Interroll is experiencing another personnel reshuffle. Ayhan Demirel, who only became Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the globally active conveyor technology provider from Ticino at the end of 2024, has left the company, and Johannes Van Der Beek has resigned as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Ulrich Engenhardt will take his place.

Not in response to efforts by US President Donald Trump to annex Greenland, but in the Arctic region of Alta in Norway, the access systems manufacturer Dormakaba has launched an extraordinary pilot project for access solutions under extreme climatic conditions.

The "tiger" among pallet shuttle systems currently comes from Moffett, a company based in Monaghan, Ireland. SSI Schäfer has now entered into a partnership with the automation provider to combine its 4-way shuttle technology with SSI Schäfer's global integration expertise.

During peak seasons – such as Christmas – error-free, rapid order picking is crucial to meeting delivery deadlines. Modern pick-by-light systems allow for flexible adaptation and can be easily combined with simple solutions, such as order picking carts.

The food retailer Axfood and Witron have built an omnichannel distribution center in Bålsta, Sweden , from which more than 1500 branches, thousands of end customers via Click + Collect  and home delivery are served with over 22,000 dry, fresh and frozen items. 

The Supervisory Board of the Kion Group (Linde MH, Still, Baoli, etc.) has extended the term of office of Chief Financial Officer Christian Harm until 2029. "Since 2023, he has driven forward key projects," said Supervisory Board Chairman Mohsen Sohi, "and made a significant contribution to the company's resilient development."

Zalando calls it "a difficult but necessary decision": the logistics center in Erfurt, Germany, is to be closed by the end of September. For more than ten years, 2,700 employees there made a significant contribution to the company's success. Now, restructuring is underway.

Forklift manufacturer Still, with its broad portfolio of in-house solutions for these situations, is calling on logistics companies at the start of the new year to operate their vehicle fleets efficiently and make the best possible use of potential savings. If necessary, this can of course be supported by AI.

The 90th anniversary of material flow solutions specialist Beumer and the 20th anniversary of its  presence in China not only coincide. At the end of 2025, a new, state-of-the-art production facility also went into operation in Taicang, China, which is intended to expand Beumer's global production capacities.

SSI Schäfer is realizing a highly dynamic warehouse for the French pharmaceutical distributor CERP as a greenfield project with a high degree of automation, featuring a shuttle system and over 90,000 storage locations  at its core, two piece picking robots, three pick stations and over 2900 product channels.

Bruno Jacques is the new CEO of Yusen Logistics Healthcare (Europe) and Vice Managing Director of Yusen Logistics Europe. He joined  Yusen Logistics in 2018 as Managing Director of Yusen Logistics Benelux and Nordics, and at the beginning of 2024 his responsibilities were expanded to include Germany and Switzerland.

Numerous logistics companies have already adapted to the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. Now, the EU Parliament has approved a weakening of the regulations concerning compliance with humane working conditions and environmental factors. Not everyone considers this appropriate in every case.

Everyone's talking about IT and digitalization. But the functionality of "OT" (Operational  Technology), which  directly controls important systems, machines, and equipment in their physical environment – ​​including intralogistics – also plays a crucial role. This includes crane and lifting technology.

Intralogistics providers are already beginning preparations for LogiMAT  (March 24-26) in Stuttgart as the new year begins. Leading the way is Kasto, a specialist in sawing, storage, and automation technology for metal long goods and sheet metal, with its app-based management of heavy materials in the warehouse .

Following repeated reports of problems with lithium-ion batteries, Hyster has now batteries with lithium iron phosphate (LFP), which is known for its  to launch