiastic newcomers can now register to qualify at over 20 venues both in Germany and abroad. The final will be held in Aschaffenburg in October.

Kemaro establishes US subsidiary
April 24, 2026
“The USA is no longer an experiment; it is our next major revenue driver”says Kemaro, the Eschlikon-based manufacturer of cleaning robots. The company has already sold over 1,500 robots to more than 600 industrial customers worldwide. With $5 million in fresh capital, it now aims to enter the next phase of its expansion.

SVTL meets in a historic setting
April 24, 2026
The general assembly of the Swiss Association for Temperature-Controlled Logistics will take place on May 8th Castle and Lenzburg , in addition to the usual agenda items, personnel management, modern advertising for skilled workers on social media and the question of whether humanoid robots will one day be helpful .

Logistics expert: "Masters at balancing uncertainties"
April 24, 2026
The days of unlimited supply chains are over. Global just-in-time supply chains are now on new leadershipThe 20th Logistics Day of the Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg focused

New opportunities with «GreyMatter»
April 23, 2026
"Fifty Shades of Grey" is a moderately boring movie about teen fantasies concerning first sexual experiences with the opposite sex. "Grey Orange" be more exciting for some: a global provider of AI-powered software for warehouse control and inventory management, whose "GreyMatter"software Dematic now wants to profit from.
SVTL meets in a historic setting
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SVTL meets in a historic setting
April 24, 2026
The general assembly of the Swiss Association for Temperature-Controlled Logistics will take place on May 8th Castle and Lenzburg , in addition to the usual agenda items, personnel management, modern advertising for skilled workers on social media and the question of whether humanoid robots will one day be helpful .
Lenzburg Castle.
refreshing contrasts between the historical setting and the technological achievements of the 21st Expect "In terms of content, we are deliberately focusing on the intersection of operations, management, and human resources"explains SVTL Managing Director Christian Pauli. In addition to strategic and operational issues, other topics will also be addressed. After all, the future of logistics will be significantly shaped by people, leadership, and corporate culture.

Business consultant Patricia Herzog will begin by examining whether theshortage of skilled workers in some places is merely a coincidence, or perhaps also stems from leadership problems. "Why do companies invest so much?"She provocatively poses the question: "and yet fail to bring about any lasting change"?
Photos: SVTL/zVg
EmployerbrandingspecialistMara Hausammann explains why social media is particularly well suited as a recruiting platform for but also increasingly for the older generation people,young , which channels work best and what role the attitude of the employees themselves plays.
High-contrast program
Manuel Wehner from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) will explore whether the transport industry, especially when handling heavy goods and items, could benefit from human-like assistants – and whether they are an effective solution to the skilled labor shortage in logistics. The annual general meeting begins at 10:00 a.m. with a welcome address from the owner of the castle; the afternoon session, starting at 1:45 p.m., will focus on key topics.
The event is aimed at executives, HRmanagers, and anyone who deals with people, culture, and the future of work.

















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